References
Trouble Checks
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| Trouble | Here's what to try: |
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| VCR Plus+ or timer recording not made | ¥ Wrong VCR plus+ code entered. |
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| or wrong program recorded | ¥ Cable box was not turned on at time recording was to begin. |
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| ¥ Program entered incorrectly (wrong channel or times). |
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| ¥ Power interruption. Reset clock. See page 9. |
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| ¥ Check to see if time and date are correct Ñ including AM/PM. |
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| ¥ Program exceeded tapeÕs length or tape was not rewound beforehand. |
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| ¥ VCR was not turned off at the time recording was to start. |
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| ¥ No tape in VCR or cassetteÕs safety tab broken off. |
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| VCR makes noise when stopped | ¥ VCR is removing tape from heads. This is normal. The head cylinder inside the VCR |
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| continues to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in the stop mode. |
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| Will not | ¥ Check antenna connections. |
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| channels correctly | ¥ Check SIGNAL TYPE: CABLE/ANTENNA feature. See page 8. |
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| Cannot select channels over 69 | ¥ Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if SIGNAL TYPE: CABLE/ANTENNA |
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| feature is set to CABLE. Details are on page 8. |
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| Cassette with safety tab removed does not start to play | ¥ Set AUTO PLAY ON/OFF feature to ON. Details are on page 15. |
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| Tape plays back in slow motion | ¥ Press SLOW•F.ADV or PLAY to return to normal playback. |
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| TIMER indicator flashes | ¥ Timer recording programmed and no cassette in VCR. |
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| Time counter disappears while searching | ¥ This is normal. |
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| ¥ Check language feature in ÒStartupÓ section. |
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| Stereo or SAP sound not recorded | ¥ RECEPTION: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to STEREO to record |
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| broadcast stereo. |
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| ¥ RECEPTION: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to SAP to record a second |
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| audio program. |
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| ¥ STEREO or SAP indicator not on. Station not broadcast in stereo or SAP. |
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| No stereo sound during playback | ¥ PLAYBACK: |
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| Stereo audio too noisy | ¥ Stereo signal is weak. Set RECEPTION: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature to MONO. |
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| ¥ Press one of the TRACKING up or down buttons to minimize the noise. |
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| VCR forwards through commercials or momentarily | ¥ COMMERCIALAADVANCEª CA PLAYBACK feature set to AUTO. |
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| displays a blue screen during playback | See pages |
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| VCR forwards through a rental or | ¥ Some tapes use special control track marking. Set the COMMERCIALA |
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| displaying a blue screen | ADVANCEª CA PLAYBACK feature, in the PREFERENCES menu to MANUAL. |
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| COMMERCIALAADVANCEª feature does not mark | The commercial advance feature does not mark commercials under the following situations: |
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| commercials | ¥ CA Marking: ON/OFF feature set to OFF. See page 21. |
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| ¥ Recording is less than 15 minutes. |
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| ¥ A single isolated commercial cannot be marked. |
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| ¥ Recording started in the middle of a commercial segment. |
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| ¥ The commercial is longer than one minute. |
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| ¥ A commercial group within the first or last two minutes of a recording. |
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| ¥ It does not mark commercials between |
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| ¥ Accuracy and effectiveness can vary depending upon program content and the |
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| characteristics of the commercials. |
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| ¥ Effectiveness may vary when local television stations insert their own commercials. |
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| Commercials recorded even though | ¥ COMMERCIALAADVANCEª is designed to record the commercials, mark them, and |
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| COMMERCIALAADVANCEª feature | then skip over the marked commercials during playback. |
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| was turned on. |
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