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Trouble
Checks
_,ouble
Rewind
does not operate
VCR Plus+ or timer recording
not made
or wrong program recorded
Incorrect time or date
VCR makes noise when stopped
Will not Auto-Search
active
channels correctly
Tape plays back in slow motion
Cannot select channels
over 69
Here's
what
to try:
Tape already rewound.
• Wrong VCR Plus+ code entered.
• Cable box or satellite receiver was not turned
on when recording
'was to begin.
• Program
entered
incorrectly (wrong channel or times).
• Power interruption.
Reset clock.
See page 10.
• Check to see if time and date are correct
including
AM/PM
• Program
exceeded
tape's length or tape was, not rewound
beforehand.
• VCR was not turned off at the time recording
was to start.
• No tape in VCR or cassette's
safety tab broken
off.
• VCR ejects cassette when the end of the tape i_ reached
during a timer
recording.
Clock was not set accurately
(check AM/PM ard date).
See page 10.
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.
Check antenna
connections.
Check Tuning Mode: GABLE/ANTENNA
featuJ:e. See page 9.
Press PLAY to return to normal playback.
Cable channels
over 69 can only be selected if Tuning Mode: CABLE,(ANTENNA
feature is set to GABLE.
Cassette with safety tab removed
does not start to
• Set Auto Play ON/OFF feature to ON. Details are on page 18.
play automatically
No status
displays
appear on the TV screen when
you change channels,
etc.
• Display off mode is selected.
Press DISPLAY. Seepage 19.
Stereo or SAP sound not recorded
No stereo sound
during
playback
• Reception: STEREO/SAP/MONO
feature rnu,_t be set to STEREO to record
broadcast
stereo.
See page 32.
• Reception:
STEREO/SAP/MONO
feature must be set to SAP to record SAP
see page 32.
• STEREO or SAP indicator
(11 - in VCR's display
panel) not on. Station not
broadcasting
stereo or SAP.
• Playback:
HI-FI/MIX/LINEAR feature must be set to HI-FI to hear stereo
sound during playback.
See page 22.
Stereo audio too noisy
• Stereo signal is weak
Set Reception: STEREO/SAP/MONO
feature to
MONO
• Press one of the TRACKING up or down buttons to minimize
tl_ noise.
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