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1. Recording
won't
start.
2. TV broadcasts won't record
properly.
• There's no cassette loaded.
• The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
• The VCR has been set to its AUX
mode by mistake.
Insert a cassette.
Remove the cassette and cover the
hole with adhesive tape, or load a
cassette on which the record safety
tab is intact.
Set the VCR to the appropriate
channel.
3. Tape-to-tape editing won't work.
oThe VCRs or the camcorder and the
VCR have been incorrectly con-
nected.
• The power to one or more of the
units has not been turned on.
• The recorder's input mode has been
set incorrectly.
Refer to the directions and the
illustration under "Edit To Or From
Another VCR" (_" pg. 44) or "Edit
From A Camcorder" (_:2_ pg. 42) and
properly connect the units.
Make sure the power to all units is on.
Set the recorder's
input mode
to AUX
and select
"FRONT"
or "REAR" at the
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1. Timer
recording
won't
work.
2. On-screen timer programming
won't work.
• The clock and/or the timer have
been set incorrectly.
• The timer is not engaged.
• The VCR has not been set up properly.
• Timer recording is in progress.
Check or re-perform the clock/timer
settings to ensure correctness.
Press TIMER and check to make sure
that TIMER appears on the front
display panel.
Re-perform the set-up procedures.
Make sure you have compensated for
Guide Channel and VCR or cable
box channel number mismatches
(a:7 pg. 19).
Timer programming
can't be performed
when
timer recording
is in progress.
Wait until it finishes.
3. TIMER and [_
on the front
display panel won't stop blinking.
• The timer is engaged but there's no
cassette loaded.
Load a cassette With the record safety
tab intact, or with the hole covered
with adhesive tape.
4. The cassette is automatically
ejected, and TIMER and _
on the
front display panel won't stop
blinking.
• The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
Remove the cassetteand cover its
hole with adhesive tape, or replace it
with a cassette on which the safety
tab is intact.
5. TIMER blinks for I0 seconds and
the timer mode is disengaged.
• TIMER
has been
pressed "when there
are no programs
in memory,
or the
timer
record
program
information
has not been programmed
correctly.
Check
the programmed
data and re-
program
as necessary,
then press
TIMER
again.
6. The cassette is automatically
ejected, the power shuts off and
TIMER and _
won't stop
blinking.
• The end of tape was reached during
timer recording.
The program may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time
make sure you have enough time on
the tape to record the entire program.
7. Cable channels are not automatically
switched during timer recording.
• The Cable Box Controller is not
properly connected to the VCR.
• The output channel selected in the
Cable Box Output screen is incorrect.
• The cable
box's power
is off.
Connect the Cable Box Controller
correctly (_" pg. 15).
After confirming your cable box's
output channel number, re-access the
Cable Box Output screen and select
the correct number (_" pg. 17).
Make sure the power is on before
timer recording starts.
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