If, contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this
video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons
mentioned below.
Your video recorder does not respond to any button being
pressed:
•
There is no power supply: check the power supply.
•
A programmed recording is currently being made: if desired,
cancel the programmed recording with
STANDBY
m
.
•
Child lock is on: switch the child lock off.
•
There is a technical problem: switch off the mains power supply
for 30 seconds, then switch it on again. If this does not have any
effect, you can:
1. Switch off the mains power supply again.
2. Then switch it on
whilst holding down
m
on the video
recorder.
3. Release the button when ’
OSD
’ appears in the video recorder
display. All the information stored (TV channels, time and date,
TIMER) will be cleared.
Cassette is jammed in the video recorder:
•
Don’t use force. Pull out the mains plug for a moment.
Remote control does not work:
•
Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder: point it at
the video recorder.
•
There is a technical problem: Take out the batteries, wait for 10
seconds and place them back.
•
Batteries have run out: change the batteries.
No picture when you play a cassette:
•
There is no recording on the cassette: change the cassette.
•
You have selected the wrong programme number on the TV for
playing cassette: on the TV, select the correct programme
number for the video recorder.
•
The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has
come loose: check the cable.
Poor picture quality when you play a cassette:
•
Your TV set is not properly adjusted.
•
The cassette badly worn or of poor quality: use new cassette.
•
Tracking is not properly adjusted: turn to chapter ’PLAYBACK
FUNCTIONS’ and read the section ’Tracking during playback’.
The video recorder will not record:
•
The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected
the wrong programme number: check TV channels stored.
•
You have loaded a cassette which cannot be recorded on: undo
the erase protection on the cassette.
Programmed recording does not work:
•
You have not set the TIMER properly: check the TIMER blocks.
•
You have programmed the wrong time or date: check time and
date.
•
You have put in a cassette that cannot be recorded on: undo the
erase protection on the cassette.
•
’VPS/PDC’ switched on but ’VPS/PDCtime’ wrong: enter
’VPS/PDCtime exactly to the minute. Have your aerial checked.
•
You have programmed a recording with ’VIDEO Plus+’, but the
programme number information of the TIMER block is not the
programme number you want to record from:
1. Confirm the PlusCode programming number with
OK
.
2. Press
TIMER
.
3. Change the programme number displayed in the ’
PROG.
’
entry field.
4. Confirm with
TIMER
.
There is picture or sound interference on TV reception:
•
Turn to chapter ’ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS’ and read ’Reducing
picture disturbance - optimizing the modulator’ and ’Switching off
the modulator’.
•
Have your aerial checked.
8.
Before you call an engineer
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