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CHAPTER
FIVE
Troubleshooting
Problems
Possible Solutions
ForMoreInformation
The VCR won't turn on.
Check the AC cord and the AC outlet.
Is the LOCK light ON? If so, press and hold the
DISPLAY
button
for more than 8 seconds
until
the LOCK light disappears.
See.. Chapter
1, _(_ettmg
to
Know Your VCR•"
The VCR power is on but no
controls
work.
•
Turn
off the VCR, unplug
the POWER
CORD
and then plug it again
after leaving
the VCR off
for about 2 minutes.
•
Is the LOCK light ON? If so, press and hold the
DISPLAY
button
for more than
8 seconds
until
the LOCK light disappears•
See Chapter
1, =Getting
to
Know Your VCR."
You
can't
see
the
VCR's
•
Check
the TV"s input
setting.
picture
on your 'FV.
•
Check to see that your VCR is not set to _L."
See Chapter
3, "Operating
Your VCR."
Poor picture
when watching
•
Check
the VIDEO
CHANNEL
setting
on the
the VCR's tuner
on your TV.
back of your VCR.
•
Check your TV's fine tuning.
See Chapter
3, =Operating
Your VCR."
VCR
REC
button
doesn't
•
Check
the erasure
prevention
tab on the cas-
See Chapter
3, "Ope:rating
function,
sette.
Your VCR."
No picture
during recording•
•
Check the hook-up.
See Chapter
2, "Connecting
Your VCR."
•
Check
to see if your
TV is, set to the correct
See Chapter
3, "Operating
channel
or input.
Your VCR."
VCR does not record
TV.
-
• - Check the VCR tuning.
See Chapter
3, _Operating
•
Check the input
selection
on the VCR.
Does the
Your VCR•"
front
panel
display
show "L'?
If so, you must
switch it to tuner by pressing
the INPLrl _ button•
The
VCR
timer
recording
•
does not operate.
Noise
in
the
picture.
•
Playback
is noisy or =snowy."
•
Check that the programmed
recording
light lights
up on the fluorescent
display•
Check the clock time.
Check the tracking
control.
Adjust
manually
if
necessary.
Try automatic
head cleaning.
Have your VCR video heads
cleaned
by a quali-
fied service technician.
See Chapter
3, "Operating
Your VCR."
See Chapter
4, _Using the
Advm:ced
Features."
See Chapter
3, ".Operating
Your VCR."
VCR remote
does not func-
tion.
°
Press
the VCR button
on the remote
control
before operating
your VCR.
•
Press the TV button
on the remote
control before
operating
your TV.
See Chapter
3, _Operating
Your VCR."
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