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TIMER RECORDING
VIDEO NAVIGATION
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
4. [j] blinks on the front display
panel.
• The timer is engaged but there is no
cassette loaded.
•[TIMER (j)] has been pressed when
there are no programs in memory,
or the timer recording program has
not been set correctly.
Load a cassette with the record safety
tab intact, or with the hole covered
with adhesive tape.
Check the programmed data and set
again if necessary, then press [TIMER
(j)] again.
5. [j], [X] and [E] on the front dis-
play panel will not stop blinking
when the timer is engaged.
• The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
Remove the cassette and cover its
hole with adhesive tape, or replace it
with a cassette on which the safety
tab is intact.
6. The cassette stops automatically,
and [j], [X] and [E] on the front
display panel will not stop blink-
ing.
• The tape reaches its end during
timer recording.
The program may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time be
sure you have enough time on the
tape to record the entire broadcast.
7. Cable channels are not automati-
cally switched during timer
recording.
• The Controller is not properly
connected to the VCR.
• The input channel selected on the
Cable Set Up screen is incorrect.
• The cable box is turned off.
Connect the Controller correctly
(A page 22).
After confirming your cable box’s
input channel number, re-access the
Cable Set Up screen and select the
correct number (A page 23).
Make sure the power is on before
timer recording starts.
8. Satellite channels are not auto-
matically switched during timer
recording.
• The Controller is not properly
connected to the VCR.
• The input channel selected on the
DBS Receiver Set screen is
incorrect.
• The VCR is not set correctly to
control the DBS receiver.
• The DBS receiver is turned off.
Connect the Controller correctly
(A page 25).
After confirming your DBS receiver’s
input channel number, re-access the
DBS Receiver Set screen and select
the correct number (A page 26).
Set the correct DBS receiver brand
code (A page 27).
Make sure the power is on before
timer recording starts.
9. Timer recording begins as sched-
uled, but the channel is always
incorrect.
• Even though you do not use an
external cable box or DBS receiver,
on the Cable Set Up screen or DBS
Receiver Set screen, “INPUT CH” is
set to “ON”.
Set “INPUT CH” to “OFF”
(A pages 23, 26).
10. You moved, and now VCR Plus+
system does not work properly.
• The receivable stations in the new
area are received on different
channels than those in the previous
area.
Re-perform the Changing VCR Plus+
Setting procedure (A page 42).
11. “PROGRAM FULL” is displayed
on the screen.
• All 24 programs of the VCR’s timer
memory are used.
Wait until a space in memory clears,
or cancel unnecessary program
information (A page 46).
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Tape information screen does not
appear for the currently inserted tape.
• The current tape inserted has not
been recorded on this VCR.
Tape information cannot be shown if
it has not been recorded on this VCR.