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| No TV programme | • | Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are |
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| screen. | • | Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset the |
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| RF channel output of your VCR. |
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| • Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT button. |
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| Select a programme position when recording TV |
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| TV reception is poor. | • Make sure the aerial cable is connected securely. |
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| The tape starts playing as | • | The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape, |
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| The tape is ejected when | • | The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape, |
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| you press z REC. |
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| operate. | • | Make sure a tape has been inserted. |
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| Nothing happens when | • Make sure the tape is not at its end. |
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| The timer does not | • Check that the clock is set. |
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| • Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording. |
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| • Make sure your timer settings are past the current time. |
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recording | The VIDEOPLUS menu | • The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains |
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| for more than one hour. Reset the clock and timer. |
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| • Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead. |
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Timer | or the TIMER menu does |
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| The VPS/PDC function | • Check that the clock and the date are set correctly. |
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| does not operate | • Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one |
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| the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good |
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| VPS/PDC information, the VCR will not start recording. |
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| • If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be |
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