Sylvania 6719DF Owner's Manual page 46

PROBLEM
Picture OK, Sound Poor
Timer recording is not possible
Cannot go into Record mode
Playback picture is partially noisy
No picture but the audio is OK in
playback
No operation by infrared Remote
Control
Video or color fades in and out
when making a copy of a video tape
Different color marks on screen
CLOSED CAPTION PROBLEM
Misspelling in captions
Text is not shown in its entirety or
a delay occurs from what is being
said.
Captions scrambled with white
boxes
No captions in a program which
must contain closed caption
No captions in a prerecorded
videotape which indicated closed
captions included.
Black box in the TV screen
CORRECTIVE ACTION
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Try a new channel, if OK, then possible station trouble.
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Check for local interference.
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Make sure the timer recording is set correctly.
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Make sure the power is off.
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Make sure the unit's clock is set correctly.
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Make sure the tape has an erase-prevention tab. If need, cover the
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hole with plastic tape.
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Adjust tracking control for a better picture using
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on the unit.
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Head cleaning may be necessary. Refer to "AUTO HEAD
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CLEANING" on page 48.
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Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
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Check batteries in remote control.
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You can not copy a copyrighted video tape. You are experiencing
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copy guard protection.
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Magnetism from nearby appliances and geomagnetism might affect
the color of the TV picture. Move the unit away from the appliances,
the unit can repair itself automatically. If you want to repair immedi-
ately, unplug the power cord, then plug it in again 30 minutes later
or so. This automatically resets the unit.
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Error committed by the closed captioning production company.
• Possible in a live broadcast. Not in case of a prerecorded program.
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A few seconds of delay is common for live broadcast.
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Display capacity may not exceed 220 words per minute. If a dialogue
• exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to insure that the captions
• remain up-to-date with the current TV screen dialogue.
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Caused by interferences of building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc.
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The broadcast may use a time compression process to speed up the
• program. The decoder cannot read the compressed information and
• captions will be lost.
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Possibility of a illegal copy or an erroneous copying process
• accidentally performed by the fabricator.
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You are in TEXT mode. Select a CAPTION mode ("C1", "C2") or
• Caption "OFF".
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POSSIBLE REMEDY
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