RCA B27TF685 manual Identifying VCR Problems

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T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
Identifying VCR Problems
Problem	Possible Solution
Unit won’t turn on.	Make sure the unit is plugged into a working wall outlet.
	Press the POWER button.
	Make sure the tape is window-side up with the
Unit won’t take video tape	arrow pointing away from you.
	Make sure there is no other tape in the compartment.
Unit didn’t record a	Make sure the antenna or cable is connected and that the TV/VCR is
	receiving the broadcast signal.
program.
	Make sure the record safety tab is intact.
	Check the Timer Record VCR Setup option.
Unit didn’t record a timer	Make sure the unit was turned off.
program.	Check the programmed start and stop times.
	Make sure the time is set correctly.
There is no picture, the picture	Adjust the tracking.
is distorted during video tape	Clean the video heads.
playback, or there is noise or
	Make sure there has been a recording on the tape.
streaks in the picture.
You can’t receive regular	Check the antenna or cable connections.
broadcasts.
Rewind command doesn’t	Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode.
work.	Make sure the tape hasn’t already been rewound.
	Make sure the VCR is not recording.
Fast forward command doesn’t	Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode.
work.
	Make sure the tape hasn’t already been forwarded.
	Make sure the VCR is not recording.
Picture is streaked during pause	This is normal for SP and LP recordings.
mode.

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