Additional Information
Troubleshooting
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TV reception | No picture (screen is | • | The mains lead is disconnected. |
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| dark), no sound |
| /Connect the mains lead. | |
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| • | The video TV is switched off. | |
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| /Press ;, PROGR +/– or programme number on the remote | |
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| control, or PROGR +/– on the video TV. | |
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| Good picture but no | • | The headphones are connected to the 2jack. |
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| sound |
| /Disconnect the headphones. | |
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| • The ¤is displayed on the screen. | ||
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| /Press ¤. | |
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| No colour or poor | • | Adjust “CONTRAST,” “COLOUR,” and “BRIGHTNESS” in the | |
| colour (screen is |
| PICTURE CONTROL menu. (page 18) | |
| dark) for colour |
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| programmes, but |
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| good sound. |
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| No picture, no | • | The connecting cord between the video TV and the input source is | |
| sound from video |
| disconnected. | |
| input source |
| /Connect it firmly. | |
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| • Input is not selected correctly. | ||
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| /Press …until the desired input indicator appears. (page 42) | |
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Clock and | The clock has | • | The power has been interrupted, the U(MAIN POWER) switch is | |
timer | stopped and |
| turned off or the mains lead is disconnected for more than a week. | |
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Playback | Power is on, but the | • | The safety device has been activated. | |
| tape does not run. |
| /Switch off, disconnect the mains lead, and leave the set for about | |
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| one minute. | |
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| Poor playback | • | The COL SYS setting in the VCR MODE menu is not correct. | |
| picture |
| /Set COL SYS to the system that the tape was recorded in. (page 25) | |
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| • Adjust the tracking. (page 40) | ||
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| • | The video heads are dirty. | |
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| /Clean the heads using the Sony | |
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| (page 46). If the cleaning tape is not available in your area, have | |
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| the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility. (Do not use | |
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| a commercially available | |
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| damage the video heads.) | |
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| • | The tape is worn out. | |
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| /Use a new tape. | |
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| The sound drops | • | The tape is defective. | |
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| /Use a new tape. | |
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