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SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
RECORDING
1. Recording cannot be started.
2. TV broadcasts cannot be
recorded.
3. Tape-to-tape editing is not
possible.
4. Camcorder recording is not
possible.
TIMER RECORDING
1. Timer recording won’t work.
2. The timer indicator blinks on
the display panel.
3. Timer programming is not
possible.
4. The VCR stops timer recording,
rewinds the tape and ejects the
cassette, then enters the
standby mode automatically.
5. The VIDEO Plus+ system does
not timer record properly.
• There is no cassette loaded, or
the cassette loaded has had its
record safety tab removed.
• AV1 or AV2 has been selected
as the input mode.
• The source (another VCR,
camcorder) has not been
properly connected.
• All necessary power switches
have not been turned on.
• The input mode is not correct.
• The camcorder has not been
properly connected.
• The input mode is not correct.
• The clock and/or the timer
have been set incorrectly.
• The timer is not engaged.
• The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
• The timer is engaged but
there’s no cassette loaded.
• Timer recording is in progress.
• The end of the tape was
reached during timer recording.
• The VCR’s preset positions
have been set incorrectly.
Insert a cassette, or using
adhesive tape, cover the hole
where the tab was removed.
Set to the desired preset.
Confirm that the source is prop-
erly connected.
Confirm that all units’ power
switches are turned on.
Set the input mode to AV1 or AV2.
Confirm that the camcorder is
properly connected.
Set the input mode to AV1 or AV2.
Re-perform the clock and/or timer
settings.
Press o and confirm that the
timer indicator is displayed on the
display panel.
Remove the cassette and cover
the hole with adhesive tape, or
insert a cassette with the record
safety tab intact.
Load a cassette with the record
safety tab intact.
Timer programming can’t be
performed while a timer recording
is in progress. Wait until it
finishes.
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.
Set the preset position manually.
That preset position is registered
to the VCR. Then re-perform the
procedure.
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