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Will not record or play
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Check to make sure there is a tape in the VCR.
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Try ejecting and reinserting the cassette.
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Check to make sure the tape is not broken.
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Check to make sure the VCR is not in pause mode. Press PAUSE or PLAY on the remote (PLAY•PAUSE
on the VCR) to return to normal playback.
Will not record
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Check to make sure the safety tab is intact.
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Check to make sure the VCR is not in the line mode. Press INPUT on the remote.
Rewind does not operate
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Checkto make sure the tape isnot already rewound.
Timer recording
not made or wrong
program
recorded
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Check to make sure the cable box was turned on when recording was to begin,
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Check to make sure the program was entered correctly (wrong channel or times).
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Power interruption.
Reset the clock.
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Check to see if time and date are correct - including AM/PM.
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Check to make sure the program did not exceed the tape's length or the tape was not rewound
beforehand.
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Check to make sure the VCR was turned off at the time recording was to start.
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Check to make sure there was a tape in the VCR and the cassette's safety tab was intact.
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VCR ejects cassette when the end of the tape is reached during a timer recording.
Internal
clock shows incorrect
time or date
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Power interruption.
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Check to make sure the clock is set accurately (check AM/PM and date).
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Check Auto DST setting. The clock may have adjusted for daylight-saving time.
Time did not adjust for daylight-saving time
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Checkto make sure Auto DSTfeature isturned on.
VCR makes noise when
stopped
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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.
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