Recording

Others

Symptom

Remedy

The tape starts playing as soon

• The safety tab has been removed. To record on this

as it is inserted.

tape, cover the tab hole.

 

 

The tape is ejected when you

• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.

press rREC.

 

 

 

Nothing happens when you

• Make sure the tape is not at its end.

press rREC.

(SLV-PH88EE only)

 

Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT

 

switch, LINE 1 or LINE 2.

No tape can be inserted.

• Check that a tape isn’t already in the tape

 

compartment.

 

 

The remote commander does

• Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at

not function.

the remote sensor on the unit.

 

• Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with

 

new ones if they are weak.

 

 

The unit needs to be cleaned.

• Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a dry soft

 

cloth, or a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild

 

detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent,

 

such as alcohol or benzine.

Auto head cleaner

The unit incorporates an auto head cleaner which cleans the video heads when a tape is loaded or unloaded. When the heads are not sufficiently clean, even after a tape has been loaded/unloaded several times, use a video head cleaning cassette.

Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads

• Normal picture

• Rough picture

• Unclear picture

• No picture (or

 

 

 

black & white

 

 

 

screen appears)

initial

terminal

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