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CORRECTIVE ACTION
Insert a cassette.
Remove the cassette and cover the
hole with adhesive tape, or load a
cassette on which the record safety
tab is intact.
Set the VCR to the appropriate
channel.
Refer to the directions and the
illustration under “Edit to And From
Another VCR” (
Z
pg. 40) or “Edit
From A Camcorder” (
Z
pg. 41) and
properly connect the units.
Make sure the power to all units is on.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
There’s no cassette loaded.
●
The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
●
The VCR has been set to its AUX
mode by mistake.
●
The VCRs or the camcorder and the
VCR have been incorrectly con-
nected.
●
The power to one or more of the
units has not been turned on.
SYMPTOM
1. Recording won’t start.
2. TV broadcasts won’t record
properly.
3. Tape-to-tape editing won’t work.
RECORDING
TIMER RECORDING
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Check or re-perform the clock/timer
settings to ensure correctness.
Press TIMER and check to make sure
that TIMER appears on the front
display panel.
Re-perform the set-up procedures.
Make sure you have compensated for
Guide Channel and VCR or cable
box channel number mismatches
(
Z
pg. 19).
Timer programming can’t be performed
when timer recording is in progress.
Wait until it finishes.
Load a cassette with the record safety
tab intact, or with the hole covered
with adhesive tape.
Remove the cassette and cover its
hole with adhesive tape, or replace it
with a cassette on which the safety
tab is intact.
Check the programmed data and re-
program as necessary, then press
TIMER again.
The program may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time
make sure you have enough time on
the tape to record the entire program.
Connect the Cable Box Controller
correctly (
Z
pg. 15).
After confirming your cable box’s
output channel number, re-access the
Cable Box Output screen and select
the correct number (
Z
pg. 17).
Make sure the power is on before
timer recording starts.
SYMPTOM
1. Timer recording won’t work.
2. On-screen timer programming
won’t work.
3. TIMER and
]
on the front
display panel won’t stop blinking.
4. The cassette is automatically
ejected, and TIMER and
]
on the
front display panel won’t stop
blinking.
5. TIMER blinks for 10 seconds and
the timer mode is disengaged.
6. The cassette is automatically
ejected, the power shuts off and
TIMER and
]
won’t stop
blinking.
7. Cable channels are not automatically
switched during timer recording.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
The clock and/or the timer have
been set incorrectly.
●
The timer is not engaged.
●
The VCR has not been set up properly.
●
Timer recording is in progress.
●
The timer is engaged but there’s no
cassette loaded.
●
The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
●
TIMER has been pressed when there
are no programs in memory, or the
timer record program information
has not been programmed correctly.
●
The end of tape was reached during
timer recording.
●
The Cable Box Controller is not
properly connected to the VCR.
●
The output channel selected in the
Cable Box Output screen is incorrect.
●
The cable box’s power is off.
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