Before You Call An Engineer - Hitachi VTMX110EUK Operating Instructions Manual

10. Before you call an engineer

If, contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this
video recorder, it may be caused by the following reasons.
Your video recorder does not respond to any button
being pressed:
* There is no power supply: check the power supply.
* A programmed recording is currently being made: if
desired, cancel the programmed recording with
STANDBY m .
* Child lock active: switch the child lock off.
* There is a technical problem: disconnect from the mains
power supply for 30 seconds, then connect again.
If this doesn't help, you could reset your video recorder to
the default factory settings.
Resetting devices to default factory settings
* Attention:
All the information stored (TV channels, time and date,
TIMER) will be cleared.
1. Disconnect from the mains power supply.
2. Press and hold the m button on the device and
reconnect to the mains power supply.
3. Release the button when 'OSD' appears in the video
recorder display.
Cassette is jammed in the video recorder:
* Don't use force. Pull out the mains plug for a moment.
Remote control does not work:
* Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder:
point it at the video recorder.
* There is a technical problem: Take out the batteries, wait
for 10 seconds and place them back.
* Batteries have run out: change the batteries.
No picture when you play a cassette:
* There is no recording on the cassette: change the
cassette.
* You have selected the wrong programme number on the
TV for playing cassette: on the TV, select the correct
programme number for the video recorder.
* The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder
has come loose: check the cable.
Poor picture quality when you play a cassette:
* Your TV set is not properly adjusted.
* The cassette is badly worn or of poor quality: use new
cassette.
* Tracking is not properly adjusted: turn to chapter
'Eliminating picture interference' and read the section
'Optimising tracking'.
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* Please read chapter 'Eliminating picture interference'.
No recording possible:
* The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you
selected the wrong programme number: check TV channels
stored.
* A cassette was inserted that does not have the security
tab (cannot be used to record): Insert a cassette with an
intact security tab or change cassette. For more information,
please see the section 'Preventing accidental erasing of
cassettes' in chapter 'Manual Recording'.
* 'VPS/PDC' switched on but 'VPS/PDCtime' wrong: 'enter
'VPS/PDCtime exactly to the minute. Have your aerial
checked.
Programmed recording does not work:
* You have programmed the wrong time or date: check time
and date.
* Check time and date. If time and date are wrong despite
manual setting, you can switch 'SMART CLOCK' off. Please
read the section 'Setting the time and date' in the chapter
'Installing your video recorder'.
* You have not set the TIMER properly: Check the
programmed recordings (TIMER block).
* You have put in a cassette that cannot be recorded on:
undo the erase protection on the cassette.
The wrong TV channel was decoded (entered) after you
programmed a recording using Video Plus+
* 1. Enter the PlusCode programming number of the desired
TV channel.
2. Confirm with .
OK
3. Check the programme number/channel name in the
'PROG.' input field
4. If this does not correspond to the desired TV channel,
select the input field and change the programme
number/channel name.
5. Confirm with .
TIMER
There is picture or sound interference on TV reception:
* Turn to chapter 'Suppressing interference' and read
'Optimising the modulator' and 'Switching on/off the
modulator'.
* Have your aerial checked.