Care And Servicing (Problems); Often Encountered Problems - Hitachi VT-F381A Owner's Manual

Care and Servicing (Problems)

Care and Servicing (Problems)

Often Encountered Problems

Problem
PROBLEM
NO POWER
DELAYED RECORDING
TV PROGRAM CANNOT
BE VIEWED OR
RECOREDED?
POOR PICTURE
QUALITY.
NO PICTURE DURING
PLAYBACk?
TV CANNOT BE
OPERATED BY THE
VCR'S REMOTE
CONTROL.
MECHANICAL SOUNDS
DURING PLAYBACK.
Things to Check
THINGS TO CHECK
POWER CORD PLUGGED
IN?
PROGRAM SET TO THE
CORRECT CHANNEL?
PROGRAM TIME AND
DATE SET CORRECTLY?
VCR POWER TURNED
OFF?
SAFETY TAB REMOVED
FROM THE
VIDEOCASSEETTE?
LOOSE OR
INAPPROPRIATE
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
VCR AND TV?
TV CHANNEL SELECTOR
ON THE PROPER
CHANNNEL?
IS TV CORRECTLY
TUNED?
STATIC LINES THROUGH
THE PICTURE?
NOISY PICTURE DESPITE
ALL PREVIOUS
ADJUSTMENTS, EVEN
WHEN PLAYING
DIFFERENT CASSETTES?
TV SET TO THE CORRECT
VIEWING CHANNEL?
IS VCR REMOTE
CONTROL PROGRAMMED
FOR YOUR TV?
IS REMOTE CONTROL
SET TO CONTROL THE
TV.
HAS A LOADED
CASSETTE BEEN
STOPPED MORE THAN 5
MINUTES?
Solution
SOLUTION
CONNECT THE POWER
CORD TO AC OUTLET
RESET THE DELAYED
RECORDING. IF USING
VCR PLUS+, CHECK
DOES NOT WORK THE
CHANNEL SETUP.
RESET THE DELAYED
RECORDING/
TURN POWER OFF TO
ACTIVATE THE TIMER?
PUT CELLOPHANE TAPE
OVER THE TAB AREA, OR
USE A VIDEOCASSETTE
WITH THE SAFETY TAB
INTACT.
REVIEW HOOKUP
DIRECTIONS AND MAKE
CORRECT FRIM
CONNECTIONS.
SET TV TO CHANNEL 3
OR 4 AS CORRECT FOR
YOUR AREA/
FINE TUNE THE TV.
PRESS 1 OR 4 BUTTON
TO ADJUST TRACKING.
HAVE VIDEO HEADS
CLEANED BY A
QUALIFIED SERVICE
TECHNICIAN.
SET TV TO CHANNEL 3
OR 4.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
IN ADVANCED
OPERATIONS TO
PROGRAM THE REMOTE
TO SIGNALS THAT YOUR
TV CAN RECOGNIZE.
PRESS THE TV DEVICE
BUTTON, THEN PRESS
THE BUTTON
CORRESPONDING TO
THE TV FUNCTION YOU
WANT.
NOTHING IS WRONG.
THE TAPE PROTECTION
MECHANISM IS
WORKING. EJECT THE
CASSETTE IF YOU ARE
DONE VIEWING
OTHERWISE NO ACTION
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