Hitachi VHS VT-M292A Owner's Manual page 57

VCR Care and Servicing
MECHANICAL SOUNDS
DURING PLAYBACK.
b area, or use a videocas-
Delayed
recording does
not work even
when the clock
is set correctly.
Does not record
when you press
REC.
TV program
cannot be
viewed or
recorded.
Problem
Poor picture
quality ("noise")
during play-
No picture dur-
ing playback.
TV cannot be
HAS A LOADED
CASSETTE BEEN
STOPPED MORE THAN 5
MINUTES?
Clock set to "--:--"?
Has power failure of more When the auto clock set
than one hour occurred?
Safety tab removed from Put cellophane tape over the
the videocassette?
Loose or inappropriate
connections between VCR and make correct, firm con-
and TV?
Things to Check
TV channel selector on the Set TV to channel 3 or 4 as
proper channel?
have a
Is TV correctly tuned?
Static lines through the pic-
ture?
"Noisy" picture despite all Have video heads cleaned
previous adjustments, even
when playing different cas- nician.
settes?
TV set to the correct video Set TV to channel 3 or 4.
viewing channel?
Is VCR remote control pro- Follow instructions in
NOTHING IS WRONG.
THE TAPE PROTECTION
MECHANISM IS
WORKING. EJECT THE
CASSETTE IF YOU ARE
DONE VIEWING
OTHERWISE NO ACTION
IS NECESSARY
sette with the safety tab
intact.
Set the time, then program
delayed recording.
function is operating, the
time may be reset even after
a power failure of more than
one hour. However, pro-
grammed delayed record-
ings will have been cleared
and must be reset.
tab area, or use a videocas-
sette with the safety tab
intact.
Review hookup directions
nections.
Solution
correct for your area. (Set TV
to AUX or VIDEO if you back.
direct video hookup.)
Fine tune the TV.
Press 1 or 4 button to adjust
Tracking.
by a qualified service tech-
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