Trouble Checks - RCA T25061GY User Manual

Trouble Checks
Sometimes problems can be easily solved by checking a few basic things.
Check below before you call for help or take your TV/VCR to an Authorized
VCR Servicenter.
Trouble
No power
TV/VCR does not respond to remote
Poor or no picture for normal TV viewing
Here's what to try:
• Plug TV/VCR into an operating
outlet.
• Check connections.
• Aim remote at TV/VCR's remote sensor with no objects between them.
• Change batterie_
• Make sure that program guard is turned off. (See page 10.)
• Switch to an active channel.
• Check antenna connections.
• Check video adjustments. See pages 8 and 9.
• Make sure the line input is not selected.
No sound * Turn up the volume to increase sound.
• Sound has been muted. Press MUTE on remote or VOL up.
Snow or streaks in picture or no picture during
tape playback
Will not record or play
Cannot insert or eject tape
• Check tape-- it may be worn outor ofpoor quality. T ry another tape.
• Some snow/streaks arenormal duringsearch, p ause, frame advance,and
slow-motion playback
• Press one of the TRACKING buttons on the remote or CH up or down on the
TV/VCR to move the streaks up or down and out of the picture.
• No cassette i nTVIVCIL
• Eject a nd re-insert cassette.
• Brokentape-- tryanother cassette.
• Safety tabremoved from cassette -- TV/VCR will notrecord.
• Make surethatprogram guard isturnedoff.(See page 10.)
• Insert cassette with window facing up and safety tab facing out.
• To remove cassette, TV/VCR must be connected to working outlet
• Turn POWER
offand then on before trying toinsert o rremove cassette.
Time counter not working • Press DISPLAY on remote to display time counter on scre_ See page 14.
• The time counter does not advance during unrecorded portions of tape.
When an unrecorded segment of tape is encountered, the time counter wiU
holdits count until r ecordedmaterial i sdetected again.
• A minus (-) will appear in front of the time if you rewind the tape farther
back than a counter reading of 0:00:00.
Rewind does not operate * Tape already rewound.
• Make sure that program guard is turned off. (See page 10.)
Timer recording not made
or wrong program recorded
• Program entered incorrectly (wrong channel or times).
• Cable box was not turned on at time recording was to beg-_.
• Power interruptiom TIMER indicator flashes on front of TV/VCR.
• Check toseeif timeand datearecorrect-- indudingAM/PM.
• Program exceededtape's length ortapewas not rewound beforehand.
• No tapeinTV/VCR, orcassette e jected i f safety tabbroken off.
• Make surethatprogram guard isturnedoff.(See page 10.)
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