• VCR is in pause mode. Press
PAUSE.
• Safety tab removed from cassette.
• Make sure the line indicator (
L1
or
L2
) is turned off in VCR’s display panel
for normal recording from the VCR’s tuner. Press
INPUT
to turn off the line
indicator.
• Wrong PlusCode number entered.
• Cable box or satellite receiver was not turned on at time recording was to
begin. VCR cannot control cable box or satellite receiver, or component is
positioned incorrectly.
• Program entered incorrectly (wrong channel or times).
• Power interruption. Clock area in display panel will show
- -:- -
.
• Check to see if time and date are correct — including
AM/PM
.
• Program exceeded tape’s length or tape was not rewound beforehand.
• VCR was not turned off at the time recording was to start.
• No tape in VCR or cassette’s safety tab broken off.
• 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.
• Check antenna connections.
• Check
Signal Type: CABLE/ANTENNA
feature. See page 13.
• Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if
Signal Type: CABLE/ANTENNA
feature is set to
CABLE
. Details are on page 13.
• Set
Auto Play ON/OFF
feature to
ON.
Details are on page 24.
•
Auto Repeat
feature turned on. Details are on page 24.
•
Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP
feature must be set to
STEREO
to record
broadcast stereo. See page 42.
•
Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP
feature must be set to
SAP
to record SAP.
See page 42.
•
STEREO
or
SAP
indicator not on. Station not broadcasting stereo or SAP.
•
Tape Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/MIX
feature must be set to
HI-FI
to hear stereo
sound during playback. See page 23.
• Stereo signal is weak. Set
Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP
feature to
MONO
.
• Press one of the
TRACKING
up or down buttons to minimize the noise.
• COMMERCIAL
A
ADVANCE™
CF Playback
feature set to
AUTO
. See page 33.
•
CF Marking: ON/OFF
feature set to
OFF
. See page 32.
• Recording is less than 15 minutes.
• A single isolated commercial cannot be marked.
• Recording started in the middle of a commercial segment.
• The commercial is longer than one minute.
• A commercial group within the first or last two minutes of a recording.
• Accuracy and effectiveness can vary depending upon program content and
the characteristics of the commercials.
• Effectiveness may vary when local television stations insert their own
commercials.
• It does not mark commercials between 30-and-45 seconds and 45-and-60
seconds.
• COMMERCIAL
A
ADVANCE™ is designed to record the commercials, mark
them, and then skip over the marked commercials during playback.
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References
Trouble Checks
Trouble
Here's what to try:
Will not record
VCR Plus+ or timer recording not made
or wrong program recorded
VCR makes noise when stopped
Will not auto search active
channels correctly
Cannot select channels over 69
Cassette with safety tab removed does not start to
play automatically
Segment of tape plays over and over
Stereo or SAP sound not recorded
No stereo sound during playback
Stereo audio too noisy
VCR forwards through commercials or
momentarily displays a blue screen during
playback
COMMERCIAL
A
ADVANCE™ feature does not
mark commercials
Commercials recorded even though
COMMERCIAL
A
ADVANCE™ feature was
turned on.
