JVC SR-V101US Instruction Manual - Page 27

Troubleshooting Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you from the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair. Power SYMPTOM The power will not come on. POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The AC power cord is disconnected. ● The Child Lock function is activated. The clock works, but the ● The VCR is in the timer recording standby mode VCR's power will not come with "AUTO TIMER" set to "OFF" (੬ pg. 18). on. ● The Child Lock function is activated. The Remote will not function. ● The batteries are discharged. ● The VCR is in the timer recording standby mode. ● Remote control A/B code is wrong. CORRECTIVE ACTION ● Connect the AC power cord. ● Press and hold POWER 1 for more than 10 seconds to release the Child Lock function. (੬ pg. 20) ● Press TIMER to disengage the timer. ● Press and hold POWER 1 for more than 10 seconds to release the Child Lock function. (੬ pg. 20) ● Replace batteries. ● Press TIMER to disengage the timer. ● Reset A/B code. (੬ pg. 22) Playback SYMPTOM The tape is running but the picture will not appear. POSSIBLE CAUSE ● If the RF connection (੬ pg. 7) is used to view the picture, the channel on the TV is set incorrectly. ● If the AV or S-video connection (੬ pg. 7) is used to view the picture, the TV receiver is set to the wrong mode. CORRECTIVE ACTION ● Select channel 3 or 4 on the TV. ● Select the AV mode on the TV. Recording SYMPTOM Recording will not start. POSSIBLE CAUSE ● There is no cassette loaded. ● "REC SAFETY" is set to "ON" and the loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed. CORRECTIVE ACTION ● Insert a cassette on which the record safety tab is intact. ● Set "REC SAFETY" to "OFF" (੬ pg. 19). Timer Recording SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION Timer recording will not work. ● The clock and/or the timer program have been set incorrectly. ● The timer is not engaged. ● The VCR has not been set up properly. ● Set the clock and/or timer program correctly. ● Press TIMER to engage the timer and make sure that # appears on the display panel. ● Re-perform the set-up procedures. Make sure you have compensated for guide channel and VCR channel number mismatches. (੬ pg. 15) Timer programing will not ● Timer recording is in progress. work. ● Timer programing cannot be performed when timer recording is in progress. Wait until it finishes. You moved, and now VCR ● The receivable stations in the new area are Plus+ system does not received on different channels than those in the work properly previous area. ● Re-perform the procedure in "Changing VCR Plus+® Setting" (੬ pg. 15). Other Problems SYMPTOM The channel cannot be changed. POSSIBLE CAUSE ● Recording is in progress. Even though Auto or Semiauto Clock Set has been performed, the clock is incorrect. ● The clock setting data received from the host channel is incorrect. Buttons and controls do not function at all. ● Mode Lock is activated. CORRECTIVE ACTION ● Press PAUSE (9) to pause the recording, change channels, then press PLAY (4) to resume recording. ● Select a different host channel during Semiauto Clock Set (੬ pg. 8), or perform Manual Clock Set (੬ pg. 8). ● Press and hold OK on the Remote for more than 5 seconds to deactivate Mode Lock. - 27 -