80 Helpful Hints (cont’d)
Power Failure
• VCR timer recordings, clock setting, language selection, and channel setup may be lost if the power fails.
See pages 28-32 to set up the channels, clock, and language again. See pages 38-40 to reprogram your
timer recordings.
The VCR will not record a TV program.
• Put the System in VCR mode. Press VCR or SOURCE so the red VCR light appears on the front of the
System.
• Check the connections between the System,TV, antenna/Cable TV signal, and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
(if applicable). Details are on pages 8-15. For VCR features, you must connect the System to a TV with the
RF coaxial cable or the yellow video cable as described on pages eight and 11.
• Make sure the video cassette has a record tab. Details are on page 34.
The VCR will not perform a timer recording.
• Make sure the recording start and stop times are set correctly. Details are on pages 38-40.
• Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the tape has a record tab. Details are on page 34. If, after programming
a timer recording, you press TIMER SET without putting a tape in the System, the TIMER REC light will
blink.
• If the record tab on a tape is missing, the System will eject the tape.The TIMER REC light will blink.
• Press TIMER SET to put the System in standby mode for the timer recording.The TIMER REC light should
appear on the front of the System.
• Make sure the VCR clock is set. Details are on pages 30-31.
• The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if the power fails.
• If you have a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver, set timer recordings differently. Details are on page nine.
• Finish programming a timer recording at least five minutes before it is set to begin.
• 12 p.m. is noon; 12 a.m. is midnight.
There is no picture or the picture is noisy or has streaks during video cassette playback.
• Put the System in VCR mode. Press VCR or SOURCE so the red VCR light appears on the front of the
System.
• If you used the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect the System to the TV, make sure the TV is on the
same channel as the System’s output channel (03 or 04).The System’s output channel is channel 3 when
you receive it.To change it to channel 4, see page eight. Make sure channel 03 or 04 is properly adjusted
at the TV.
Or, if you connected the System to the TV using audio and video cables, select the correct Video In
channel at the TV. Details are on page 11.
You must use either the RF coaxial cable or the yellow video cable to get a VCR picture.The S-Video and
Component Video connections will not supply a VCR picture.
• Adjust the tracking. Details are on page 46.
• TVs placed too close to the System can cause interference during tape playback. Move the System away
from the TV.
The Number buttons won’t work for TV channels above 69.
• Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number. If you want to select channels 100 and above, enter channel
numbers as a three-digit number. If you do not have Cable TV, only channels 2-69 are possible.
TV programs cannot be watched normally.
• Check the connections between the System,TV, antenna/Cable TV signal, and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
(if applicable). Details are on pages 8-15.
Poor reception
• You may need to tune your TV again. Or, reset channels at the VCR using CHANNEL SET UP.
Details are on pages 28-29.
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