Symptom

 

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus

You cannot watch PAY-

 

Make sure the PAY-TV/Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged

TV/Canal Plus

 

 

securely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/Canal

programmes when the

 

 

securely.

 

 

programme is always

 

 

 

 

 

VCR is in standby mode.

 

 

 

 

 

A PAY-TV/Canal Plus

 

Make sure the PAY-TV/Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAY

recorded scrambled.

 

• Check that DECODER is set to ON for this channel in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL TUNING menu (see page 28).

 

 

 

 

 

A tape cannot be

 

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

 

inserted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The remote commander

• Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the

 

does not function.

 

 

remote 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

Others

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

The tracking meter does

• The recording condition of the tape is very poor and

not appear on the TV

 

 

tracking cannot be adjusted.

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display window

 

• The display window automatically becomes dim when the

 

becomes dim.

 

 

VCR is in standby or timer recording mode.

 

 

 

 

 

The VCR needs to be

 

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

 

cleaned.

 

 

or a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

benzine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads

 

 

• Normal picture

• Rough picture

• Unclear picture

• No picture (or

 

 

 

 

 

 

black & white

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen appears)

initial

terminal

contamination

 

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