Curtis Mathes CMC13003 TV VCR Combo User Manual


 
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HAPTER
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PECIAL
F
EATURES
Identifying TV Problems
Poor picture, no picture, blurred
picture, or blue screen.
Try another channel. Make
sure the unit is plugged into a
working wall outlet.
Adjust the antenna.
Press LINE IN.
Check all wire connections.
Poor sound quality.
Try another channel.
Adjust the antenna.
No color, wrong colors or tints.
Make sure the program is
broadcast in color.
Adjust the picture settings.
Picture rolls vertically.
Adjust the antenna.
Check all wire connections.
Identifying VCR
Problems
Unit won’t turn on.
Make sure the unit is plugged
into a working wall outlet.
Press the POWER button.
Unit won’t take video tape.
Make sure the tape is
window side up with the
arrow pointing away from
you.
Make sure there is no other
tape in the compartment.
Unit didn’t record a program.
Make sure the antenna or
cable is connected and that
the TV/VCR is receiving the
broadcast signal.
Make sure the record safety
tab on the tape is intact.
Unit didn’t record a timer
program.
Make sure the unit was
turned off.
Check the programmed start
and stop times.
Make sure the time is set
correctly.
There is no picture, the picture
is distorted during video tape
playback, or noise or streaks
appear in the picture.
Adjust the tracking.
Clean the video heads.
Make sure there has been a
recording on the tape.
You can’t receive regular
broadcasts.
Check the antenna or
cable connections.
Rewind command doesn’t work.
Make sure the VCR is not in
pause mode.
Make sure the tape hasn’t
already been rewound.
Fast forward command doesn’t
work.
Make sure the VCR is not in
pause mode.
Make sure the tape hasn’t
already been forwarded.
Picture is streaked during
pause mode.
This is normal for SP recordings.
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ROUBLESHOOTING
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