TROUBLESHOOTING
TIPS (CONT.)
VCR MAKES NOISE WHEN
STOPPED
VCR is removing
tape from heads. This is normal, The head cylinder
inside the VCR will continue
to rotate for a few minutes after you
put the VCR in the stop mode.
WILL NOT AUTO
CHANNEL
SEARCH ACTIVE CHANNELS
CORRECTLY
•
Check to make sure the antenna connections
are secure and correct.
•
Check to make sure the Signal Type: CABLE/ANTENNA feature is set
correctly.
•
If Detect Automatically
was selected for the Signal Type in the AUTO
CHANNEL SEARCH menu, try using either CABLE TV or ANTENNA
instead.
May not be necessary if using a cable box for all channels. Contact
your local cable company for more information.
TAPE PLAYS BACK IN SLOW MOTION
•
PressPLAYto return to normal playback,
CANNOT
SELECT CHANNELS
OVER
69
•
Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if Signal Type: CABLE/
ANTENNA feature
is set to CABLE.
CASSE'IIrE WITH
SAFETY TAB REMOVED
DOES NOT START
TO PLAY AUTOMATICALLY
•
Check to make sure the AUTO PLAY ON/OFF feature is set to ON.
TIMER
((_))
INDICATOR
FLASHES
•
The clock is not set.
Check to make sure there is a cassette in the VCR when a timer
recording
is set.
TIME
COUNTER
DISAPPEARS
DURING
SEARCHING
This is normal.
ON-SCREEN
MENUS
APPEAR
IN ENGLISH,
FRENCH, OR
SPANISH
•
Check LANGUAGE feature.
NO STEREO SOUND
DURING
PLAYBACK
Check to make sure the TAPE PLAYBACK feature
is set to Hi-Fi to
hear stereo sound during playback. The tape you are playing must
be recorded
in Hi-Fi in order to use the HI-FI feature.
Must use the AUDIO/VIDEO
jacks on the back of the VCR to hear
stereo sound.
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