EN
RECORDING
SYMPTOM
1. Recording cannot be started.
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
� There is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its Record Safety tab removed. � �AU� has been selected as the input mode. � The source (another video recorder, camcorder) has not been properly connected. � All necessary power switches have not been turned on. � The input mode is not correct. � The camcorder has not been properly connected. � The input mode is not correct.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, reseal the slot where the tab was removed. Set to the desired channel. Confirm that the source is properly connected. Confirm that all units� power switches are turned on. Set the input mode to �AU�. Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected. Set the input mode to �AU�.
2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded. 3. Tape-to-tape editing is not possible.
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 �TIMER� 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.
2. On-screen timer programming is not possible. 3. �TIMER� and �]� on the display panel won�t stop blinking. 4. The cassette is automatically ejected, and �TIMER� and �]� on the display panel won�t stop blinking. 5. �TIMER� 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 �TIMER� and �]� won�t stop blinking.
OTHER PROBLEMS
SYMPTOM
1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder recording. 2. The channel cannot be changed.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
� The camcorder�s microphone is too close to the TV. � The TV�s volume is too high. � Recording is in progress.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV. Turn the TV�s volume down. Press PAUSE to pause the recording, change channels, then press PLAY to resume recording.
