Manual
TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)
Check to make sure the tape is not broken.
• Check to make sure the VCR is not in pause mode. Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to normal playback.
• Check the ProTect PlusTM feature,
REWIND DOES NOT OPERATE
• Check to make sure the tape is not already rewound.
VCR PLUS SYSTEM OR TIMER RECORDING NOT MADE OR WRONG PROGRAM RECORDED
• Check to make sure the correct VCR Plus+ system code is entered.
• Check to make sure the cable box or satellite receiver was turned on when recording was to begin.
• Check to make sure the program was entered correctly (wrong channel or times).
• Power interruption. Reset the clock.
• Check to see if time and date are correct - including AM/PM.
Check to make sure the program did not exceed the tape's length or the tape was not rewound beforehand.
• Check to make sure the VCR was turned off at the time recording was to start.
• Check to make sure there was a tape in the VCR and the cassette's safety tab was intact.
• VCR ejects cassette when the end of the tape is reached during a timer recording.
• Check to make sure VCR Plus+ system setup was completed correctly.
WILL NOT RECORD
• Check to make sure the safety tab is intact.
• Check to make sure the VCR is not in the line mode. Press INPUT on the remote.
INTERNAL CLOCK SHOWS INCORRECT TIME OR DATE
• Power interruption.
• Check to make sure the clock is set accurately (check AM/PM and date).
• Check Daylight-Saving setting. The clock may have adjusted for daylight-saving time.
TIME DID NOT ADJUST FOR DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME
• Check to make sure daylight-saving feature isset correctly.
VCR MAKES NOISE WHEN STOPPED
• VCR is removing tape from heads. This is normal. The head cylinder inside the VCR will continue to rotate for a few
minutes after you put the VCR in the stop mode,
WILL NOT AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH ACTIVE CHANNELS CORRECTLY
• Check to make sure the antenna connections are secure and correct.
• Check to make sure the Signal Type: CABLE/ANTENNA feature is set correctly,
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