Samsung AA68-03265A-00, CFTD2085, CFTD2785 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.
Unit won’t take video tape	Make sure the tape is window-side up with the
	arrow pointing away from you.
	Make sure there is no other tape in the compart-
	ment.

Unit didn’t record a program.

Make sure the antenna or cable is connected and that the TV/VCR is receiving the broadcast signal. Make sure the record safety tab is intact.

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 is	Adjust the tracking.
distorted during video tape play-	Clean the video heads.
back, 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 work.	Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode.
	Make sure the tape hasn’t already been rewound.
Fast forward command doesn’t	Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode.
work.	Make sure the tape hasn’t already been forwarded.
Picture is streaked during pause	This is normal for SP and LP recordings.
mode.

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