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SYMPTOMS CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Play mode indicated but no audio or
video to TV. (continued)
Poor video/snowy picture or lines on
screen.
• VCR connected by (75 OHM coax)
antenna coax to TV.
TV set in “monitor mode”.
• VCR connected to A/V OUTPUT jacks
of television monitor instead of input.
• Output of VCR A/V RCA cables or coax
not connected to TV input.
• Switchable input device used between
TV and VCR (game prep).
• Poor connection between VCR output
and TV input.
• Reversed A/V inputs to TV.
• Shorted coax cable between VCR and TV.
• Dirty heads.
• Switch to TV mode.
• Change connections from A/V output
to A/V input.
• Check connector between VCR and
TV.
• Verify proper bypass mode for VCR
pass-thru to television monitor.
• Check connection(a).
• Check connection(b).
• Check cable/by pass or continuity test.
• Clean head using tape cartridge
cleaner. We recommend using
cartridge with cloth or paper tape and
cleaning drops included.
These are readily available at retail
stores.
