GE VG2051 User Manual page 49

APPENDIX: REFERENCE
• A minus (–) will appear in front of the time if you rewind the tape
farther back than a counter reading of 0:00:00.
• The time counter disappears during search; this is normal.
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™ feature.
VCR Panel Indicators flash
• Timer ( ) and other panel indicators flash when the ProTect Plus
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).
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