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Before you call an engineer – Philips 14PV385/07 User Manual

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8. Before you call an engineer

If, contrary to expectation, you have any prob-
lems using this TV-Video Combi, it may be
caused by the following reasons.

Your TV-Video Combi does not respond to
any button being pressed:
• There is no power supply: check the power

supply.

• Parental control is on: switch the parental con-

trol off.

• A programmed recording is currently being

made: if desired, cancel the programmed
recording. Please see the section ‘Problems
and solutions for programmed recordings’ in
chapter ‘Programming a recording (TIMER)’.

• There is a technical problem: disconnect from

the mains power supply for 5 minutes, then
power-up again.

If this doesn’t help, you could reset your TV-
Video Combi to the default factory settings.
Resetting devices to default factory settings

* Attention: all the information stored (time and

date, TIMER) will be cleared.

1.Switch the TV-Video Combi to stand-by.
2.Press and hold

and

at the

same time for 2 seconds or more.

Cassette is jammed in the TV-Video Combi:
• Don’t use force. Pull out the mains plug for the

moment. Then, call an engineer.

Remote control does not work:
• Remote control not pointed toward the TV-

Video Combi: point it at the TV-Video Combi.

• There is a technical problem: take out the bat-

teries, wait for 10 seconds and place them back.

• Batteries have run out:

C

hange the batteries.

No picture when you play back a cassette:
• There is no recording on the cassette:

C

hange

the cassette.

Poor picture quality when you play back a
cassette:
• Your TV is not properly adjusted.
• The cassette is badly worn or of poor quality:

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se new cassette.

• Tracking is not properly adjusted: turn to sec-

tion ‘Manual tracking’.

• Magnetism from nearby appliances and geo-

magnetism might affect the colour of the TV
picture. Move the TV-Video Combi away from
such sources. The TV-Video Combi will re-
adjust itself automatically. If you want to initiate
an immediate readjustment, unplug the TV-
Video Combi from the mains and plug it in
again approximately 30 minutes later.

PROG P+

REC I

No recording possible:
• The TV channel you want to record is not

stored or you selected the wrong programme
number:

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heck TV channels stored.

• A cassette was inserted that does not have the

security tab (cannot be used to record): cover
the hole with adhesive tape or use a cassette
with an intact security tab. For more informa-
tion, please see the section 'Preventing acci-
dental erasing' in chapter 'Manual recording'.

• ‘PDC’ switched on but ‘PDC time’ wrong: enter

‘PDC time’ exactly to the minute. Have your
aerial checked.

The wrong TV channel has been selected
after you have programmed a recording
using the VIDEO Plus+

®

system:

1.Enter the PlusCode number.
2.Confirm with

.

3.Check the programme number/channel name

in the ‘PROG.’ input field.

4.If this does not correspond to the desired TV

channel, select the input field and change the
programme number/channel name.

5. Confirm with

.

Smart Clock does not work
• You have stored on programme number ‘P01’ a

TV channel that does not transmit Fasttext.
Store on ‘P01’ a TV channel that transmits
Fasttext.

• Poor Fasttext reception. Store a TV channel on

‘P01’ with good Fasttext reception.

• You have not activated the Smart Clock func-

tion. Switch the function ‘ON’.

STATUS/EXIT

FWD 1- B

You can also call the customer service centre
in your country.
The telephone numbers can be found on the
back of this operating manual. Have the model
number (MODEL NO.) and the production num-
ber (PROD. NO.) of your TV-Video Combi ready.

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