Symptom

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SYNCHRO REC

• The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and press

 

 

 

button turns off while

SYNCHRO REC again.

 

 

Recording

recording or does not go

 

 

 

back to recording standby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Synchronized

• The connected equipment was not turned off.

 

 

Synchronized

Recording function does not

Turn off the connected equipment and press SYNCHRO REC

 

 

work.

again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The programme recorded

• If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized Recording

 

 

 

with the Synchronized

overlap, the programme that starts first has priority and the second

 

 

 

Recording function is

programme starts recording only after the first programme has

 

 

 

incomplete.

finished.

 

 

 

 

• There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A tape cannot be inserted.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The remote commander

• Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote

 

 

 

does not function.

sensor on the VCR.

 

 

 

 

• Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with new ones

 

 

 

 

if they are weak.

 

 

 

 

• Make sure the [TV] / [VIDEO] remote control switch is set

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SMARTLINK function

• Check that your TV complies with SMARTLINK, MEGALOGIC,

 

 

 

does not work.

EASYLINK, Q-Link, EURO VIEW LINK, or T-V LINK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Make sure you use the Scart cable to connect the VCR and your

 

 

 

 

Additional

Others

appear on the TV screen.

TV.

 

cannot be adjusted.

 

 

 

• Make sure the Scart cable is connected securely.

 

 

 

The tracking meter does not

• The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking

 

 

 

 

• The tracking meter does not appear when playing back an NTSC-

 

Information

 

 

recorded tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot control other

• Set your TV’s code number. The code number may change when

 

 

 

TVs.

you replace the batteries of the remote commander.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display window

• The display window automatically becomes dim when the VCR is

 

 

 

becomes dim.

in standby or timer recording mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The VCR needs to be

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

 

 

 

cleaned.

soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do

 

 

 

 

not use any type of solvent, such as alcohol or benzene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continued

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