Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

In the playback

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The tape does not move when a

• The POWER switch is not set to VCR.

video control button is pressed.

c Set it to VCR (p. 40).

The playback button does not work.

• The cassette has run out of tape.

 

c Rewind the tape (p. 40).

There are horizontal lines on the

• The video heads may be dirty.

picture, or the playback picture is not

c Clean the heads using the cleaning cassette (optional)

clear or does not appear.

(p. 229).

No sound or only a low sound is

• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2

heard when playing back a tape.

in the menu settings.

 

c Set it to STEREO (p. 202).

 

• The volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Turn up the volume (p. 40).

 

• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 in the menu settings.

 

c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 202).

During displaying the recorded date, date search does not work.

•The cassette has no cassette memory.

cUse a cassette with cassette memory (p. 81).

•CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings.

cSet it to ON (p. 205).

•The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions (p. 82).

The title search does not work.

•The cassette has no cassette memory.

cUse a cassette with cassette memory (p. 80).

•CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings.

cSet it to ON (p. 205).

•There is no title in the tape.

cSuperimpose the titles (p. 110).

•The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions (p. 80).

The new sound added to the

• AUDIO MIX is set to the ST1 side in the menu settings.

recorded tape is not heard.

c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 109).

The title is not displayed.• TITLE DSPL is set to OFF in the menu settings.

cSet it to ON (p. 205).

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