Timer Recording; Other Problems - JVC HR-A53U Instructions Manual

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TIMER RECORDING

SYMPTOM
1. Timer recording won't work.
2. On-screen timer programming
won't work.
3. The Timer indicator on the front of
the VCR won't stop blinking.
4. The Timer indicator on the front of
the VCR blinks for 10 seconds and
the timer mode is disengaged.
5. The cassette is automatically
ejected, the power shuts off and the
Timer indicator on the front of the
VCR won't stop blinking.

OTHER PROBLEMS

SYMPTOM
1. When scanning channels, some of
them are skipped over.
2. The channel can't be changed.
ATTENTION:
This VCR contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference can cause microcomputer to malfunction. If the
VCR does not operate correctly switch its power off and unplug the power cord from the AC supply. Wait for a while and then
plug the power back in. Eject and check the condition of the cassette. If everything appears normal resume operating the VCR as
usual.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
The clock and/or the timer have
been set incorrectly.
The timer is not engaged.
The VCR has not been set up properly.
Timer recording is in progress.
The timer is engaged but there's no
cassette loaded.
The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
TIMER has been pressed when there
are no programs in memory, or the
timer record program information
has not been programmed correctly.
The end of tape was reached during
timer recording.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Those channels have been preset to
be skipped.
Recording is in progress.
TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Set the clock and/or timer correctly.
Press TIMER and check to make sure
that the Timer indicator on the front
panel lights.
Re-perform the set-up procedures.
Timer programming can't be performed
when timer recording is in progress.
Wait until it finishes.
Load a cassette with the record safety
tab intact, or with the hole covered
with adhesive tape.
Press TIMER so that the Timer
indicator on the front panel goes out,
then eject the cassette and cover its
hole with adhesive tape, or replace it
with a cassette on which the safety tab
is intact.
Check the programmed data and re-
program as necessary, then press
TIMER again.
The program may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time
make sure you have enough time on
the tape to record the entire program.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
If you need the skipped channels,
restore them (
Press PAUSE to pause the recording,
change channels, then press PLAY to
resume recording.
pg. 11).