Hitachi VT-M181A User Manual
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Care and Servicing (Problems)
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set correctly?
VCR power turned off?
Turn power off to activate the
timer.
Safety tab removed from Put cellophane tape over the
the videocassette?
tab area, or use a
videocassette
with
the
safety
tab intact.
Does not record
Safety tab removed from Put cellophane tape over the when you
press the videocassette?
tab area, or use a REC.
videocassette
with
the
safety
tab
intact.
TV program
Loose or inappropriate
Review hookup directions cannot be
viewed
connections between
and make correct, firm or
recorded.
VCR
and
TV? connections.
Poor picture
TV channel selector on
Set TV to channel 3 or 4 as quality
("noise")
the proper channel?
correct for your area. (Set TV during playback.
to AUX or VIDEO if you
have a direct video hookup.)
Is TV correctly tuned?
Fine tune the TV.
Static lines through the
Press the tracking control
picture?
buttons
to
adjust
tracking.
"Noisy" picture despite
Have video heads cleaned by
all previous adjustments, a qualified service technician.
even when playing
different
cassettes?
No picture during
TV set to the correct
Set TV to channel 3 or 4.
playback.
video viewing channel?
TV cannot be
Is VCR remote control
Follow instructions in operated by
the
programmed for your
Advanced Operations to VCR's remote
TV?
program
the
remote
to
control.
send
signals
that
your
TV
can
recognize.
(Not
all
TV
brands
are
compatible.)
Is remote control set to
Press the TV device button,
control the TV?
then press the button
corresponding
to
the
TV
function
you
want.
Mechanical
Has a loaded cassette
Nothing is wrong. The tape
sounds during the been stopped more than 5 protection mechanism is STOP mode.
minutes?
working.
Eject
the