30
T
roubleshooting
Check List
Check points
Is the mains plug plugged in and switched on?
Is the TV switched on?
Try another channel, maybe a weak signal.
Check aerial is it plugged in? Check aerial, is the
lead broken or damaged?
Have you tuned in a video channel on your
TV to watch video on?
If you have used a SCART lead to connect your VCR
and TV have you selected the AV channel on your
TV?
Check tuning, carry out Automatic Tuning again
Are the TV channels tuned in properly?
Have you tried using another cassette?
Can you minimise the noise bars to an acceptable
level with 0,
D
or
E
?
Can you get a picture on the TV?
Are the aerial leads and special RF connector lead
between your VCR and TV connected?
Are the TV channels tuned in properly?
Has the safety tab on the video cassette been
removed to prevent recording?
Try another station, maybe a weak signal
Check aerial is it plugged into TV?
Check points
Is the cassette compartment empty?
Are you trying to insert the cassette the right way
round?
Is the mains plug plugged in and switched on?
Is the VCR switched on
Check the batteries in remote control.
Is the video cassette damaged, have you tried
using another one?
Adjust the horizontal control on your TV.
Check aerial is it plugged into VCR?
Check aerial, is the lead broken or damaged?
Check for local interference
Make sure that you are using a video TV
channel on your TV.
Has the safety tab been removed from the video
cassette?
Video Head Cleaning
Whenever a video cassette is inserted into or ejected from your VCR the video head is
automatically cleaned. This should mean that additional head cleaning should not be necessary.
However dirt accumulating on the head after a long period of time can cause the playback
picture to become blurred or broken up. High quality video cassette tapes will not normally
deposit dirt onto the video head, but old or damaged tapes might.
Symptom
No picture &
no sound
No playback
or poor
picture
TV
programmes
cannot be
recorded
Symptom
Video
cassette
cannot be
inserted
Remote
control does
not work
The top of
the playback
picture is
unstable
Auto Play
does not
work