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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your unit,
locate the PROBLEM in the left column below. Check the corresponding CORRECTIVE ACTION column to
remedy the problem.

PROBLEM

CORRECTIVE ACTION

No power.

Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.

Make sure the power is turned on.

No picture or sound.

Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.

Check antenna connection.

Let the unit program its tuner memory.

No picture or poor picture on 

Adjust direction or replace antenna.

the unit.

Adjust picture controls.

Check for broken pin of the antenna cable.

No sound or poor sound.

Adjust volume control on remote control or main unit.

Hit 

[MUTE]

to restore sound.

Timer recording is not possible.

Make sure the timer recording is set correctly.

Make sure the power is off.

Make sure the unit’s clock is set correctly.

Cannot go into Record mode.

Make sure the tape has an erase-prevention tab. If need, cover the 

hole with plastic tape.

Playback picture is partially noisy.

Adjust tracking control for a better picture using 

[CHANNEL

X

X

/

Y

Y

]

on the unit.

No picture but the audio is OK in 

Head cleaning may be necessary. Refer to “AUTO HEAD 

playback.

CLEANING” on page 27.

No operation by infrared Remote 

Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.

Control.

Check batteries in remote control.

Video or color fades in and out 

You can not copy a copyrighted video tape. You are experiencing 

when making a copy of a video tape.

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 unit away from the appliances, 
the unit can repair itself automatically. If you want to repair 
immediately, unplug the power cord, then plug it in again 30 minutes 
or so later. This automatically resets the unit.

CLOSED CAPTION PROBLEM

POSSIBLE REMEDY

Misspelling in captions 

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Error committed by the closed captioning production company.

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Possible in a live broadcast. Not in case of a prerecorded program.

Text is not shown in its entirety or 

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A few seconds of delay is common for live broadcast.

a delay occurs from what is being

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Display capacity may not exceed 220 words per minute. If a dialogue

said.

• 

exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to insure that the captions

• 

remain up-to-date with the current TV screen dialogue.

Captions scrambled with white

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Caused by interferences of building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc. 

boxes
No captions in a program which 

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The broadcast may use a time compression process to speed up the

must contain closed caption

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program. The decoder cannot read the compressed information and 

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captions will be lost.

No captions in a prerecorded 

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Possibility of a illegal copy or an erroneous copying process

videotape which indicated closed

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accidentally performed by the fabricator.

captions included.
Black box in the TV screen

• 

You are in TEXT mode. Select a CAPTION mode (“C1”, “C2”) or 

• 

Caption “OFF”.

Summary of Contents for SC313E

Page 1: ...d additional assistance for set up or operating after reading owner s manual please call TOLL FREE 1 800 242 7158 Or visit our WEB SITE at http www Symphonic us Please read before using this equipment...

Page 2: ...cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the unit and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The open i...

Page 3: ...mage Requiring Service Unplug this unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed...

Page 4: ...ing unit to locations where temperature differences are extreme Be sure to unplug the AC power cord from the out let before carrying the unit Do not handle the power cord with wet hands Do not pull on...

Page 5: ...LANGUAGE 15 V CHIP SET UP 16 C VIDEO CASSETTE 17 CPLAYBACK 18 NORMAL PLAYBACK 18 TRACKING ADJUSTMENT 18 STILL PICTURE 18 C SPECIAL PLAYBACK 19 RENTAL PLAYBACK 19 AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK 19 C SEARCH 20 Z...

Page 6: ...in SLP mode will show a fairly clear picture Digital Auto Tracking DTR Automatically adjusts the tracking for each tape you play Rental play mode Improves playback picture quality from worn tapes such...

Page 7: ...he cassette from the unit 8 REW b b button Hit to rewind the tape or to view the picture rapidly in reverse during play back mode Rewind Search s s button Remote control Hit to select a mode from the...

Page 8: ...l Hit again to return to the present channel 27 EJECT A button Hit in the stop mode to remove the cassette from the unit 28 WAKE UP SLEEP button Sets the Wake up or Sleep Timer Refer to page 11 or 12...

Page 9: ...IN OUT Rod Antenna Supplied Rod Antenna Connection You can use the Rod Antenna supplied if incoming cable is not available ANT ANT NOTE Before plugging the antenna into the ANT jack of the unit check...

Page 10: ...ect the channel number Press CHANNEL K L or the Number buttons to select your desired channel number Note for using the Number buttons You must precede single digit channel numbers with a zero for exa...

Page 11: ...ng Hit GAME on the remote control GAME appears on the screen When you hit GAME The unit comes on automatically if it is off The unit will be in external input mode automatically GAME Even if there is...

