User Manual

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Appendix: references
Troubleshooting Tips (Cont.)
Will not record or play
• Check to make sure there is a tape in the VCR.
• Try ejecting and reinserting the cassette.
• Check to make sure the tape is not broken.
• Check to make sure the VCR is not in pause mode. Press PAUSE or
PLAY to return to normal playback.
• Check the ProTect Plus™ feature.
Rewind does not operate
• Check to make sure the tape is not already rewound.
VCR Plus programming system or timer
recording not made or wrong program
recorded
• Check to make sure the correct VCR Plus+ code is entered.
• Check to make sure the cable box or satellite receiver was turned on
when recording was to begin.
• Check to make sure the program was entered correctly (wrong
channel or times).
• Power interruption. Reset the clock.
• Check to see if time and date are correct – including AM/PM.
• Check to make sure the program did not exceed the tape’s length or
the tape was not rewound beforehand.
• Check to make sure the VCR was turned off at the time recording
was to start.
• Check to make sure there was a tape in the VCR and the cassette’s
safety tab was intact.
• VCR ejects cassette when the end of the tape is reached during a
timer recording.
• Check to make sure VCR Plus+ setup was completed correctly.
Will not record
• Check to make sure the safety tab is intact.
• Check to make sure the VCR is not in the line mode. Press INPUT on
the remote.
Clock shows incorrect time or date
• Power interruption.
• Check to make sure the clock is set accurately (check AM/PM and
date).
• Check Daylight-Saving setting. The clock may have adjusted for
daylight-saving time.
Time did not adjust for Daylight-Saving time
• Check to make sure daylight-saving feature is set correctly.