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. 53).

The playback button does not work.

• The cassette has run out of the tape.

 

c Rewind the tape (p. 53).

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. 322).

No sound or only a low sound is

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

heard when playing back a tape.

menu settings.

 

c Set it to STEREO (p. 273).

 

• The volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Turn up the volume (p. 53).

 

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

 

c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 273).

During displaying the recorded date, • The cassette has no cassette memory.

DATE SEARCH does not work.

c Use a cassette with cassette memory (p. 116).

 

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

 

c Set it to ON (p. 276).

 

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions

 

(p. 117).

TITLE SEARCH does not work.

• The cassette has no cassette memory.

 

c Use a cassette with cassette memory (p. 114).

 

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

 

c Set it to ON (p. 276).

 

• There is no title in the tape.

 

c Superimpose the titles (p. 154).

 

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions

 

(p. 115).

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. 153).

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

cSet it to ON (p.276).

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