Sylvania 3819LC TV VCR Combo User Manual


 
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR,
locate the PROBLEM in the left column below. Check the corresponding CORRECTIVE ACTION column to
remedy the problem.
PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION
No power.
Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
Make sure the power is turned on.
No picture and sound.
Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
Check antenna connection.
Let the TV/VCR program its’ tuner memory.
No picture or poor picture on
TV/VCR.
Adjust direction or replace antenna.
Adjust picture controls.
No sound or poor sound.
Adjust volume control on remote control or main unit.
Press the MUTE button to restore sound.
Timer recording is not possible.
Make sure the timer recording is set correctly.
Make sure the power is off.
Make sure the TV/VCR clock is set correctly.
Cannot go into Record mode.
Make sure the tape has an erase-prevention tab. If need, cover the
hole with plastic tape.
Playback picture is partially noisy.
Adjust tracking control for a better picture using the CHANNEL
or
button on the TV/VCR.
No picture but the audio is OK in
playback.
Head cleaning may be necessary, consult nearest Authorized Service
Center.
No operation by infrared Remote
Control.
Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
Check batteries in remote control.
Video or color fades in and out when
making a copy of a video tape.
None. (You are copying a copyrighted video tape and are
experiencing copy guard protection.)
CLOSED CAPTION
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE REMEDY
My TV/VCR is showing captions
that are misspelled.
You are watching a live broadcast and spelling errors made by the
closed captioning production company may pass through
uncorrected. A prerecorded program will not show any misspelled
words because of the normal time available for editing the captions.
My TV/VCR will not show the text
in its entirety or there is a delay of
what is being said.
Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual dialogue are
common for live broadcasts. Most captioning production companies can
display a dialogue to a maximum of 220 words per minute. If a dialogue
exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to insure that the captions
remain up-to-date with the current TV screen dialogue.
My captions are scrambled with
white boxes on the TV screen.
Interference caused by building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc. may
cause scrambled or incomplete captions to appear.
My program guide listed a TV show
as being closed captioned but none
of the captions were displayed.
Broadcasters may at times use a time compression process to speed
up the actual program so that additional advertising time can be
given. Since the decoder cannot read the compressed information,
captions will be lost.
My prerecorded video tape does not
show any captions. The tape box
mentions it being closed captioned.
The video tape was either an illegal copy or the tape duplicating
company accidentally left out the captioning signals during the
copying process.
My TV screen shows a black box on
certain channels.
You are in the TEXT mode. Select CAPTION mode to CAPTION
[OFF].
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