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If any difficulty should arise during operation, first check
the power cord connection, then go through the following
list. Should the difficulty persist, unplug the unit, and
contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service
facility.
Symptom
Possible causes and remedies
Power
The POWER switch does not function.
| «The power cord is disconnected.
The VCR is in the timer recording standby mode.
The power is turned off.
The safety device on the VCR has been activated.
Turn the power off, disconnect the power cord from the wall
outlet and leave the VCR turned off for more than 1 minute.
Clock and timer
The clock has stopped and "AM 12:00" | There has been a power interruption. Reset the date, clock
|
is blinking.
time and timer setting.
TV reception
TV program is not clearly displayed on
| eThe channel for VCR is not correctly tuned on the TV.
the TV screen.
eThe TV signal is weak. Adjust the direction of the antenna.
The AC power cord of the VCR is disconnected.
Recording and
Noisy picture during recording
eThe TV's channel is not set to that preset for the VCR.
playback
*The TV signal is weak. Adjust the direction of the antenna.
No picture on the TV screen
Press TV/VTR so that the VTR indication appears in the
display window.
¢The TV's channel is not set to 3 CH or 4 CH, or the video
input has not been selected at the monitor.
Recording cannot be made.
|The playback picture is not clear.
No cassette has been inserted.
eThe tape is at its end.
e|INPUT SELECT is not set correctly.
The channel for the VCR is not correctly tuned on the TV.
eA tape recorded on another VCR is being played back.
Adjust the tracking with TRACKING NORMAL/SLOW and
STILL ADJUST.
eThe video heads are dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony T-25CL video head cleaning
cassette. For details on cleaning, refer to the instructions
furnished with the cleaning cassette. If the cleaning
cassette is not available in your area, have the heads
cleaned at the nearest Sony facility.
elf you used a commercially available wet-type cleaning
cassette, it may have damaged the video heads.
eThe video heads are worn out.
eAdjust SHARPNESS.
eWhen an LP mode tape is inserted, the auto tracking
function is not operable.
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