Care and Servicing (Problems)
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Care
and
Servicing
(Problems)
Often Encountered Problems
PROBLEM
THINGS TO CHECK
SOLUTION
NO POWER
POWER CORD PLUGGED
IN?
CONNECT THE POWER
CORD TO AC OUTLET
DELAYED
RECORDING
PROGRAM SET TO THE
CORRECT CHANNEL?
RESET THE DELAYED
RECORDING. IF USING
VCR PLUS+, CHECK
DOES NOT WORK THE
CHANNEL SETUP.
PROGRAM TIME AND
DATE SET CORRECTLY?
RESET THE DELAYED
RECORDING/
VCR POWER TURNED
OFF?
TURN POWER OFF TO
ACTIVATE THE TIMER?
SAFETY TAB REMOVED
FROM THE
VIDEOCASSEETTE?
PUT CELLOPHANE TAPE
OVER THE TAB AREA, OR
USE A VIDEOCASSETTE
WITH THE SAFETY TAB
INTACT.
TV PROGRAM
CANNOT BE VIEWED
OR RECOREDED?
LOOSE OR
INAPPROPRIATE
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
VCR AND TV?
REVIEW HOOKUP
DIRECTIONS AND MAKE
CORRECT FRIM
CONNECTIONS.
POOR PICTURE
QUALITY.
TV CHANNEL SELECTOR
ON THE PROPER
CHANNNEL?
SET TV TO CHANNEL 3
OR 4 AS CORRECT FOR
YOUR AREA/
IS TV CORRECTLY
TUNED?
FINE TUNE THE TV.
STATIC LINES THROUGH
THE PICTURE?
PRESS 1 OR 4 BUTTON
TO ADJUST TRACKING.
NOISY PICTURE DESPITE
ALL PREVIOUS
ADJUSTMENTS, EVEN
WHEN PLAYING
DIFFERENT CASSETTES?
HAVE VIDEO HEADS
CLEANED BY A
QUALIFIED SERVICE
TECHNICIAN.
NO PICTURE DURING
TV SET TO THE CORRECT SET TV TO CHANNEL 3