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CORRECTIVE ACTION
Re-perform the clock and/or timer
settings.
Press
‰
and confirm that “
‰
“ is
displayed on the display panel.
Timer programming can’t be
performed while a timer recording is
in progress. Wait until it finishes.
Load a cassette with the Record
Safety tab intact, or cover the hole
using adhesive tape.
Remove the cassette and cover the hole
with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette
with the Record Safety tab intact.
Check the programmed data and re-
programme as necessary, then press
‰
again.
The programme may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time make
sure you have enough time on the tape
to record the entire programme.
Refer to "Guide Program Number Set"
and re-perform the procedure (
Z
pg. 43).
SYMPTOM
1. Timer recording won’t work.
2. Timer programming is not possible.
3. “
‰
“ and “
]
“ on the display
panel won’t stop blinking.
4. The cassette is automatically
ejected, and “
‰
“ and “
]
“ on the
display panel won’t stop blinking.
5. “
‰
“ blinks for 10 seconds and the
Timer mode is disengaged.
6. The cassette is automatically
ejected, the power shuts off and
“
‰
“ and “
]
“ won’t stop
blinking.
7. The VIDEO Plus+ system does not
timer-record properly.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
The clock and/or the timer have
been set incorrectly.
●
The timer is not engaged.
●
Timer recording is in progress.
●
The timer is engaged but there’s no
cassette loaded.
●
The loaded cassette has had its
Record Safety tab removed.
●
‰
has been pressed when there are
no programs in memory, or the timer
record information has been
programmed incorrectly.
●
The end of the tape was reached
during timer recording.
●
The recorder’s preset positions have
been set incorrectly.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Position the camcorder so its
microphone is away from the TV.
Turn the TV’s volume down.
If you need the skipped channels,
restore them (
Z
pg. 48).
Press
PAUSE
to pause the recording,
change presets, then press
PLAY
to
resume recording.
Perform manual setting again.
Turn off the recorder once and connect
the TV aerial cable to the recorder
properly, then turn on the recorder
again. The recorder will try Auto Set
Up again (
Z
pg. 8).
Turn off the recorder once and connect
the fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable to
the recorder properly, then turn on the
recorder again. Then perform Preset
Download again (
Z
pg. 9).
SYMPTOM
1. Whistling or howling is heard from
the TV during camcorder record-
ing.
2. When scanning channels, some of
them are skipped over.
3. The preset cannot be changed.
4. Channel settings that were made
manually seem to have changed or
disappeared.
5. No channels are stored in the
recorder's memory.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
The camcorder’s microphone is too
close to the TV.
●
The TV’s volume is too high.
●
Those channels have been desig-
nated to be skipped.
●
Recording is in progress.
●
After the manual settings were
made, Auto Channel Set was
performed.
●
The TV aerial cable was not
connected to the recorder when
Auto Set Up was performed.
●
The fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable
was not connected between TV and
the recorder when Preset Download
was performed.
3. Tape-to-tape editing is not possible.
4. Camcorder recording is not
possible.
●
The source (another video recorder,
camcorder) has not been properly
connected.
●
All necessary power switches have
not been turned on.
●
The input mode is not correct.
●
The camcorder has not been
properly connected.
●
The input mode is not correct.
Confirm that the source is properly
connected.
Confirm that all units’ power switches
are turned on.
Set the input mode to “L-1”,“L-2”,
“F-1” or “S-1”.
Confirm that the camcorder is
properly connected.
Set the input mode to “L-1”,“L-2”,
“F-1” or “S-1”.
OTHER PROBLEMS
TIMER RECORDING
