Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting
If
you
are
having
trouble
with
your
Video
please
check the
following
before
calling
your
service centre.
No
picture
and no sound
?
Check that the Video
plug
has
been
plugged
in and switched on
at a mains wall socket and that
the television has been
plugged
in
and switched on.
?
Check the aerial lead is
undamaged
and
securely
connected to the correct sockets
in both the television and the
Video.
?
Check that
you
have tuned into a
video channel on
your
television.
?
If
you
are
using
a AV
connection,
check that the cable is secure and
that the correct AV channel is
selected on
your
television.
No
playback
or a
poor
picture
?
Try
a different video cassette. If the
problem
is
resolved,
the
problem
may
have been the cassette itself.
?
Try using
the
tracking
buttons 3
or
4
to reduce the amount of
visible interference.
?
If the cassette contains a
recording
that
you
have
recently
made from the
television,
the
television channels
may
not be
tuned to the Video
correctly.
TV
programmes
cannot
be recorded
?
Check the
reception
on
your
television set. If
you
cannot receive
a
picture through your
aerial,
the
Video will be unable to record
television broadcasts.
?
Check the aerial lead is
undamaged
and
securely
connected to the correct sockets.
?
Check that the Video has been
tuned to the television
programmes properly.
?
Check the rear of the video
cassette to see if the
safety
tab
used to
prevent recording
has
been removed.
?
Check that the
signal being
received
by
the television is
reasonable
quality.
A
video
tape
cannot be
inserted
?
Check that there is not a cassette
in the Video
already.
?
Is the video cassette the
right way
round? The windows should be at
the
top
and the arrow should be
pointing
toward the Video.
The Remote Control
does not work
?
Has the Video been
plugged
in
and switched on?
?
Check that the batteries have
been inserted
correctly
into the
Remote Control.
The
top
of the video
picture
is unstable
?
The video cassette
may
be
damaged.
Insert another video
cassette and check the
picture
from it.
?
Try adjusting
the horizontal control
on
your
television,
you
should
consult
your
television user
guide
on how to do this.
?
Check the aerial lead is
undamaged
and
securely
connected to the correct sockets.
?
Ensure that the television has
been
correctly
tuned to
your
Video.
NICAM sound is not
being
recorded
(L396D/L396 Only)
?
Check that AUTO has been
selected in the NICAM menu.
?
Consult a TV
guide
to check that
the broadcast was in stereo.
?
Check
your
television user
guide
to see if
you
have a NICAM stereo
feature on
your
television.
NoHi-Fisound
(L399/L398/L396D/L396/
L395
Only)
?
In the Audio menu check that the
STEREO
option
has been
selected.
?
Check
your
television user
guide
to see if
you
have a stereo feature
on
your
television.
Autoplay
does not work
?
If the
safety
tab has not been
removed from the video cassette
this function will not work.
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