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TIMER RECORDING
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Timer recording won’t work. ● The clock and/or the timer have been set
incorrectly.
Re-perform the clock and/or timer
settings.
● The timer is not engaged. Press
#
and confirm that “
#
” is displayed
on the front display panel.
● Timer recording may not work when the
recorder’s input mode is set to “F-1” for
recording on the DV deck.
Set the channel position other than “F-1”
before engaging to Timer-Standby mode.
2. Timer programming is not possible. ● Timer recording is in progress. Timer programming can’t be performed
while a timer recording is in progress.
Wait until it finishes.
3. “
#
” and “
[
” on the front display
panel won’t stop blinking.
● The timer is engaged but there’s no
cassette loaded.
For the VHS deck
Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassette with the
record safety tab intact, or cover the hole
using adhesive tape.
For the DV deck
Insert a Mini DV cassette with the erase
protection switch set to “REC”.
● The end of the tape was reached during
timer recording.
The programme may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time make
sure you have enough time on the tape to
record the entire programme.
●
VHS deck
The loaded cassette has had its record
safety tab removed.
Remove the cassette and cover the hole
with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette
with the record safety tab intact.
●
DV deck
The loaded cassette has had its erase
protection switch set to “SAVE”.
Remove the cassette and set the erase
protection switch to “REC”.
4. “
#
” blinks for 10 seconds and the
Timer mode is disengaged.
●
#
has been pressed when there are no
programs in memory, or the timer
record information has been
programmed incorrectly.
Check the programmed data and re-
program as necessary, then press
#
again.
5. The VIDEO Plus+ system does not
timer-record properly.
● The recorder’s channel positions have
been set incorrectly.
Refer to “Guide Program Number Set”
(
੬
pg. 82) and re-perform the procedure.
6. The power shuts off and “
[
” won’t
stop blinking.
● The end of the tape was reached during
Instant Timer Recording.
The programme may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time make
sure you have enough time on the tape to
record the entire programme.
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