Philips VR870CC/L/P/07 Instruction Manual page 59

PROBLEM
Poor picture quality
when you play a
cassette:
No recording possible:
Programmed
recording does not
work:
The wrong TV channel
was decoded (entered)
after you programmed
a recording using
Video Plus+
There is picture or
sound interference on
TV reception:
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SOLUTION
b
Your TV set is not properly adjusted.
b
The cassette is badly worn or of poor quality: use new cassette.
b
Tracking is not properly adjusted: turn to chapter 'Eliminating picture interference' and read the
section 'Optimising tracking'.
b
Read the section 'Selecting the picture settings (SMART PICTURE)' in the chapter 'Playback'.
b
The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected the wrong programme number:
check TV channels stored.
b
A cassette was inserted that does not have the security tab (cannot be used to record): Insert a
cassette with an intact security tab or change cassette. For more information, please see the
section 'Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes' in chapter 'Manual Recording'.
b
'VPS/PDC' switched on but 'VPS/PDCtime' wrong: 'enter 'VPS/PDCtime exactly to the minute.
Have your aerial checked.
b
You have programmed the wrong time or date: check time and date.
b
Check time and date. If time and date are wrong despite manual setting, you can switch 'SMART
CLOCK' off. Please read the section 'Setting the time and date' in the chapter 'Installing your
video recorder'.
b
You have not set the TIMER properly: Check the programmed recordings (TIMER block).
b
You have put in a cassette that cannot be recorded on: undo the erase protection on the
cassette.
b
1. Enter the PlusCode programming number of the desired TV channel.
2. Confirm with OK .
3. Check the programme number/channel name in the 'PROG.' input field
4. If this does not correspond to the desired TV channel, select the input field and change the
programme number/channel name.
5. Confirm with TIMER k .
b
Turn to chapter 'Suppressing interference' and read 'Optimising the modulator' and 'Switching
on/off the modulator'.
b
Have your aerial checked.
Before you call an engineer