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RECORDING (S-VHS deck)
TIMER RECORDING (S-VHS deck)
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Recording cannot be started.
● There is no cassette loaded, or the
cassette loaded has had its record safety 
tab removed.
Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, 
cover the hole where the tab was 
removed.
2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded.
● “L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1” or “S-1” has been
selected as the input mode.
Set to the desired channel.
3. Tape-to-tape editing is not possible.
● The source (another video recorder,
camcorder) has not been properly 
connected.
Confirm that the source is properly 
connected.
● All necessary power switches have not
been turned on.
Confirm that all units’ power switches are 
turned on.
● The input mode is not correct.
Set the input mode to “L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1” 
or “S-1”.
4. Camcorder recording is not possible.
● The camcorder has not been properly
connected.
Confirm that the camcorder is properly 
connected.
● The input mode is not correct.
Set the input mode to “L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1” 
or “S-1”.
5. “
⅜
” and “$” on the front display
panel won’t stop blinking.
● The end of the tape was reached during
recording.
The programme may not have been 
recorded in its entirety. Next time make 
sure you have enough time on the tape to 
record the entire programme.
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Timer recording won’t work.
● The clock and/or the timer have been set
incorrectly.
Re-perform the clock and/or timer 
settings.
● The timer is not engaged.
Press # (TIMER) and confirm that “#” is 
displayed on the front display panel.
2. Timer programming is not possible.
● Timer recording is in progress.
Timer programming can’t be performed 
while a timer recording is in progress. 
Wait until it finishes.
3. “#” on the front display panel won’t
stop blinking.
● The timer is engaged but there’s no
cassette loaded.
Load a cassette with the record safety tab 
intact.
4. “#”, “
⅜
” and “$” on the front
display panel won’t stop blinking.
● The loaded cassette has had its record
safety tab removed.
Remove the cassette and cover the hole 
with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette 
with the record safety tab intact.
● The end of the tape was reached during
timer recording.
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.
5. “#” blinks for 10 seconds and the
Timer mode is disengaged.
● # (TIMER) has been pressed when there
are no programs in memory, or the timer 
record information has been 
programmed incorrectly.
Check the programmed data and re-
program as necessary, then press # 
(TIMER) again.
6. The VIDEO Plus+ system does not
timer-record properly.
● The unit’s channel positions have been
set incorrectly.
Refer to “VIDEO Plus+
pg. 32) and re-perform
the procedure.
7. “
⅜
” and “$” on the front display
panel won’t stop blinking.
● The end of the tape was reached during
Instant Timer Recording.
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.
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