Symphonic RSMGTD204 Owner's Manual - Page 48

PROBLEM Picture OK, Sound Poor Timer recording is not possible Cannot go into Record mode Playback picture is partially noisy No picture but the audio is OK in playback No operation by infrared Remote Control Video or color fades in and out when making a copy of a video tape. Different color marks on screen CORRECTIVE ACTION • Try a new channel, if OK, then possible station trouble. • Check for local interference. • Make sure the timer recording is set correctly. • Make sure the power is off. • Make sure the TV/VCR/DVD clock is set correctly. • Make sure the tape has an erase-prevention tab. If need, cover the • hole with plastic tape. • Adjust tracking control for a better picture using the CHANNEL • button K or L on the TV/VCR/DVD. • Head cleaning may be necessary. Refer to "AUTO HEAD • CLEANING" on page 50. • Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet. • Check batteries in remote control. • You can not copy a copyrighted video tape. You are experiencing • copy guard protection. • Magnetism from nearby appliances and geomagnetism might affect the color of the TV picture. Move the TV/VCR/DVD away from the appliances, the TV/VCR/DVD can repair itself automatically. If you want to repair immediately, unplug the power cord, then plug it in again 30 minutes later or so. This automatically resets the TV/VCR/DVD. CLOSED CAPTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE REMEDY My TV/VCR/DVD is showing • You are watching a live broadcast and spelling errors made by the captions that are misspelled. • closed captioning production company may pass through uncorrected. • A prerecorded program will not show any misspelled words because • of the normal time available for editing the captions. My TV/VCR/DVD will not show • Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual the text dialogue in its entirety or • are common for live broadcast. Most captioning production there is a delay of what is being said. • companies can display a dialogue to a maximum of 220 words • per minute. If a dialogue exceeds that rate, selective editing is used • to insure that the captions remain up-to-date with the current • TV screen dialogue. My captions are scrambled with white boxes on the TV screen. • Interference caused by building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc. • may cause scrambled or incomplete captions to appear. My program guide listed a TV show as being closed captioned but none of the captions were displayed. • Broadcasters may at times use a time compression process to speed • up the actual program so that additional advertising time can be • given. Since the decoder cannot read the compressed information, • captions will be lost. My prerecorded video tape does not • The video tape was either an illegal copy or the tape duplicating show any captions. The tape box • company accidentally left out the captioning signals during the mentions it being closed captioned. • copying process. My TV screen shows a black box • You are in the TEXT mode. Select CAPTION mode to CAPTION on certain channels. • [OFF]. - 48 - EN 01A11