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Troubleshooting
Additional Information
Playback
The picture rolls
vertically during
picture search.
• Adjust the vertical hold control on the TV or monitor.
The picture has no
sound.
• The tape is defective.
• If you made A/V connections, check the audio cable
connection.
Recording
No TV programme
appears on the TV
screen.
• Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are
using a monitor, set it to video input.
• If your TV is connected to the VCR with both Scart and
aerial cables, make sure the RF channel is set to OFF (see
page 19).
• Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset the
RF channel output of your VCR.
• Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT button.
Select a programme position when recording TV
programmes; select a line input when recording from other
equipment.
TV reception is poor. • Make sure the aerial cable is connected securely.
• Adjust the TV aerial.
• Make sure the TV system is correctly set for your TV.
• Make sure SYSTEM (B/G or D/K) in the TUNER menu is
set to the same system in your local area.
The tape starts playing
as soon as it is inserted.
• The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape,
cover the tab hole (see page 45).
The tape is ejected
when you press
z
REC.
• The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape,
cover the tab hole (see page 45).
Nothing happens when
you press
z
REC.
• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
Timer recording
The timer does not
operate.
• Check that the clock is set.
• Make sure a tape has been inserted.
• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
• Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording.
• Make sure your timer settings are past the current time.
• Check that the decoder is turned on.
• Check that the satellite tuner is turned on.
• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains
for more than one hour. Reset the clock and timer.
• Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead.
The SHOWVIEW
menu or the TIMER
menu does not appear.
• Check that TIMER OPTIONS in the OPTIONS-2 menu is
set correctly (see page 73).
Symptom Remedy
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