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Playback | The sound from a tape | • | Adjust the tracking. | |
recorded with the VCR is | • | The video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads using the Sony | ||
| not in stereo or the STEREO |
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| window is flashing. |
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| No TV programme appears | • | Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are using a | |
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| monitor, set it to video input. | |
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| • If your TV is connected to the VCR with both Scart and aerial | ||
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| cables, make sure the RF channel is set to OFF (see page 15). | |
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| • Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset the RF | ||
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| channel output of your VCR. | |
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| • Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT button. Select | ||
Recording |
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| a programme position when recording TV programmes; select a | |
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| line input when recording from other equipment. | ||
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| TV reception is poor. | • Make sure the aerial cable is connected securely. | ||
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| • Adjust the TV aerial. | ||
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| The tape starts playing as | • | The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape, cover the | |
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| tab hole (see page 46). | |
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| The tape is ejected when | • | The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape, cover the | |
| you press zREC. |
| tab hole (see page 46). | |
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| Nothing happens when you | • Make sure the tape is not at its end. | ||
| press zREC. |
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| The timer does not operate. | • Check that the clock is set. | ||
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| • Make sure a tape has been inserted. | ||
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| • Check that the safety tab has not been removed. | ||
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| • Make sure the tape is not at its end. | ||
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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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| • 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 | |||
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| more than one hour. Reset the clock and timer. | |
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| • Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead. | ||
Timer |
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The SHOWVIEW menu or | • Check that TIMER OPTIONS in the | |||
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| The VPS/PDC function | • Check that the clock and the date are set correctly. | ||
| does not operate properly. | • Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one (there | ||
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| might be a mistake in the TV programme guide). If the broadcast | |
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| you wanted to record did not send the good VPS/PDC information, | |
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| the VCR will not start recording. | |
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| • If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be altered and | ||
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| the VCR might not start recording. | |
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86Troubleshooting