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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR,
locate the PROBLEM in the left column below. Check the corresponding CORRECTIVE ACTION column to
remedy the problem.
CLOSED CAPTION PROBLEM
POSSIBLE REMEDY
My TV/VCR is showing captions
• You are watching a live broadcast and spelling errors made by the
that are misspelled.
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closed captioning production company may pass through uncorrected.
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A prerecorded program will not show any misspelled words because
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of the normal time available for editing the captions.
My TV/VCR will not show the text • Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual dialogue
in its entirety or there is a delay of
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are common for live broadcast. Most captioning production companies
what is being said.
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can display a dialogue to a maximum of 220 words per minute. If a
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dialogue exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to insure that the
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captions remain up-to-date with the current TV screen dialogue.
My captions are scrambled with
• Interference caused by building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc.
white boxes on the TV screen.
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may cause scrambled or incomplete captions to appear.
My program guide listed a TV show
• Broadcasters may at times use a time compression process to speed
as being closed captioned but none
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up the actual program so that additional advertising time can be
of the captions were displayed.
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given. Since the decoder cannot read the compressed information,
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captions will be lost.
My prerecorded video tape does not • The video tape was either an illegal copy or the tape duplicating
show any captions. The tape box
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company accidentally left out the captioning signals during the
mentions it being closed captioned.
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copying process.
My TV screen shows a black box
• You are in the TEXT mode. Select CAPTION mode to CAPTION
on certain channels.
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[OFF].
PROBLEM
CORRECTIVE ACTION
No power.
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Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
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Make sure the power is turned on.
No picture and sound.
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Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
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Check antenna connection.
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Let the TV/VCR program its tuner memory.
No picture or poor picture on
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Adjust direction or replace antenna.
TV/VCR.
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Adjust picture controls.
No sound or poor sound.
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Adjust volume control on remote control or main unit.
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Press the MUTE button to restore sound.
Timer recording is not possible.
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Make sure the timer recording is set correctly.
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Make sure the power is off.
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Make sure the TV/VCR clock is set correctly.
Cannot go into Record mode.
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Make sure the tape has an erase-prevention tab. If need, cover the
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hole with plastic tape.
Playback picture is partially noisy.
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Adjust tracking control for a better picture using the CHANNEL
K
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or
L
button on the TV/VCR.
No picture but the audio is OK in
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Head cleaning may be necessary. Refer to “AUTO HEAD
playback.
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CLEANING” on page 25.
No operation by infrared Remote
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Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
Control.
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Check batteries in remote control.
Video or color fades in and out
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You can not copy a copyrighted video tape. You are experiencing
when making a copy of a video tape.
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copy guard protection.
Different color marks on screen.
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Magnetism from nearby appliances and geomagnetism might affect
the color of the TV picture. Move the TV/VCR away from the appli-
ances, the TV/VCR can repair itself automatically. If you want to
repair immediately, unplug the TV/VCR power cord, then plug it in
again 30 minutes or so later.
