VCR DISTORTIONS
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Set Clock set to [AUTO] (not for VP23).
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If the device cannot find a TV station transmitting the time signal, set Time and Date manually.
Automatic Clock set doesn’t work
properly:
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The use of E-300 cassettes may cause problems if the recordings were taken at low tape speeds LP or EP
.
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Check [PAL] and [MESECAM] settings.
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Verify that the aerial and/or Scart cables are attached and work properly.
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Check the SQPB/ S-VHS playback setting for S-VHS cassettes.
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Faulty recordings taken at slow tape speed EP in [MESECAM] are not malfunctions.
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Please contact your service technician if the video heads are dirty or worn out.
Having a technical service shop clean the video heads is not covered by the guarantee.
The recording functions do not
work properly:
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If
flashes on the device, check if the protection tab of the video cassette is still in.
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Check Time and Date.
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Check the start and stop time of the timer programme.
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Check if the
TIMER
button has been pressed to put the device into timer mode after programming
a recording.
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Check the start and stop time of a VPS/PDC recording. (not for VP23). Not all stations currently support
the VPS/PDC control times (turn on/off).
Bad picture or sound:
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Before requesting service
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If you notice interference or a shift of the picture during normal, still, or slow motion playback, press the
TRACKING / V-LOCK
button towards
+
or
-
to correct the picture.
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Press
+
and
-
together to activate automatic correction. Some video cassettes do not support tracking control.
This is not indicative of a malfunction.
Manual correction of a bad picture:
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10
20
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You are trying to perform a function using the remote control, but the device in timer mode. You cannot perform
this function right now. Please quit timer mode by pressing the
TIMER
button.
The Timer Rec button on the device is
blinking:
