Troubleshooting
Your Daewoo VCR is designed to give you trouble-free
performance for many years. If you have a problem with
your VCR, try the solutions listed below.
If the suggestions listed below do not solve your problem,
contract your Daewoo dealer or an authorized Daewoo
service center. You can also call Daewoo directly at
1-800-DAEWOO8(1-800-323-9668).
The front panel display is blank.
Make sure the VCR is plugged in.
The power is on but the VCR does not operate.
Make sure there is a video cassette inserted in the VCR.
A timer recording failed to record on the video
cassette.
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Make sure the video cassette’s safety tab is in place.
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Verify that you set the timer correctly.
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Make sure there is a video cassette in the VCR.
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Make sure the VCR is plugged in.
Picture quality during playback is poor.
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Adjust the picture quality by pressing –CH/TRK+.
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The head may be dirty. Use a head-cleaning tape.
Picture does not appear when you attempt to play
a video cassette
.
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Make sure the TV and VCR are set to the same
channel (channel 3 or 4).
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Verify the connections between the VCR and TV.
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Verify that the VCR indicator is lit on the front display.
Remote control doesn’t work.
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Make sure the batteries are fresh.
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Make sure that you are using the remote control
within the operational range-no more than 30° either
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Glossary
AFT:
Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically
adjusts TV reception to optimum condition.
CABLE:
Cable television.
EP:
Extended play, the slowest recording speed. Designed
to store the maximum amount of program material on a
single video cassette. There is some degradation in
picture/audio quality.
Index Search:
A feature of this VCR that automatically
records an index each time recording begins. It helps you
locate a particular segment of the tape quickly and easily.
LP:
Long Play, an intermediate tape recording speed that
combines most of the picture/audio quality obtainable at
the standard recording speed with some of the tape
economy of Extended Play (EP).
OSD:
On-screen display of information pertinent to the
features of the VCR.
OTR:
One-touch recording, a feature that allows you to
record the program you’re watching by pressing the REC
key. Each press of the key increases the recording time
by 30 minutes, up to four hours.
RF:
Radio frequency, the composite audio/video signal
supplied to a TV receiver (or other video component) by
an antenna or cable system.
Safety tab:
The plastic tab at the back of a video tape
cassette, which when removed, prevents accidental
erasure of a recording.
Shuttle:
A feature that allows you to control speeds
variously in the playback mode. Use of –SLOW/
changes tape speed without degrading the
picture quality.
SP:
Standard play, the recording speed to use when best
picture quality is of prime importance (and when total
recording time is not).
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