GE VG2050 User Manual page 51

Will not record or play
Check to make sure there is a tape in the VCR.
Try ejecting and reinserting the cassette.
Check to make sure the tape is not broken.
Check to make sure the VCR is not in pause mode. Press PAUSE or
PLAY to return to normal playback.
Check the ProTect Plus
TM
feature.
VCR Panel Indicators flash
-timer ((_)) and other panel indicators flash when the ProTect Plus
TM
Locking feature is activated or when you press a button on the
remote or VCR and ProTect Plus is activated.
Rewind does not operate
Check to make sure the tape is not already rewound.
Timer recording not made or wrong program recorded
Check to make sure the cable box or satellite receiver was turned on
when recording was to begin.
Check to make sure the program was entered correctly (wrong
channel or times).
Power interruption. Reset the clock.
Check to see if time and date are correct - including AM/PM.
Check to make sure the program did not exceed the tape's length or
the tape was not rewound beforehand.
Check to make sure the VCR was turned off at the time recording
was to start.
Check to make sure there was a tape in the VCR and the cassette's
safety tab was intact.
VCR ejects cassette when the end of the tape is reached during a
timer recording.
Will not record
Check to make sure the safety tab is intact.
Check to make sure the VCR is not in the line mode. Press INPUT on
the remote.
Internal clock shows incorrect time or date
Power interruption. Make sure cable box or VCR is tuned to channel
carrying the XDS information,
Check to make sure the clock is set accurately (check AM/PM and date).
Check Daylight-Saving setting. The clock may have adjusted for
daylight-saving time.
Time did not adjust for daylight-saving time
Check to make sure daylight-saving feature is set correctly.
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