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What is Happening
You set up a VCR Event
Timer, but the VCR does not
record the program you want.
You edit an automatic event
timer. The timer does not
start or does not end
according to the program for
which you set the timer.
You try to set up a manual
event timer. The receiver
displays an Error message.
The receiver does not display
the program name for a
manual event timer.
You set an event timer. The
event timer misses the
beginning or the end of a
program.
Possible Reasons Why
You may not have turned the
VCR ON, inserted a tape, or
rewound the tape. Or, the write-
protect tab on the tape may have
been removed.
If you use the receiver back panel
RF of VHF connections in the
wiring setup, you may not have
set the receiver channel 3/4
setting and both the VCR
modulator output and viewing
channel to either 3 or 4.
There may be obstacles between
the receiver and the VCR.
If you set up the VCR Event
Timer using the Create an
Event Timer menu, you may
have selected an Auto-Tune, or
Reminder, instead of a VCR timer.
If you did select a VCR timer, you
may have selected an
inappropriate timer frequency.
If you set up the VCR Event
Timer using the quick record
feature, the timer was one-time
only, and may have missed
another showing of the program.
Editing an automatic event timer
converts it to a manual event
timer. Such a timer starts and
stops at the times you specify, not
the start and stop times of any
specific program.
You may have tried to set a
manual event timer with invalid
start or stop times.
The receiver may not be able to
display a program name for a
manual event timer.
The program may have started a
little earlier than scheduled, or it
may have run over its scheduled
ending time.
What to Do
Make sure the VCR is ON, with a tape inserted
on which you want to record, that the tape is
rewound, and that the write-protect tab on the
tape is intact.
If you use the RF of VHF connections, you must
set the receiver channel 3/4 setting and both the
VCR modulator output and viewing channel to
either 3 or 4.
Remove any obstacles between the receiver and
the VCR.
When you set up a VCR Event Timer, make sure
to select the VCR option in the Timer Type list
on the Create an Event Timer menu. Also,
make sure to select the proper option in the
Timer Frequency list on this menu.
Remember that you can set up a Once (one-time
only) timer using the quick record feature.
If you want an automatic event timer to start and
stop according to a specific program, avoid
editing that event timer.
Review the rules on start and stop times for
manual event timers.
Use the Program Guide or a printed schedule
to find the program name.
Use the Start 1 min. early option to start any
event timer one minute early, except for a pay
per view event.
Use a manual event timer to start any event timer
at the times you set yourself, except for a pay
per view event.
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