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TROUBLESHOOTING
Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair.
POWER
SYMPTOM
1. The power won’t come on.
2. The clock works, but the VCR’s power won’t come on.
3. The remote control won’t function.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
● The power cord is disconnected.
● The TIMER mode is engaged with
Auto Timer set to "OFF" (
Z
pg. 32).
●
The batteries are discharged.
● The A/B CODE switch is in the wrong position.
● The TV/CABLE/VCR switch is in the wrong position.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Connect the power cord.
Press TIMER to disengage.
Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
(
Re-perform the A/B Code setting
Z
pg. 33).
Set the switch to the position corresponding with the unit you want to operate.
TAPE TRANSPORT
SYMPTOM
1. The cassette gets stuck partway during loading, and is ejected.
2. The tape stops during rewind or fast forward.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
The cassette was inserted incorrectly.
●
The Counter Memory indicator
(“M”) is lit on the front display panel.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR. Then insert the cassette
Press C.MEMORY to disengage the
Counter Memory mode and extinguish the indicator.
PLAYBACK
SYMPTOM
1. The tape is running but the picture won’t appear.
2. Noise appears during visual search.
3. Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi soundtrack.
4. The playback picture is blurred or interrupted, even though TV broadcasts are clear.
5. The Hi-Fi soundtrack cannot be heard.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
If you’re using the RF OUT connection ( Z pg. 4), the channel selector on the TV is set incorrectly.
● If you’re using the AV connection
(
Z
pg. 4), the TV receiver is set to the wrong mode.
● This is normal.
● Automatic tracking is engaged.
● The video heads may be dirty.
● The AUDIO MONITOR option at the Function Set screen was set incorrectly.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Set the channel selector to channel 3 or 4.
Set the TV receiver to its AV mode.
(
Engage and adjust tracking manually
Z
pg. 14).
The heads must be cleaned. Consult your JVC dealer.
(
Set AUDIO MONITOR to "HI-FI"
Z
pg. 16).
RECORDING
SYMPTOM
1. Recording won’t start.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
● There’s no cassette loaded.
●
The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Insert a cassette.
Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or load a cassette on which the record safety tab is intact.
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