Panasonic Omnivision PV-1540 - Troubleshooting VCR Issues; Common VCR Problems and Solutions

ffiffiffi&ffiffi
ffiffi&&sffi$$YxM&
$$ffiffiWe&ffi
...
Check the following points
once again.
Troubles
Corrections
)nce
POWER
No
power
.
o
Check that
the Power
Plug
is completely
connected
to
an AC
Outlet.
11
o
Check
that the POWER
Button
is
set to
"ON".
I
o
Check that the
TIMER
Button
is
set to
"OFF"
7
No
operation
starts when
operation
buttons
are
pushed
...
o
Be
sure that Timer
Button
is
set to
"OFF".
7
r
Check the DEW
lndicator.
lf
it is
displayed,
the
unit will not
operale,
10
CASSETTE
Video
cassette
can't
be inserted
o
Check that
the POWER
Button
is
set to
"ON".
o
lnsert
the cassette
with
the window
side up
and the
safety tab facing
you.
15
Video
cassette
can't
be
removed
.
r
Check that
the POWER
Button is
set
to
"ON"
15
RECORDING
AND PLAYBACK
TV
programs
can't
be recorded
.-
o
Check
the
connections
of the
VCR,
external
antenna
and
your
TV.
12&1
o
Make
sure that
the receiving
channel
of the VCR
is
properly
tuned. 21
o
Make
sure that
the
small tab
on the
back
of the
cassette is
still intact. 40
Timer
Recording
can't
be
performed
...
.
Set the recording
start time
and recording
length
correctly.
o
Make
sure that
the TIMER
Button
is
set.
o
Timer Flecording
will
not
be
performed
or
continued
if
a
power
interruption
for
more
than
5
minutes
occurs before
or during
Timer
Recording,
even
if
power
resumes
thereafter.
30
There is
no
playback
picture,
or the
playback
picture
is
noisy
or contains
streaks...
o
Select
the same
channel
on
your
TV
as that
of the CH
B/4 Switch
on the VCR.
14
o
Set the VCR/TV
Selector to
"VCR".
I
o
Check
that the
UHF/VHF/CATV
Channels
for
the unit
and/or
channel
3
or
4
of
your
TV were
properly
adjusted
before recording
a
broadcast.
14&2
.
Rotate
the TRACKING
CONTROL
slowly in
either
direction.
25
During
slow-motion
playback,
the
picture
shows
blurred
action ...
.
Use the Slow Tracking
Control.
26
lf
the
top
of
your playback
picture
waves
back and forth
excessively...
e
Because
the VCR
playback
signal is not
as
stable as
an off-ihe-air
TV
signal,
you
might
experience
the following
symptom on
your
TV
screen:
"Top
of TV
screen is
bent
or unstable when
VCR is
played
back. This
symptom
is more
noticeable
when
a
pre-recorded
tape, recorded
by another
VCR, is
played
back." To
solve this
problem,
locate
the horizontal
hold
control
on
your
TV. Turn
it
slowly
to
correct the wavy
picture.
lf
your
TV
does not have
the horizontal
hold
control or adjusting
the
control
does not help,
some
modifications
have to
be made
to the TV
set. Technically
this
is
called
"Horizontal
AFC
time
constant
change." lf
such a
problem
is noticed,
please
contact
your
local TV
service
center.
(Some
nominal
service charges
are required.)
Refe,
-41-