Sony manual 93

	Symptom	Remedy
	The timer does not	• Check that the clock is set.
	operate.	• Make sure a tape has been inserted.
		• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
		• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
		• Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording.
		• Make sure your timer settings are past the current time.
		• Check that the decoder is turned on.
recording		• Check that the satellite tuner is turned on.
		• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains
			for more than one hour. Reset the clock and timer.
		• Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead.
Timer	The SHOWVIEW	•	Check that TIMER OPTIONS in the OPTIONS-2 menu is
	menu or the TIMER		set correctly (see page 85).
	menu does not appear.
	The VPS/PDC function	• Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
	does not operate	• Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one
	properly.		(there might be a mistake in the TV programme guide). If
			the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good	Additional
			VPS/PDC information, the VCR will not start recording.
		• If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be altered
			and the VCR might not start recording.
Recording	The SYNCHRO REC	•	The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and press	Information
	The Synchronized	•	The connected equipment was not turned off.
	button turns off while		SYNCHRO REC again.
	recording or does not
	go back to recording
	standby mode.
Synchronized	Recording function		Turn off the connected equipment and press SYNCHRO
	does not work.		REC again.
		•	There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.
	The programme	• If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized
	recorded with the		Recording overlap, the programme that starts first has
	Synchronized		priority and the second programme starts recording only
	Recording function is		after the first programme has finished.
	incomplete.	•	There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.

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