POSSIBLE CAUSE
� The clock and/or the timer have been set incorrectly. � The timer is not engaged. � Timer recording is in progress.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Re-perform the clock and/or timer settings. Press TIMER and confirm that ��� is displayed on the display panel. Timer programming can�t be performed while a timer recording is in progress. Wait until it finishes. Load a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact, or cover the hole using adhesive tape. Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact. Check the programmed data and reprogram as necessary, then press TIMER again. The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety. Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the entire programme. Refer to "Guide Program Number Set" and re-perform the procedure ( pg. 10).
2. On-screen timer programming is not possible. 3. ��� and �]� on the display panel won�t stop blinking. 4. The cassette is automatically ejected, and ��� and �]� on the display panel won�t stop blinking. 5. ��� blinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is disengaged.
� The timer is engaged but there�s no cassette loaded. � The loaded cassette has had its Record Safety tab removed.
� TIMER has been pressed when there are no programs in memory, or the timer record information has been programmed incorrectly. � The end of the tape was reached during timer recording.
6. The cassette is automatically ejected, the power shuts off and ��� and �]� won�t stop blinking. 7. Video Plus+ does not timer-record properly.
� The recorder�s preset positions have been set incorrectly.
OTHER PROBLEMS
SYMPTOM
1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder recording. 2. When scanning channels, some of them are skipped over.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
� The camcorder�s microphone is too close to the TV. � The TV�s volume is too high. � Those channels have been designated to be skipped.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV. Turn the TV�s volume down. If you need the skipped channels, restore them ( pg. 36).
3. The preset cannot be changed.
� Recording is in progress.
Press PAUSE to pause the recording, change presets, then press PLAY to resume recording. Perform manual setting again.
4. Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared. 5. No channels are stored in the recorder's memory.
� After the manual settings were made, Auto Channel Set was performed. � The TV aerial cable was not connected to the recorder when Auto Set Up was performed.
Connect the TV aerial cable to the recorder properly and turn off the recorder power once, then turn the recorder power back on again. The recorder will try Auto Set Up again ( pg. 8).
