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Troubleshooting
If any difficulty should arise during operation, first check: the
Should the difficulty continue, unplug the VCR, and contact
power cord connection, then go through the following list.
your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.
Symptom
Possible cause and remedies
Power
The power does not come on even if
¢ The power cord is disconnected.
you press ON/STANDBY.
The power comes on, but the VCR
¢ The safety device in the VCR has been activated.
does not operate.
.
Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet and leave
the VCR turned off.
Recording and
No picture on the TV screen.
* The TV is not set to the program position for this VCR, or
playback
the input for this VCR is not selected on the TV.
Recording cannot be made.
¢ No cassette has been inserted.
¢ The tape is at its end.
¢ The cassette has no safety tab. Use a cassette with a
safety tab.
The playback picture is not clear.
¢ Adjust the tracking manually. (See page 9.)
¢ The video heads are dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony V-25CL video head
cleaning cassette. For details on cleaning, refer to the
instructions provided with the cleaning cassette. If the
cleaning cassette is not available in your area, have the
heads cleaned at the nearest Sony facility.
* If you used a commercially available wet-type cleaning
cassetie, it may have damaged the video heads.
¢ The video heads are worn out.
The picture rolls vertically during
¢ Adjust the vertical hold control on the TV or color monitor.
picture search.
The sound drops out.
¢ The tape is defective. Use a new video cassette tape.
The desired sound cannot be heard
e The correct sound mode is not selected. .
when a stereo or bilingual tape is
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the desired sound mode.
played back.
Others
A cassette cannot be inserted.
¢ Another cassette has been inserted.
The Remote Commander cannot be
¢ The batteries are discharged.
operated.
The linear time counter does not work.
_* No video signal is recorded on the tape,
A mechanical noise is heard in stop
¢ When a cassette is inserted and the VCR is left in stop
mode.
mode with the power turned on for about 6 minutes, the
tape protection mechanism will be activated automatically
and a mechanical noise is heard.
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OTHERS
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