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Troubleshooting
Ti
mer re
cor
din
g
The timer does not
operate.
• Check that the clock is set.
• Make sure a tape has been inserted.
• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
• Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording.
• Make sure your timer settings are past the current time.
• Check that the decoder is turned on.
• Check that the satellite tuner is turned on.
• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains
for more than one hour. Reset the clock and timer.
• Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead.
The SHOWVIEW menu
or the MINUTERIE
menu does not appear.
• Check that OPTIONS PROGRAMM. in the OPTIONS-2
menu is set correctly (see page 84).
The VPS/PDC function
does not operate
properly.
• Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
• Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one
(there might be a mistake in the TV programme guide). If
the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good
VPS/PDC information, the VCR will not start recording.
• If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be
altered and the VCR might not start recording.
Syn
c
hr
onized
Reco
rd
ing
The ENR SYNCHRO
button turns off while
recording or does not go
back to recording
standby mode.
• The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and press
ENR SYNCHRO again.
The Synchronized
Recording function does
not work.
• The connected equipment was not turned off.
Turn off the connected equipment and press ENR
SYNCHRO again.
• There was a power failure. Press ENR SYNCHRO again.
The programme recorded
with the Synchronized
Recording function is
incomplete.
• If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized
Recording overlap, the programme that starts first has
priority and the second programme starts recording only
after the first programme has finished.
• There was a power failure. Press ENR SYNCHRO again.
Cana
l Plus
You cannot set the
channel as the Canal Plus
in the REGLAGE DES
CHAINES menu.
• Check that DECODEUR/LIGNE3 (or DECODEUR/
LIGNE2) in the OPTIONS-2 menu is set to DECODEUR
(see page 84).
Symptom
Remedy
