Sony SLV-D900G Operating Instructions Manual page 100

Symptom
The picture has no sound.
The sound from a tape recorded with
the VCR is not in stereo or the
STEREO indicator in the display
window is flashing.
No TV programme appears on the
TV screen.
TV reception is poor.
The tape starts playing as soon as it is
inserted.
The tape is ejected when you press
z REC.
Nothing happens when you press
z REC.
The timer does not operate.
The VIDEOPLUS menu or the
TIMER PROGRAMMING menu
does not appear.
The PDC function does not operate
properly.
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Troubleshooting
Remedy
• The tape is defective.
• If you made A/V connections, check the audio cord
connection.
• Adjust the tracking.
• The video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads using
the Sony T-25CLD, E-25CLDR, or T-25CLW video head
cleaning cassette as explained above.
• Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are
using a monitor, set it to video input.
• Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset
the RF channel output of your VCR (page 15).
• Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT
button. Select a programme position when recording TV
programmes; select a line input when recording from
other equipment.
• Make sure the aerial cable is connected securely.
• Adjust the TV aerial.
• The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape,
cover the tab hole.
• The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape,
cover the tab hole.
• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
• Check that the clock is set.
• Make sure a tape has been inserted.
• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
• Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording.
• Make sure your timer settings are past the current time.
• Check that the decoder is turned on.
• Check that the satellite tuner is turned on.
• The clock stops if the DVD-VCR is disconnected from
the mains for more than one minute. Reset the clock and
timer.
• Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead.
• Check that TIMER METHOD in the USER SET menu is
set correctly (page 95).
• Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
• Check that the PDC time you set is the correct one (there
might be a mistake in the TV programme guide). If the
broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good
PDC information, the VCR will not start recording.
• If the reception is poor, the PDC signal might be altered
and the VCR might not start recording.