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Troubleshooting
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Additional Information
Troubleshooting
If you have any questions or problems not covered below, please consult your nearest
Sony service facility.
Symptom
Remedy
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The
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/
1
(marche/veille)
switch does not function.
• Connect the mains lead to the mains securely.
The power is turned on
but the VCR does not
operate.
• Moisture condensation has occurred. Turn the power off,
unplug the mains lead and leave the VCR to dry for over
three hours.
The VCR is plugged in
but the display window
remains dark.
• Set VEILLE ECO in the OPTIONS-2 menu to NON (see
page 92).
Clo
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The clock has stopped
and “–:– –” appears in
the display window.
• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains
for more than one hour. Reset the clock (and timer).
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The playback picture
does not appear on the
TV screen.
• Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are
using a monitor, set it to video input.
• If the VCR is connected to the TV with the PERITEL
cable, make sure the MAGN indicator is lit in the display
window. Use the
t
TV/MAGN button on the remote
commander to light up the MAGN indicator.
The picture is not clear.
• If your TV is connected to the VCR with both PERITEL
and aerial cables, make sure the RF channel is set to OFF
(see page 22).
• Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset the
RF channel output of your VCR.
• Adjust the tracking with the /– buttons on the
VCR.
• The video heads are dirty (see the last page of
Troubleshooting). Clean the video heads using the Sony T-
25CLD, E-25CLDR, or T-25CLW video head cleaning
cassette. If these cleaning cassettes are not available in
your area, have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony
service facility (a standard service charge will be required).
Do not use a commercially available liquid type cleaning
cassette other than Sony’s, as it may damage the video
heads.
• The video heads may have to be replaced. Consult your
local Sony service facility for more information.
The picture rolls
vertically during picture
search.
• Adjust the vertical hold control on the TV or monitor.
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