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TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting
Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily
corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
● The AC power cord is disconnected.
● The batteries are weak.
SYMPTOM
1. The power will not come on.
2. The Remote will not function.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Connect the AC power cord.
Replace the dead batteries with new
ones.
SYMPTOM
1. The cassette gets stuck partway dur-
ing loading, and is ejected.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Make sure the cassette’s window is fac-
ing up, the rear label side is facing you
and the arrow on the front of the cas-
sette is pointing towards the VCR. Then
insert the cassette.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
● The cassette was inserted incorrectly.
SYMPTOM
1. The tape is running but the picture
will not appear.
2. Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi sound
track.
3. The playback picture is blurred or
interrupted, even though TV broad-
casts are clear.
4. The picture stops, or the black or
mosaic noise appears when playing
back a program recorded in D-VHS
mode.
5. The Hi-Fi sound cannot be heard.
6. The [D-VHS] indicator does not light
up when playing back a D-VHS cas-
sette.
7. The mosaic noise appears when re-
ceiving the scenes with fast action
or switching the display.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
● The TV receiver is set to the wrong
mode.
● Automatic tracking is engaged.
● The video heads may be dirty.
● The video heads may be dirty.
● The digital program is not recorded in
D-VHS mode.
● Audio Monitor setting is incorrect.
● The program is not recorded in D-VHS
mode.
● This occurs when receiving the pro-
gram with the low transfer rate.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Select the AV mode on the TV.
Disengage auto tracking and adjust the
tracking manually (੬ page 10).
The heads must be cleaned. Use an
optional dry cleaning cassette, or con-
sult your JVC dealer.
The heads must be cleaned. Use an
optional dry cleaning cassette, or con-
sult your JVC dealer.
To record in the D-VHS mode, use a
D-VHS cassette.
Set Audio Monitor to “ L R ”
(੬ page 10).
To record the program in D-VHS mode,
press [D-VHS] so that the [D-VHS] in-
dicator lights up, then perform the re-
cording (੬ page 18).
This noise already appears in the broad-
cast station, and this is not a malfunc-
tion of your VCR.
POWER
TAPE TRANSPORT
PLAYBACK
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