User guide

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Before calling for service...
Please check to see if any problem which you may have with your video recorder is
described here before taking it for service or calling a service engineer.
Problem Possible solution?
No mains power to the recorder • Is the video recorder plugged into the
mains?
• Is the mains supply on and switched
on?
TV programmes cannot be recorded • Can you get a picture on the TV
screen?
• If are not the aerial and RF lead
connected?
• Are the TV channels properly tuned in?
• Has the safety tab been removed from
the video cassette to prevent recording?
A timer recording does not take place • Is POWER off?(Is the “TIMER” showing
in the display?)
• Were the recording start and end times
set correctly?
• Are the timer settings in the timer
menu?
• Was the power interrupted after setting
the timer?
If so the time setting will be erased and
timer recordings will not take place.
AUTO PLAY does not work • Has the safety tab been removed from
the video cassette?
There is no picture on playback, or it is • Are the TV channels properly tuned in?
noisy and streaky • Try another video cassette.
• Can you minimise the noise bars to an
acceptable level with the “0” or “
D” and
“
E” buttons?
The top of the playback picture is • Is the video cassette damaged?
unstable Try another one.
• Adjust the horizontal hold control on
you TV set.
• Insure that you are using the “video”
channel on your TV set example 0, 8, 9
or 12.
Video cassettes cannot be inserted • Is the cassette compartment empty?
• Are you trying to insert the cassette the
right way round?
No Hi-Fi sound • Switch “AUDIO” in the main menu to
“STEREO”.
Video Head Cleaning
Whenever a video cassette is inserted into or ejected from your Video the video head
is automatically cleaned. This should mean that additional head cleaning should not
be necessary. However dirt accumulating on the head after a long period of time can
cause the playback picture to become blurred or broken up. High quality video cas-
sette tapes will not normally deposit dirt onto the video head, but old or damaged
tapes might.