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If, contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this
video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons
mentioned below. You can also call the customer service
centre in your country. Be prepared to give the model and
production number to the customer service. Have the model
number (MODEL NO) and the production number (PROD.NO) of
your video recorder ready.
You will find the phone number in the enclosed guarantee
leaflet.
Your video recorder does not respond to any button being
pressed:
• There isno power supply: check the powersupply
• A programmedrecording is currentlybeing made: cancel the
programmed recording withthe
STANDBY m button.
• Childlock is on: switch the childlock off.
• There isa technical problem: switch off themains power supply
for 30 seconds, thenswitch it on again. If this doesnot have any
effect, you can:
1. Switch off the mainspower supply again.
2. Then switch iton whilst holding down the
STANDBY m button
on the video recorder.
3. Release the button when ’--:--’appears on the video recorder
display. All theinformation stored (TV channels, timeand date,
TIMER) will be cleared.
Cassette is jammed in the video recorder:
• Don’tuse force. Pull out the mains plugfor a moment.
Remote control does not work:
• Remote controlnot pointed toward the video recorder:point it at
the video recorder.
• Batterieshave run out: change the batteries.
• You areusing the wrong remote control command:read
’Switching remote controlcommand’ in chapter ’ADDITIONAL
FUNCTIONS’.
No picture when you play a cassette:
• There isno recording on the cassette: change the cassette.
• You have chosenthe wrong programme number on the TV for
playing cassette: on the TV,select the correct programme
number for the video recorder.
• The cableconnecting the TV set and the video recorderhas
come loose: check the cable.
Poor picture quality when you play a cassette:
• Your TVset is not properly adjusted.
• The cassettebadly worn or of poor quality:use new cassette.
• Trackingis not properly adjusted orthe video heads are dirty:
turn to chapter ’PLAYBACK’and read the section ’Cleaning the
video heads’.
• Read the section ’Selecting the picture setting (SMART
PICTURE)’, or ’Picture interference’.
The video recorder will not record:
• The TV channelyou want to record is not stored oryou selected
the wrong programme number:check TV channels stored.
• You have loadeda cassette which cannot be recorded on: undo
the erase protection on the cassette.
Programmed recording does not work:
• You have notset the TIMER properly: check the TIMER blocks.
• You have programmedthe wrong time or date: checktime and
date.
• You have putin a cassette that cannot be recorded on: undo the
erase protection on the cassette.
• Aftera ’programmed recording with ’VIDEOPlus+’ the
programme number of the TIMERblock will not agree with the
required programme number:when you have confirmed the
PlusCode programmingnumber, confirm the TIMER block by
pressing the
TIMER k button. Then change the programme
number displayed inthe ’
PROG.’ entry field and confirmby
pressing the
TIMER k button.
There is picture or sound interference on TV reception:
• Turn tochapter 8 and read ’Reducing picture disturbance
(’optimizing the modulator’)and ’Switching off the modulator’.
• Haveyour aerial checked.
9. Before you call an engineer
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