Page 12: ...language if available NOTES Not all programs are broadcast with closed cap tions Your unit is designed to provide error free closed captions from high quality antenna cable and VCR signals Conversely...

Page 13: ...ht blue Deleted channel Light red M E N U TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK B CHANNEL SET UP USER S SET UP V CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE ENGLISH CAPTION OFF ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH CHANNEL SET...

Page 14: ...or STOP L L to select SETTING CLOCK then hit F FWD B B 2 Set AUTO CLOCK to ON Hit F FWD B B until AUTO CLOCK ON appears 3 Begin AUTO CLOCK CH SEARCH Hit STOP L L to select AUTO CLOCK CH SEARCH Then hi...

Page 15: ...E N U TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL B SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER S SET UP V CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE ENGLISH CAPTION OFF ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH SETTING CLOCK AUTO CLOCK ON AUTO CLOCK CH SEARCH...

Page 16: ...Blocking TV programs Press PLAY K K or STOP L L to select a rating that you wish to block Hit F FWD B B repeatedly to set it to BLOCK or VIEW V CHIP SET UP B TV Y VIEW TV Y7 VIEW TV G VIEW TV PG VIEW...

Page 17: ...e heat high humidity and magnetic fields Do not tamper with the cassette mechanism Do not touch the tape with your fingers INSERTING A CASSETTE Insert the cassette in the direction as shown Push in ge...

Page 18: ...y there will be video noise lines black and white streaks or dots on the screen This is normal If the tape was originally recorded in SP or LP mode the still picture will be black and white in additio...

Page 19: ...a blank part which is blank for more than 10 seconds 1 Select USER S SET UP Hit MENU Press PLAY K K or STOP L L to point to USER S SET UP then hit F FWD B B 2 Select ALL or BLANK Press PLAY K K or ST...

Page 20: ...ther direction 1 Call up TIME SEARCH setting Hit TIME SEARCH 2 Enter your desired time Press PLAY K K or STOP L L until your desired time appears Example 2 50 stands for 2 hours 50 min utes You can al...

Page 21: ...necessary rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording NOTE This unit will ONLY record and view the same channel You can ONLY watch the same TV program that is be...

Page 22: ...it SPEED to select the desired tape speed SP SLP 3 Begin OTR Hit REC OTR on the unit as many times as needed The record ing length will be determined by the number of times you hit REC OTR Each time i...

Page 23: ...ector on the unit must be select ed to the output channel of the boxes CH 3 or CH 4 and then the actual channel to be recorded must be selected on the boxes Clock must be set to the correct time and d...

Page 24: ...ECT A PROGRAM While setting a program hit REW s s to go back one step and enter the correct numbers using PLAY K K or STOP L L After setting a program 1 Hit POWER 2 Repeat steps 1 to 2 on page 23 3 Hi...

Page 25: ...The following is a chart of common cable channel designations TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display CATV channel TV Display W 80 W 81 W 82 W 83 W 84...

Page 26: ...lor fades in and out You can not copy a copyrighted video tape You are experiencing when making a copy of a video tape copy guard protection Different color marks on screen Magnetism from nearby appli...

Page 27: ...kewarm water and wrung dry Never use a solvent or alcohol Do not spray insec ticide liquid near the unit Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed sur faces AUTO HEAD CLEANING A...

Page 28: ...r la repro ducci n Bot n K Mando a distancia Presione para seleccionar un modo o cifra del men de ajustes 10Bot n F FWD a a Presione para avanzar r p idamente la cinta o para ver la imagen en avance r...

Page 29: ...esione para seleccionar un modo o cifra en el men num ricos de ajustes 19Bot n RECORD Presione para iniciar la grabaci n manual 20Bot n SPEED Presione para elegir la veloci dad de grabaci n deseada SP...

Page 30: ...uste de canal de salida del equipo y seleccione el canal deseado en el equipo PARA MIRAR UN PROGRAMA DE TV PARA VER UNA ENTRADA EXTERNA Cuando se conecta un equipo externo en las tomas de entrada AUDI...

Page 31: ...que aparezca el a o deseado Ejemplo 2005 Presione F FWD B B 6 Seleccione la hora Presione PLAY K o STOP L hasta que aparezca la hora deseada Ejemplo 5 PM Presione F FWD B B 7 Seleccione los minutos Pr...

Page 32: ...improper maintenance commercial use such as hotel rental or office use of this product or damage which results from fire flood lightning or other acts of God THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER PACKING MATER...

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