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| TV shuts off. | TV station stopped broadcasting. | Tune new channel. | 18 | |
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| Sleep timer is set. | Set Sleep Timer to "0". | 20 | ||
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 | OFF Timer is set. | Set OFF TIMER to "CANCEL". | 26 | |
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 | TV station experiencing problems or | Try another channel. | 18, 19 | |
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 | program tuned is not closed captions. | 
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| Closed caption is not | TV signal is weak. | Check CATV connection of VHF/ | 
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 | UHF antenna, reposition or rotate | 11, 13 | ||
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 | The CLOSED CAPTION button is not | Press the CLOSED CAPTION button | 20, 21 | |
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| RECORDING | 
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| TV recording does not work. | The video cassette's erase prevention | Place a piece of vinyl tape over the | 30 | |
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 | The time is not set correctly. | Reset the present time. | 17 | |
| Timer recording does not | The recording start/end time is not | Reset the start/end time. | 38, 39 | |
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| The TIMER REC buttons has not | Press the TIMER REC buttons (The | 39 | ||
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 | Tape is old or worn. | Replace the tape. | — | |
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| Noise bars appear on the | Tracking adjustment is beyond range | Adjust tracking manually using the | 
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| of automatic tracking circuit. | SET/TR +/– buttons on the remote | 32 | ||
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 | Video heads are dirty. | Clean the video heads. | 47 | |
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REMOTE CONTROL
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Remote control does not operate.
| The remote control is not aimed at | Aim the remote control at the | 10 | |
| the sensor. | remote sensor. | ||
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| Distance is too far or too much light in | Operate within 15 feet or reduce the | 10 | |
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| There is an obstacle in the path of | Clear the path of the beam. | 10 | |
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| The batteries are weak. | Replace the batteries. | 10 | |
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| The batteries are not inserted | Insert correctly. | 10 | |
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