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38-- Before requesting service
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Periodic maintenance is required in order to maintain the unit's continued excellent
performance. After a period of time the video heads will require replacement. If cleaning or replacement of the
video heads is required, this service should be performed by an authorized Video System Service Center.
Check the following points once again if you are having some difficulty with your VCR (Video Cassette
Recorder).
--Power
Correction
No power...
Power Failure...
--Recording
& Playback
TV program can't be recorded...
Timer recording can't be performed...
There is no playback picture, or the playback picture
is noisy or contains streaks...
During special effects playback, the picture may
contain some vertical jitter when using a TV which
has an Automatic Vertical Hold Control...
If the top of your playback picture waves back and
forth excessively...
• Check that the Power plug !s completely connected
to an AC (Alternating Current) outlet.
• Check that the Power button is set to ON.
• Please complete "Setting the clock" on page 10
before attempting to set up a "Timer recording" on
pages 18 - 19.
Correction
• Check the connections between the VCR, the
external antenna, and your TV.
• Check that the band selected matches your antenna
or cable TV system (P. 34 - 37).
• Make sure that the record tab on the back of the
cassette is still intact (P. 5).
• Set the recording start/stop time correctly (P. 18 -
19).
• Make sure that the POWER button is set to "OFF"
(P. 19).
• Timer recording may not be performed or
continued if a power interruption of more than 1
minute occurs before or during Timer recording,
even if the power resumes thereafter.
• Select the same channel on your TV as that of the
VCR Channel 3/4 switch (P. 7).
• Set the VCR/TV selector to "VCR" (P. 12 or 14).
• Check that channel 3 or 4 of the TV is properly
adjusted.
• Adjust the Tracking control slowly in either
direction (P. 25).
• Set the TV's Vertical Hold Control, if available, to
"MANUAL"
and adjust.
• Because the VCR playback signal is not as stable
as an off-the-air TV signal, the top of your TV
screen may be bent or unstable during playback. To
solve this problem, slowly turn the HORIZONTAL
HOLD control on your TV to correct the wavy
picture. If your TV does not have the horizontal
hold control or adjusting the control does not help,
please contact your local TV service center.
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