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Troubleshooting If any difficulty should arise during operation, first check the power cord connection, then go through the following list. Should the difficulty persist, unplug the unit, and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Power Symptom The power switch does not function. The power is turned on, but the unit does not operate. Clock and timer The clock has stopped and "88:88" is blinking. I - TV reception TV program is not clearly displayed on the TV screen. Recording and ' Noisy picture during recording playback No picture on the TV screen Noisy picture during playback. Recording cannot be made. The playback picture is not clear. The picture moves vertically during picture search mode. Sound drop-out Possible causes and remedies • The power cord is disconnected. • The safety device on the unit has been activated. Turn the power off, disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet and leave the unit turned off for more than 1 minute. • There has been a power interruption. Reset the date, clock time and timer setting. • The channel for VCR is not correctly tuned on the TV. • The TV signal is weak. Adjust the direction of the antenna. • The AC power cord of the VCR is disconnected. • The TV's channel is not set to that preset for the VCR. • The TV signal is weak. Adjust the direction of the antenna. • Press ANT TV/VCR so that the VCR indicator appears in the display window. • For UHF programs, check that the UHF antenna is installed. • The TV's channel is not set to 3 CH or 4 CH, or the video input has not been selected at the monitor. A tape recorded in the LP mode may not provide picture of sufficient quality during still picture and picture search modes. • No cassette has been inserted. • The tape is at its end. • INPUT SELECT is not set correctly. For TV program recording, press INPUT SELECT so that the A/V indicator does not light. • The channel for the VCR is not correctly tuned on the TV. • The video heads are dirty. Clean the heads using the Sony T-25CL video head cleaning cassette. For details on cleaning, refer to the instructions furnished with the cleaning cassette. If the cleaning cassette is not available in your area, have the heads cleaned at the nearest Sony facility. • If you used a commercially available wet-type cleaning cassette, it may have damaged the video heads. • Adjust SHARPNESS. (See page 25.) • Press AUTO TRACKING. Or adjust tracking manually. (See page 25.) • Adjust the vertical hold control on the TV or color monitor. The tape is defective. Use a new video cassette tape. 43

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Troubleshooting
If
any
difficulty
should
arise
during
operation,
first
check
the
power
cord
connection,
then
go
through
the
following
list.
Should
the
difficulty
persist,
unplug
the
unit,
and
contact
your
Sony
dealer
or
local
authorized
Sony
service
facility.
Symptom
Power
The
power
switch
does
not
function.
The
power
is
turned
on,
but
the
unit
does
not
operate.
Clock
and
timer
The
clock
has
stopped
and
"88:88"
is
blinking.
I
-
TV
reception
TV
program
is
not
clearly
displayed
on
the
TV
screen.
Recording
and
'
Noisy
picture
during
recording
playback
No
picture
on
the
TV
screen
Noisy
picture
during
playback.
Recording
cannot
be
made.
The
playback
picture
is
not
clear.
The
picture
moves
vertically
during
picture
search
mode.
Sound
drop
-out
Possible
causes
and
remedies
•
The
power
cord
is
disconnected.
•
The
safety
device
on
the
unit
has
been
activated.
Turn
the
power
off,
disconnect
the
power
cord
from
the
wall
outlet
and
leave
the
unit
turned
off
for
more
than
1
minute.
•
There
has
been
a
power
interruption.
Reset
the
date,
clock
time
and
timer
setting.
•
The
channel
for
VCR
is
not
correctly
tuned
on
the
TV.
•
The
TV
signal
is
weak.
Adjust
the
direction
of
the
antenna.
•
The
AC
power
cord
of
the
VCR
is
disconnected.
•
The
TV's
channel
is
not
set
to
that
preset
for
the
VCR.
•
The
TV
signal
is
weak.
Adjust
the
direction
of
the
antenna.
•
Press
ANT
TV/VCR
so
that
the
VCR
indicator
appears
in
the
display
window.
•
For
UHF
programs,
check
that
the
UHF
antenna
is
installed.
•
The
TV's
channel
is
not
set
to
3
CH
or
4
CH,
or
the
video
input
has
not
been
selected
at
the
monitor.
A
tape
recorded
in
the
LP
mode
may
not
provide
picture
of
sufficient
quality
during
still
picture
and
picture
search
modes.
•
No
cassette
has
been
inserted.
•
The
tape
is
at
its
end.
•
INPUT
SELECT
is
not
set
correctly.
For
TV
program
recording,
press
INPUT
SELECT
so
that
the
A/V
indicator
does
not
light.
•
The
channel
for
the
VCR
is
not
correctly
tuned
on
the
TV.
•
The
video
heads
are
dirty.
Clean
the
heads
using
the
Sony
T-25CL
video
head
cleaning
cassette.
For
details
on
cleaning,
refer
to
the
instructions
furnished
with
the
cleaning
cassette.
If
the
cleaning
cassette
is
not
available
in
your
area,
have
the
heads
cleaned
at
the
nearest
Sony
facility.
•
If
you
used
a
commercially
available
wet
-type
cleaning
cassette,
it
may
have
damaged
the
video
heads.
•
Adjust
SHARPNESS.
(See
page
25.)
•
Press
AUTO
TRACKING.
Or
adjust
tracking
manually.
(See
page
25.)
•
Adjust
the
vertical
hold
control
on
the
TV
or
color
monitor.
The
tape
is
defective.
Use
a
new
video
cassette
tape.
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