CHAPTER FIVE: T ROUBLESHOOTING 71Possible SolutionMake sure the unit is plugged into a working wall outlet.Press the POWER button.Make sure the tape is window-side up with thearrow pointing away from you.Make sure there is no other tape in the compartment.Make sure the antenna or cable is connected and that the TV/VCR isreceiving the broadcast signal.Make sure the record safety tab is intact.Check the Timer Record VCR Setup option.Make sure the unit was turned off.Check the programmed start and stop times.Make sure the time is set correctly.Adjust the tracking.Clean the video heads.Make sure there has been a recording on the tape.Check the antenna or cable connections.Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode.Make sure the tape hasn’t already been rewound.Make sure the VCR is not recording.Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode.Make sure the tape hasn’t already been forwarded.Make sure the VCR is not recording.This is normal for SP and LP recordings.ProblemUnit won’t turn on.Unit won’t take video tapeUnit didn’t record aprogram.Unit didn’t record a timerprogram.There is no picture, the pictureis distorted during video tapeplayback, or there is noise orstreaks in the picture.You can’t receive regularbroadcasts.Rewind command doesn’twork.Fast forward command doesn’twork.Picture is streaked during pausemode.Identifying VCR ProblemsT R O U B L E S H O O T I N G16061510-CHAPTER 5 12/13/02 12:17 PM Page 71
