Playback

Symptom

Remedy

 

 

The playback picture does

•

Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are using a

 

 

not appear on the TV

 

monitor, set it to video input.

 

 

screen.

• If the VCR is connected to the TV with the Scart cable, make sure

 

 

 

 

the VIDEO indicator is lit in the display window. Use the TV/

 

 

 

 

VIDEO button on the remote commander to light up the VIDEO

 

 

 

 

indicator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The picture is not clear.

• If your TV is connected to the VCR with both Scart and aerial

 

 

 

 

cables, make sure the RF channel is set to OFF (see page 16).

 

 

 

• Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset the RF

 

 

 

 

channel output of your VCR.

 

 

 

• Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING +/– buttons.

 

 

 

• The video heads are dirty (see the last page of Troubleshooting).

 

 

 

 

Clean the video heads using the Sony T-25CLD, E-25CLDR, or T-

 

 

 

 

25CLW video head cleaning cassette. If these cleaning cassettes

 

 

 

 

are not available in your area, have the heads cleaned at your

 

 

 

 

nearest Sony service facility (a standard service charge will be

 

 

 

 

required). Do not use a commercially available liquid type

 

 

 

 

cleaning cassette other than Sony’s, as it may damage the video

 

 

 

 

heads.

 

 

 

• The video heads may have to be replaced. Consult your local Sony

 

 

 

 

service facility for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The picture has no colour.

• The COLOUR SYSTEM option in the OPTIONS-1 menu is set to

 

 

 

 

the wrong position. Set the option to conform to the system that

 

 

 

 

the tape was recorded in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The picture rolls vertically

• Adjust the vertical hold control on the TV or monitor.

 

 

during picture search.

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

The sound is unstable or has

•

When you play a tape with the same sound recorded on both the

 

The picture has no sound.

•

The tape is defective.

 

 

 

• If you made A/V connections, check the audio cable connection.

 

 

an echo.

 

hi-fi and normal audio tracks, make sure AUDIO MIX in the

 

Information

not in stereo or the STEREO

 

25CLD, E-25CLDR, or T-25CLW video head cleaning cassette.

 

 

 

OPTIONS-1 menu is set to OFF.

 

 

The sound from a tape

• Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING +/– buttons.

 

 

recorded with this VCR is

•

The video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads using the Sony T-

 

 

indicator in the display

 

 

 

 

window is flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continued

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