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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
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No sound - If audio is  | Source Selection on TV or  | Follow directions on page E7 for  | |||||
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VCR is not correct.  | 
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  | Dirty capstan.  | 
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CASSETTE | Irregular cassette tape  | Replace tape.  | |||||
winding.  | 
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Unsteady tape sound.  | 
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  | The erasure prevention tabs  | Replace tape or cover tab  | ||||
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Cannot record.  | 
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Play  | button  | and  | Record  | When recording, make sure that  | |||
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  | down simultaneously.  | are pressed down at the same time.  | ||||
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Recorded tape sound  | Dirty head.  | 
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  | Clean capstan.  | |||
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is distorted.  | Faulty cassette tape.  | Replace tape.  | |||||
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  | Video cable is not connected  | Connect the video cable to the  | ||||
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  | properly to the TV.  | 
  | Singing Machine’s VIDEO OUT  | |||
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  | and to the TV VIDEO IN.  | ||||
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  | Source selector on TV is not  | Using your TV Remote to select  | ||||
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  | VIDEO input.  | ||
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  | Connect from VIDEO OUT of the  | |
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on the TV screen.  | 
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TV does not have video line  | Modulator and then to the TV  | ||||||
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  | cable input. Refer to “Making the  | |
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  | Connections” on page E7.  | |
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  | Check the disc to be sure it is a  | |
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  | A CDG is loaded but the  | Check disc to be sure it is clean.  | ||||
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  | CDG indicator is not lit.  | |||||
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Picture is jumping up  | VERTICAL HOLD Control is  | Adjust the VERTICAL HOLD  | |||||
and down.  | not set correctly.  | 
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