Additional Information
Troubleshooting
Function | Problems | Possible causes and remedies |
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TV reception | No picture (screen is | ∙ The mains lead is disconnected. | ||
| 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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| Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV. |
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| Good picture but no ∙ The headphones are connected to 2 jack. | |||
| sound | / | Disconnect the headphones. | |
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| ∙ The ¤ is displayed on the screen. | ||
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| / | Press ¤. | |
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| ∙ Press Á |
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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 | disconnected. | ||
| from video input | / | Connect it firmly. | |
| source | ∙ Input is not selected correctly. | ||
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| / Press … until the desired input indicator appears. (page 38) |
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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. | ||
| is displayed. | / |
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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 COLOUR SYSTEM switch is set to incorrect position. | ||
| picture | / Set COLOUR SYSTEM to the position corresponding to the colour | ||
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| system with which the tape is recorded. (page 23) | |
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| ∙ Adjust the tracking. (page 36) | ||
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| ∙ The video heads are dirty. | ||
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| / Clean the heads using the Sony | ||
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| (page 42). 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. | ||
| out. | / Use a new tape. | ||
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