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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR, locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and CORRECTIVE ACTION columns to remedy the problem. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION No power • AC Power cord is not connected. • Connect AC power cord to AC outlet. • DC battery car cord is not connected • Connect battery cord to vehicle's while TVNCR is installed in cigarette lighter socket and to DC 13.2V vehicle. jack on back of TVNCR. • Fuse in car battery cord is blown. • Replace with 5A, 250V fuse. • POWER button is set to OFF. • Set the POWER button to ON. No picture and sound. • TVNCR is not plugged into an • Plug power cord into an active AC outlet. active AC outlet. • Antenna is not connected. • Check antenna connection. • No channel in memory. • Program tuner's memory. No picture or poor pic- • Direction or condition of antenna is • Adjust direction or replace antenna. ture on TV/VCR. not adequate. • Picture control is not adequate. • Adjust picture controls. No sound or poor sound. • Volume control on remote control • Adjust volume control on remote control unit or main unit is in minimum unit or set. position. • MUTE button on the remote control • Press MUTE button. unit is in the ON position. Timer recording is not • The timer recording is set incorrectly. • Set the timer recording correctly. possible. • The timer recording is not set to ON. • Set the timer recording to ON. Cannot go into Record • The erase-prevention tab on cassette • Place transparent tape over missing mode. is missing. erase-prevention tab. Playback picture is par- • The tracking control is not set • Adjust tracking control for better picture. tially noisy. correctly. No picture but the audio • Video heads are dirty. is OK in playback. • I-lead cleaning is necessary, consult the nearest Service Center. No operation by infrared • No power to TVNCR. Remote Control. • Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet. • Weak batteries. • Check the batteries in infrared Remote Control. Video or color fades in • You are copying a copyrighted video • None. and out when making a tape and are experiencing copy guard copy of a video tape. protection. Cannot set the auto clock • DC battery car cord is connected to • Connect AC power cord to AC outlet to ON. the DC13.2 V jack. - 27 - EN 8B26

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TROUBLESHOOTING
GUIDE
If
you
have
followed
the
instructions
contained
in
this
manual
and
have
difficulty
in
operating
your
TV/VCR,
locate
the
SYMPTOM
in
the
left
column
below.
Check
the
corresponding
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
and
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
columns
to
remedy
the
problem.
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
No
power
•
AC
Power
cord
is
not
connected.
•
DC
battery
car
cord
is
not
connected
while
TVNCR
is
installed
in
vehicle.
•
Fuse
in
car
battery
cord
is
blown.
•
POWER
button
is
set
to
OFF.
•
Connect
AC
power
cord
to
AC
outlet.
•
Connect
battery
cord
to
vehicle's
cigarette
lighter
socket
and
to
DC
13.2V
jack
on
back
of
TVNCR.
•
Replace
with
5A,
250V
fuse.
•
Set
the
POWER
button
to
ON.
No
picture
and
sound.
•
TVNCR
is
not
plugged
into
an
active
AC
outlet.
•
Antenna
is
not
connected.
•
No
channel
in
memory.
•
Plug
power
cord
into
an
active AC
outlet.
•
Check
antenna connection.
•
Program
tuner's
memory.
No
picture
or
poor
pic-
ture
on
TV/VCR.
•
Direction
or
condition
of
antenna
is
not
adequate.
•
Picture
control
is
not
adequate.
•
Adjust
direction
or
replace
antenna.
•
Adjust
picture
controls.
No
sound
or
poor
sound.
•
Volume
control
on
remote
control
unit
or
main
unit
is
in
minimum
position.
•
MUTE
button
on
the
remote
control
unit
is
in
the
ON
position.
•
Adjust
volume
control
on
remote
control
unit
or
set.
•
Press
MUTE
button.
Timer
recording
is
not
possible.
•
The
timer
recording
is
set
incorrectly.
•
The
timer
recording
is
not
set
to
ON.
•
Set
the
timer
recording
correctly.
•
Set
the
timer
recording
to
ON.
Cannot
go
into
Record
mode.
•
The
erase
-prevention
tab
on
cassette
is
missing.
•
Place
transparent
tape
over
missing
erase
-prevention
tab.
Playback
picture
is
par-
tially
noisy.
•
The
tracking
control
is
not
set
correctly.
•
Adjust
tracking
control
for
better
picture.
No
picture
but
the
audio
is
OK
in
playback.
•
Video
heads
are
dirty.
•
I
-lead
cleaning
is
necessary,
consult
the
nearest
Service
Center.
No
operation
by
infrared
Remote
Control.
•
No
power
to
TVNCR.
•
Weak
batteries.
•
Make
sure
the
AC
cord
is
connected
to
an
AC
outlet.
•
Check
the
batteries
in
infrared
Remote
Control.
Video
or
color
fades
in
and
out
when
making
a
copy
of
a
video
tape.
•
You
are
copying
a
copyrighted
video
tape
and are
experiencing
copy
guard
protection.
•
None.
Cannot
set
the
auto
clock
to
ON.
•
DC
battery
car
cord
is
connected
to
the
DC13.2
V
jack.
•
Connect
AC
power
cord
to
AC
outlet
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