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If you encounter problems with your TV-Video Combi, these
could be caused by one of the following. You can also call the
customer service centre in your country.
The telephone number is listed in the enclosed warranty
information packet or on the last page of the manual cover.
Have the model number (MODEL NO) and the production
number (PROD.NO) of your video recorder ready. You can find
both numbers printed on the type plate fixed at the rear of the
set.
Your TV-Video Combi does not respond to any button being
pressed:
• TV-Video Combihas been switched off using the power switch
8 : switch machine on on left side usingthe power switch.
• There isno power supply: Check the power supply.
• A programmedrecording is currently being made:If desired,
cancel the programmed recordingpressing the
STANDBY m
button (for longer than 3 seconds).
• Parental controlis on: Switch the parental control off.
Remote control does not work
The red standby lamp (STANDBY 5) does not blink, ifone of the
buttons on the remote control ispressed:
• Remote controlnot pointed toward the TV-Video Combi: Point the
remote control at the TV-Video Combi.
• There isa technical problem: Take out the batteries,wait for 10
seconds and place them back.
• Batteriesare weak: Change the batteries.
Technical problem:
• Switch machineoff using power switch 8 , wait 30 seconds
and switch back on.
• You can reset the settingson your set (careful: all informationwill
be deleted):
1. Switch machine off using powerswitch
8 .
2. Press the
m button on the machine and hold button. Switch
back on using power switch
8 .
3. If the standby lamp (
STANDBY 5) on the set begins to blink,
release the
m button.
The machine settings are reset and the data memoryis deleted.
No picture (black/blue picture):
• The red standby lamp(STANDBY 5) on the front of the set is not
lit up:
TV-Video Combi switched off: Switchon the set using the mains
switch on the left side of the unit.
There is no power supply:Check the power supply.
• The red standby lamp(
STANDBY 5) on the front of the set is lit:
TV-Video Combi switched off automatically:Switch it back on
using the
;P q button.
Switched to the programme numberof an external source, e.g.:
’
E1’ for the scart socket EXT , but the attached device is
turned off: Switch on external deviceor choose a different
programme number.
A TV channel (programme number)has been chosen but there is
no reception on this channel: Select the correctTV channel.
No reception: Have the aerialchecked.
Some of the menu lines can be selected, but are without
functions:
• Recording isin session; if required, cancelrecording session.
Cassette is jammed in the TV-VIDEO Combi:
• Don’t useforce. Switch off with the 8 power switch for 30
seconds, then switch it on again.
No playback on the TV-Video Combi:
• There isno recording on the cassette: Change the cassette.
Poor quality playback on the TV-Video Combi:
• The cassette isbadly worn or of poor quality:Use a new
cassette.
• Trackingis not properly adjusted: Turn to chapter ’PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONS’ and read the section ’Eliminatingpicture
interference’.
Poor playback of recordings made via the scart socket
EXT :
• Recording copy-guardeddata via the scart socket EXT can
lead to picture/sound distortions.This is not a fault in your
machine.
The TV-Video Combi will not record:
• The TV channel is not storedor not selected properly: Check TV
channels stored.
• You have loaded a cassette whichis erase protected: Undo the
erase protection on the cassette.
Programmed recording does not work:
• You have not set the TIMER properly:Check the TIMER blocks.
• Clock/date wereset incorrectly: Check clock/date.
• You have put in a cassette that iserase protected: Undo the
erase protection on the cassette.
• ’VPS/PDC’switched on but ’VPS/PDCtime’ wrong:’Enter
’VPS/PDCtime exactly to the minute. Havethe aerial checked.
• Machine isbeing used for other video recorder functionsat time
of beginning of recording (e.g.:for playback). Switch off video
recorder functions before beginning recordingsession (press
STOP h button). Check cassette.
• After a ’programmedrecording with Video Plus+’ the programme
number of the TIMER block does not correspond withthe desired
programme number:
1. Confirm the PlusCode programmingnumber using the
OK
button.
2. Press the
TIMER k button.
3. Change the programme numberdisplayed in the ’
PROG.’
entry field.
4. Confirm with the
TIMER k button.
’Smart Clock’ setting does not work:
• You have stored a TV channel on programme number’P01’ that
does not transmit TELETEXT: On’
P01’ store a TV channel that
transmits TELETEXT.
• Poor TELETEXT reception:Store a TV channel on ’
P01’ with
good TELETEXT reception.
• You have not activated the SmartClock function: Switch the
function ’
ON’.
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