GoVideo DDV2001 User Manual

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Appendix C - Help

SYMPTOM

SOLUTION(S)

Cannot record from cable box.

• Set VCR to cable box output channel 2, 3 or 4, then

select desired channel on cable box.

Cannot Timer Record.

• Set clock to correct time; see page 37.

Copy speeds do not match.

• Turn Speed Matching on; see page 11.

Tape ejects during copy or record.

• Place piece of tape over record safety tab opening.

VCR automatically plays/rewinds.

• To turn Auto Play/Rewind off; see page 13.
• Turn EZ-Copy off; see page 11.

8-Scene Edit List not working.

• Insert source tape in Deck 1.
• 8-Scene Edit List is unavailable while copying a tape.

Cannot eject tapes with remote.

• Turn on Remote Eject in menu system; see page 40.
• Remote Eject is unavailable if scenes are pro-

grammed in 8-Scene Edit List. Clear scenes from
Edit List or press STOP

on front panel to erase

scenes automatically.

Cannot reset Deck 1 tape counter.

• Deck 1 counter reset is unavailable if scenes are

programmed in 8-Scene Edit List. Clear scenes from
Edit List or press STOP

on front panel to erase

scenes automatically.

Tape counters not moving.

• To display tape counters, the VCR requires control

track, which is only present on precorded tapes.

No menus or On-Screen Displays.

• Tape may be blank (“snow” appears on screen). If so,

menus and On-Screen Displays cannot be shown.
Stop tape or record on tape to enable displays.

• Remote may be set to control TV and not VCR. Press

VCR key to reactivate it.

• Date/Time Stamp may be set to “Cont” (Continu-

ous) with recording in progress. Press STOP

on

recording deck to restore normal on-screen func-
tions; see page 15.

TV shows blue screen.

• If current channel is too weak to display clear

picture, VCR will display blue screen. To show weak
channels, see page 39.

• Double-check antenna connections or tuner set-

tings.

Front panel display blinking.

• VCR is in Auto Power Off mode. If you press POWER

while rewinding, copying, Timer Recording, One-
Touch Recording or EZ-Copying, VCR will automati-
cally turn off when the given function is complete.

• Press POWER to toggle Auto Power on and off.

Copy blinking on front panel display. • Indicates deck is paused while copying tape.

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