Troubleshooting
Symptom " ' Possible causes and remedies
Recording and The picture moves vertically during • Adjust the vertical hold •control onthe TV or color
Playback picture search mode. • monitor.
The Sound drops out. • The cassette is defective. Use a newvideo cassette.
Timer Recording Timer setting cannot be made. • The current time has not been preset.
The TIMER REC (recording) • No cassette has been inserted.
indicator is not lit even though • The cassette is at its end.
you've pressed TIMER REC • No setting for timer-recording has been made.
(ON/OFF).
The cassette is ejected when you • The safety tab of the cassette has been removed.
press TIMER REC (ON/OFF).
Timer recording was not made. • There has been a power interrup!ion of three hours or
more_
• TIMER REC (ON/OFF) was not pressed.
On-Screen Display. The.On-Screen Display does not •. Press DISPI._Y.
appear on the screen.
Others Cassette cannot be inserted. • A cassette has already been inserted.
The Remote Commander cannot • The batteries are low.
: be operated.
The tracking indicator does not • Press DISPLAY.
appear on the screen. • The recording condition of the cassette is very poor
and tracking cannot be adjusted.
On-screen help message appears • An illogical operation has been tried. See the "On-
on the TV screen. Screen Help Messages" (page 53). "
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