Sony SLV-400 Operating Instructions - Page 51

Troubleshooting

If

you

have

a

problem

with

your

VCR,

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

Center

facility.

Symptom

Possible

causes

and

remedies

Power

The

POWER

switch

doesn't

work.

•

The

power

cord

is

disconnected.

•

The

VCR

is

in

the

timer

standby

mode.

Press

TIMER

REC

ON/OFF,

then

turn

on

the

VCR.

The

power

is

turned

on

but

the

VCR

doesn't

work.

•

The

safety

device

on

the

VCR

has

switched

on.

Turn

the

power

off,

disconnect

the

power

cord

from

the

wall

outlet,

and

let

the

VCR

rest

for

at

least

an

hour

before

trying

it

again.

Time

and

Date

Clock

The

clock

has

stopped

and

"

-

:

- -

"

•

There

has

been

a

power

interruption.

Reset

the

time,

lights

up.

date

and

timer

settings.

TV

Reception

TV

reception

is

poor.

•

The

channel

for

the

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.

Recording

and

Playback

Shaky

and/or

snowy

picture

during

•

The

N's

channel

is

not

set

to

the

one

preset

for

the

recording.

VCR.

•

The

TV

signal

is

weak.

Adjust

the

direction

of

the

antenna.

No

picture

on

the

TV

screen.

•

Press

TV/VTR

so

that

the

VTR

indication

appears

in

the

display

window.

•

The

TV

channel

is

not

set

to

Ch

3

or

Ch

4,

or

the

video

input

has

not

been

selected

on

the

TV

or

monitor.

The

VCR

won't

record.

•

No

cassette

has

been

inserted.

•

The

cassette

is

at

its

end.

•

INPUT

SELECT

is

not

set

correctly.

•

The

safety

tab

on

the

cassette

is

broken

off.

The

playback

picture

is

not

clear.

•

The

channel

for

the

VCR

is

not

correctly

tuned

on

the

TV.

•

A

cassette

recorded

on

another

VCR

is

being

played

back.

Adjust

the

tracking

with

TRACKING

NORMAL/SLOW

and

STILL

ADJUST

on

the

Remote

Commander.

•

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

a

cleaning

cassette

is

not

available

in

your

area,

have

the

heads

cleaned

at

your

nearest

Sony

Service

Center

facility.

With

this

service,

there

would

be

a

standard

charge.

(Do

not

use

a

commercially

-available

wet

-type

cleaning

cassette.

It

may

cause

damage

to

the

video

heads.)

•

The

video

heads

are

worn

out.

Identifying

the

Parts

and

Controls/Troubleshooting

Additional

Information

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