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Before Calling for Service
Check this list before calling for service.
Problem
MISCELLANEOUS
PROBLEMS
Possible Cause/Solutions
l
No power.
OPERATE
button will not function.
l
Cassette cannot be ejected.
l
Make sure the power cord is plugged
in.
l
Check the outlet, fuse or circuit breaker.
l
Press the TIMER ON/OFF button and disengage
the timer.
@The VCR display
does
not operate
l
Make sure that the Child-Proof
Lock is not engaged.
properly
l
Safety device in VCR is functioning.
Unplug
VCR and plug in again
after a few minutes
and set the
l
No
operation
when
any
button
is
clock again. Set the tamer again if necessary.
pressed.
l
VCR does not record.
.
@Cassette's
erasure
protection
tab has been
removed.
Use a
different cassette or place adhesive
tape over the tab opening.
l
Check if a cassette is loaded.
l
Cassette
is automatically
ejected when
*Cassette's
erasure
protectron
tab has been
removed.
Use a
pressing
REC,
or TIMER
ON/OFF
different cassette or place adhesive
tape over the tab opening.
button.
l
No tape movement.
l
Make sure VCR is not In pause/still
mode.
l
Make sure tape has not reached the beginning
or end.
l
Cassette cannot be loaded.
l
Make sure there is no other cassette inside.
l
Make sure the cassette is properly positioned
and reinsert.
l
Picture does not change
even though
l
Make sure the VCR is not in the timer setting or clock setting mode.
CHANNEL
O/O buttons are pressed.
l
Make sure the VCR is not in the channel setting mode.
l
Desired
channel
position
cannot
be
@The channel has been set to be skipped.
Cancel the skip mode for
selected.
that channel.
NO COLOUR OR POOR PICTURE
l
No colour or poor TV picture on normal
l
Make sure all the cables are connected
properly.
viewing.
l
Make sure the VCR power cord is properly
plugged
in.
*Snowy
picture
appears
on TV during
playback.
l
Adjust the CHANNEL
@l/s buttons or try a different cassette.
l
The heads may be dirty from condensed
moisture or the magnetic
coating of the video tape. (If this is the case, the heads need to be
-
cleaned. Ask the retailer or Sharp approved
service centre.)
.No
picture
appears
or colour
is not
correct during playback.
REMOTE CONTROL
PROBLEM
@The VCR cannot
be operated
by the
remote control.
@Make sure the TV
is set to
the
same channel as the
VCR RF
converter output channel adjuster.
l
Check all connecting
cables.
l
The remote control unit is too far away from the main unit.
.The
remote
control
unit
is
not
pointed
correctly
at
the
photoreceptor
window.
l
The batteries are exhausted.
l
The batteries have not been inserted in the correct direction
(+/-
This unit is equipped with a microprocessor.
its performance
could be adversely
affected by external electrical
noise
or interference.
If this should happen, unplug the VCR and plug it on again after a few minutes.
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