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√ Recording Is Not Possible or Does Not
Work Properly
The symptom descriptions are given between quotation
marks " ".
"When recording is attempted, the 1 indication flashes."
' A video cassette with a broken out erasure prevention
tab is used.
Use a cassette with an intact tab, or if you want to erase
the previously recorded contents on the cassette, cover
the tab hole with two layers of adhesive tape.
"The playback picture of a recorded programme is distorted
or no picture can be seen."
' The aerial or aerial lead connection is defective.
Check the connections. If the picture displayed on the
TV is also distorted, there is something wrong with the
installation of the aerial.
' No programme was recorded because the VCR is not
tuned correctly.
Tune it correctly.
' No programme was recorded because the AV input was
selected on the VCR.
Select the programme position of the desired TV
programme.
"Timer recording does not work correctly."
' Time and date are not set or they are set incorrectly.
Set the time and date correctly.
' The starting time or ending time of the timer recording
were not programmed correctly.
Set the starting time or ending time correctly.
' The VCR was not put in the timer recording standby
mode.
After programming a timer recording, press the
TIMER REC button D to put the VCR in the timer
recording standby mode.
"Recording from an external source connected to the VCR's
AV input cannot be made."
' The correct AV input is not selected.
Select the correct AV input.
' The connections from the external source are not made
correctly. Correct them. (See page 32.)
√ The Remote Control Does Not Work
Correctly
The symptom descriptions are given between quotation
marks " ".
"The remote control does not work correctly."
' The remote control signal cannot reach the VCR.
Aim the remote control at the VCR and make sure that
the infrared beam's path is not obstructed.
' The distance to the VCR is too long.
Use the remote control within 7 metres from the VCR.
If you are using it within this range but the remote
control still cannot operate the VCR, replace the
batteries.
' The batteries are exhausted.
Replace with new batteries.
' The batteries have been inserted with reversed
polarities (+/-).
Insert the batteries correctly. (See page 5.)
' Power save setting is "ON". Set "Power save" to "OFF".
(See page 45.)
' The wrong remote control mode has been selected.
Set the correct control mode. (See page 47.)
√ The Tape Library System Does Not Work
Correctly
The symptom descriptions are given between quotation
marks " ".
"The Cassette Number Check has failed."
' The Cassette Number Check was cancelled midway.
Try to perform the Cassette Number Check again.
(See page 26.)
' ≥ The inserted cassette is new (unrecorded).
≥ The inserted cassette was recorded on another VCR
and does not have a cassette number.
≥ The inserted cassette was recorded on a NV-HS960
model VCR other than this unit.
≥ The cassette number of the inserted cassette has
been deleted from the Tape Library data.
# The Cassette Number Check is designed to fail
whenever one of the above conditions applies; this
is not a malfunction.
"The recorded programme has not been registered in the
Tape Library data."
' The length of the recorded programme is less than
15 minutes in the SP or LP mode.
Record for more than 15 minutes in the SP or LP mode.
' The length of the recorded programme is less than
25 minutes in the EP mode.
Record for more than 25 minutes in the EP mode.
' No Tape Library data is registered when insert editing is
performed in a previously recorded programme.
This is not a malfunction.
√ The Closed Captions Do Not Appear On
the TV Screen
The symptom descriptions are given between quotation
marks " ".
"The Closed Captions do not appear on the TV screen."
' The "Subtitles" setting is "OFF".
Set "Subtitles" to "ON" or press the SUBTITLE button O
on the remote control.
(See page 45.)
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