Troubleshooting Guide - Durabrand DCC1303 Owner's Manual

If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR,
locate the PROBLEM in the left column below. Check the corresponding CORRECTIVE ACTION column to
remedy the problem.
PROBLEM
No power.
No picture and sound.
No picture or poor picture on
TV/VCR.
No sound or poor sound.
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
My TV/VCR is showing captions
that are misspelled.
My TV/VCR will not show the text • Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual dialogue
in its entirety or there is a delay of
what is being said.
My captions are scrambled with
white boxes on the TV screen.
My program guide listed a TV show • Broadcasters may at times use a time compression process to speed
as being closed captioned but none
of the captions were displayed.
My prerecorded video tape does not
show any captions. The tape box
mentions it being closed captioned.
My TV screen shows a black box
on certain channels.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

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Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
•
Make sure the power is turned on.
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Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
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Check antenna connection.
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Let the TV/VCR program its' tuner memory.
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Adjust direction or replace antenna.
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Adjust picture controls.
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Adjust volume control on remote control or main unit.
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Press the MUTE button to restore sound.
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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 TV/VCR 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 the CHANNEL K
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or L button on the TV/VCR.
•
Head cleaning may be necessary. Refer to "AUTO HEAD
•
CLEANING" on page 29.
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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 TV/VCR away from the appli-
ances, the TV/VCR can repair itself automatically. If you want to
repair immediately, unplug the TV/VCR power cord, then plug it in
again 30 minutes or so later.
• You are watching a live broadcast and spelling errors made by the
• closed captioning production company may pass through uncorrected.
• A prerecorded program will not show any misspelled words because
• of the normal time available for editing the captions.
• are common for live broadcast. Most captioning production companies
• can display a dialogue to a maximum of 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.
• Interference caused by building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc.
• may cause scrambled or incomplete captions to appear.
• up the actual program so that additional advertising time can be
• given. Since the decoder cannot read the compressed information,
• captions will be lost.
• The video tape was either an illegal copy or the tape duplicating
• company accidentally left out the captioning signals during the
• copying process.
• You are in the TEXT mode. Select CAPTION mode to CAPTION
• [OFF].
CORRECTIVE ACTION
POSSIBLE REMEDY
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