Troubleshooting (cont.), Recording timer recording, Corrective action – JVC HR-DD840U User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Insert a cassette.
Remove the cassette and cover the
hole with adhesive tape, or load a
cassette on which the record safety
tab is intact.

Set the VCR to the appropriate
channel.

Refer to the directions and the
illustration under “Edit To Or From
Another VCR” (

pg. 49) or “Edit

From A Camcorder” (

pg. 50) and

properly connect the units.
Make sure the power to all units is on.

Select the recorder’s appropriate
input mode at the Aux Input Screen
(

pg. 51).

POSSIBLE CAUSE

● There’s no cassette loaded.

● The loaded cassette has had its

record safety tab removed.

● The VCR has been set to its AUX

mode by mistake.

●The VCRs or the camcorder and the

VCR have been incorrectly con-
nected.

● The power to one or more of the

units has not been turned on.

● The recorder’s input mode has been

set incorrectly.

SYMPTOM

1. Recording won’t start.

2. TV broadcasts won’t record

properly.

3. Tape-to-tape editing won’t work.

RECORDING

TIMER RECORDING

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Set the clock and/or timer correctly.

Press TIMER and check to make sure
that TIMER appears on the front
display panel.
Re-perform the set-up procedures.
Make sure you have compensated for
Guide Channel and VCR or cable
box channel number mismatches
(

pg. 18).

Timer programming can’t be performed
when timer recording is in progress.
Wait until it finishes.

Load a cassette with the record safety
tab intact, or with the hole covered
with adhesive tape.

Remove the cassette and cover its
hole with adhesive tape, or replace it
with a cassette on which the safety
tab is intact.

Check the programmed data and re-
program as necessary, then press
TIMER again.

The program may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time
make sure you have enough time on
the tape to record the entire program.

Connect the Controller correctly
(

pg. 15).

After confirming your cable box’s
output channel number, re-access the
Cable Box Output screen and select
the correct number (

pg. 16).

Make sure the power is on before
timer recording starts.

SYMPTOM

1. Timer recording won’t work.

2. On-screen timer programming

won’t work.

3. TIMER and ] on the front

display panel won’t stop blinking.

4. The cassette is automatically

ejected, and TIMER and ] on the
front display panel won’t stop
blinking.

5. TIMER blinks for 10 seconds and

the timer mode is disengaged.

6. The cassette is automatically

ejected, the power shuts off and
TIMER and ] won’t stop
blinking.

7. Cable channels are not automatically

switched during timer recording.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

● The clock and/or the timer have

been set incorrectly.

● The timer is not engaged.

● The VCR has not been set up properly.

● Timer recording is in progress.

● 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 program information
has not been programmed correctly.

● The end of tape was reached during

timer recording.

● The Controller is not properly

connected to the VCR.

● The output channel selected in the

Cable Box Output screen is incorrect.

● The cable box’s power is off.

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