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Troubleshooting
Tim
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The SHOWVIEW menu
or the TIMER
PROGRAMMING menu
does not appear.
• Check that TIMER METHOD in the EASY OPERATION
menu is set correctly (see page 73).
The VPS/PDC function
does not operate
properly.
• Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
• Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one
(there might be a mistake in the TV programme guide). If
the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good
VPS/PDC information, the VCR will not start recording.
• If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be
altered and the VCR might not start recording.
Sy
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The SYNCHRO REC
button turns off while
recording or does not go
back to recording
standby mode.
• The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and press
SYNCHRO REC again.
The Synchronized
Recording function does
not work.
• The connected equipment was not turned off.
Turn off the connected equipment and press SYNCHRO
REC again.
• There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.
The programme recorded
with the Synchronized
Recording function is
incomplete.
• If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized
Recording overlap, the programme that starts first has
priority and the second programme starts recording only
after the first programme has finished.
• There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.
Cana
l Plus
You cannot watch Canal
Plus programmes when
the VCR is in standby
mode.
• Check that DEC is set to ON for this channel in the TV
STATION TABLE menu.
• Make sure the Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged securely.
A Canal Plus programme
is always recorded
scrambled.
• Make sure the Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged securely.
• Check that DEC is set to ON for this channel in the TV
STATION TABLE menu.
Symptom
Remedy