APPENDIX: REFERENCE
Will not record or play
•Check to make sure there is a tape in the VCR.
•Try ejecting and reinserting the cassette.
•Check to make sure the tape is not broken.
•Check to make sure the VCR is not in pause mode. Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to normal playback.
•Check the ProTect Plus™ feature.
Rewind does not operate
•Check to make sure the tape is not already rewound.
VCR Plus+ or timer recording not made or wrong program recorded
•Check to make sure the correct VCR Plus+ code is entered.
•Check to make sure the cable box or satellite receiver was turned on when recording was to begin.
•Check to make sure the program was entered correctly (wrong channel or times).
•Power interruption. Reset the clock.
•Check to see if time and date are correct – including AM/PM.
•Check to make sure the program did not exceed the tape’s length or the tape was not rewound beforehand.
•Check to make sure the VCR was turned off at the time recording was to start.
•Check to make sure there was a tape in the VCR and the cassette’s safety tab was intact.
•VCR ejects cassette when the end of the tape is reached during a timer recording.
•Check to make sure VCR Plus+ setup was completed correctly.
Will not record
•Check to make sure the safety tab is intact.
•Check to make sure the VCR is not in the line mode. Press INPUT on the remote.
Internal clock shows incorrect time or date
•Power interruption.
•Check to make sure the clock is set accurately (check AM/PM and date).
•Check
Time did not adjust for daylight-saving time
•Check to make sure
VCR makes noise when stopped
•VCR is removing tape from heads. This is normal. The head cylinder inside the VCR will continue to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in the stop mode.
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