Philips TYPE VR 175 - Manual (Page 16)

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Before you call an engineer
If, however, you experience any difficulty in operating this
video recorder, please call the customer service in your
country.
You will find the telephone numbers in the enclosed guar-
antee leaflet.
The set does not respond to any button being pressed:
• No power supply.
• A programmed recording is currently being made.
• Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 sec-
onds, then re-connect. If this does not have any effect, you can:
1. Disconnect from mains. 2. Re-connect to mains whilst
holding down the
STANDBY m button on the set. All stored
data will be reset (cleared).
Cassette jammed:
• Don’t use force. Pull out the mains plug for a moment.
Remote control does not operate:
•
Remote control not pointed toward the set.
• Batteries are exhausted.
No playback from video recorder:
• No recording on the cassette.
•
The VCR programme number on the TV set was incorrectly
selected or incorrectly set.
• The connecting cable between the TV set and the video
recorder has come loose.
Poor playback from video recorder:
• TV set not properly adjusted.
•
Cassette badly worn or of poor quality.
• Read the section about ’How to eliminate picture disturbance’ in
chapter ’PLAYBACK’.
No recording possible:
• TV channel not stored or wrongly selected.
• Cassette with erase protection has been loaded.
Programmed recording does not function:
•
TIMER not set properly.
• Time/date wrongly programmed.
• A cassette with erase protection has been loaded.
•
’PDC’ or ’VPS’ switched on but ’PDC/VPS time’ wrong. Check
aerial.
Picture or sound interference on TV reception e.g. when
tuned to ’CH5’ :
•
Turn to Chapter 4 ’SPECIAL FEATURES’ and read in the section
’Playback via the aerial cable’ the note ’Adjusting the modulator
frequency’ as well as the note ’Switching off the modulator’.
• Have your aerial checked.
Enter the serial number of your appliance here:
MODEL NO./TYPE VR 175
PROD.NO.:/SER.NR. . . . . .
This product complies with the requirements of the Directive
73/23/EEC + 89/336/EEC + 93/68 EEC.
Interference
The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio Investiga-
tion Service to help TV licence holders improve reception of BBC
and ITC programmes where these are being spoilt by interference.
If your dealer cannot help, ask at a Main Post Office for the booklet
’How to Improve Television and Radio Reception’.