GoVideo DV1040 - Manual (Page 57)

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Checks Symptom
T
ROUBLESHOOTING
(VCR)
• A screen in Pause mode is shaking
or slow playback is not clear.
• The unit will not record a TV
program.
• When [REC] is pressed, the
videotape is immediately ejected.
• Timer recording from Cable TV
does not work.
• In spite of pressing [CH+/-], a
channel can not be set.
• Screen is distorted while playing a
copy of a tape.
• Remote control does not work.
• Rewind and FF Buttons on remote
control do not work.
• VISS index search does not work.
• Cable broadcasting can not be
selected.
➤ Try using a head-cleaner.
➤ Try using the [TRACKING+/–] buttons.
➤ Check whether the desired channel is visible on the screen. If
not, press [TV VIEW] to view the TV.
➤ Check whether the timer recording settings are right.
➤ Are RF cables connected to the antenna connection correctly?
➤ Does a channel number appear on the display?
➤ Check the record safety tab on the videotape.
➤ Is the RF cable connected to the "ANT.IN" terminal?
➤ Make sure the clock is set correctly.
➤ Does the display show “≈” (Ready for timer recording)?
➤ Make sure the timer recording settings are right.
➤ Check the record safety tab on the videotape.
➤ Was the cable data output code set correctly?
➤ Is the cable box setup and output channel set correctly? Refer
to its user manual for instructions.
➤ Did you enter a password? (Please cancel it.)
➤ Did you turn off your player? (Please turn it on.)
➤ The selected channel cannot be stored.
➤ Please check your channel settings or press a number button.
➤ Some rental tapes or discs are set to prevent copying in
manufacturing. These tapes cannot be duplicated in good
condition.
➤ Battery may be weak or dead.
➤ Make sure you are within 23 feet (7 meters) of the unit, and
that there are no obstacles between the remote and the front
panel.
➤ If a videotape is completely rewound, “VISS REW” and “REW”
do not work.
➤ If a videotape has been played completely the end, “FF”, “VISS
FF”, “PLAY” and “REC” do not work.
➤ Are you playing a tape that was not recorded in this recorder?
➤ You may have started recording while the VCR was paused.
Please start recording from Stop mode.
➤ Select “CABLE” not “NETWORK” in the “CHANNEL SETTING”
menu.