Sony SLV-SE840B VCR User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
Additional Information
Timer recording
The SHOWVIEW menu
or the MINUTERIE
menu does not appear.
Check that OPTIONS PROG. in the FONCTIONS
AVANCÉES menu is set correctly (see page 70).
The VPS/PDC function
does not operate
properly.
Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one
(there might be a mistake in the TV programme guide). If
the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good
VPS/PDC information, the VCR will not start recording.
If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be
altered and the VCR might not start recording.
Synchronized Recording
The ENR SYNCHRO
button turns off while
recording or does not go
back to recording
standby mode.
The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and press
ENR SYNCHRO again.
The Synchronized
Recording function does
not work.
The connected equipment was not turned off.
Turn off the connected equipment and press ENR
SYNCHRO again.
There was a power failure. Press ENR SYNCHRO again.
The programme recorded
with the Synchronized
Recording function is
incomplete.
If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized
Recording overlap, the programme that starts first has
priority and the second programme starts recording only
after the first programme has finished.
There was a power failure. Press ENR SYNCHRO again.
Canal Plus
You cannot watch Canal
Plus programmes when
the VCR is in standby
mode.
Check that DEC is set to OUI for this channel in the LISTE
STATIONS TV menu.
Make sure the Canal Plus PERITEL cable is plugged
securely.
A Canal Plus programme
is always recorded
scrambled.
Make sure the Canal Plus PERITEL cable is plugged
securely.
Check that DEC is set to OUI for this channel in the LISTE
STATIONS TV menu.
Symptom Remedy
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