RCA VR643HF VCR makes noise when stopped, Will not Auto Channel Search active channels correctly

APPENDIX A: REFERENCE

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.

Will not Auto Channel Search active channels correctly

•Check to make sure the antenna connections are secure and correct.

•Check to make sure the Signal Type: CABLE/ANTENNA feature is set correctly.

•If Detect Automatically was selected for the Signal Type in the Auto Channel Search menu, try using either CABLE TV or ANTENNA instead.

Tape plays back in slow motion

•Press PLAY to return to normal playback.

Cannot select channels over 69

•Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if Signal Type: CABLE/ANTENNA feature is set to CABLE.

Cassette with safety tab removed does not start to play automatically

•Check to make sure the Auto Play ON/OFF feature is set to ON.

No stereo sound during playback

•Check to make sure the Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/MIX feature is set to HI-FI to hear stereo sound during playback.

•Must use the AUDIO/VIDEO jacks on the back of the VCR to hear stereo sound.

Stereo audio too noisy

•Stereo signal is weak. Set Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature to MONO.

•Press one of the TRACKING up or down buttons to minimize the noise.

Cannot access MOVIE ADVANCE feature

•Cassette must have safety tab removed and be recorded in SP speed.

•Home Recording was selected as the Tape Type in the menu. Eject and reinsert the tape.

VCR forwards through commercials or momentarily displays a blue screen during playback.

•Commercial Advance Playback feature is set to AUTO. Set it to MANUAL.

COMMERCIAL ADVANCE feature does not mark commercials when:

•The Marking feature is set to OFF in the COMMERCIAL ADVANCE menu. Set it to ON.

•A recording is less than 15 minutes or the commercial is longer than one minute.

•A single isolated commercial can not be marked.

•Recording started in the middle of a commercial segment.

•A commercial group within the first or last two minutes of a recording.

•Accuracy and effectiveness can vary depending upon program content and the characteristics of the commercials.

•A commercial is between 30-and-45 seconds and 45-and-60 seconds.

•Effectiveness may vary when local television stations insert their own commercials.

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