RCA VR688HF - Manual (Page 58)

References
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Trouble Here's what to try:
Trouble Checks
No stereo sound during playback
Stereo audio too noisy
VCR forwards through commercials or
momentarily displays a blue screen during
playback
VCR forwards through a rental or pre-recorded
tape displaying a blue screen
COMMERCIAL A ADVANCEª feature does
not mark commercials
Commercials recorded even though
COMMERCIAL
A ADVANCEª feature was
turned on.
¥ Tape Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/MIX feature must be set to HI-FI to hear stereo
sound during playback. See page 46.
¥ Must use advanced hookups for stereo playback. See pages 3-7.
¥ Stereo signal is weak. Set Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature to MONO.
¥ Press one of the TRACKING up or down buttons to minimize the noise.
¥ COMMERCIAL A ADVANCEª CA Playback feature set to AUTO.
See pages 30-31.
¥ Some tapes use special control track marking. Set the
COMMERCIAL A ADVANCEª CA Playback feature, in the PREFERENCES
menu to MANUAL.
The commercial advance feature does not mark commercials under the following
situations:
¥ CA Marking: ON/OFF feature set to OFF. See pages 36-37.
¥ Recording is less than 15 minutes.
¥ A single isolated commercial cannot be marked.
¥ Recording started in the middle of a commercial segment.
¥ The commercial is longer than one minute.
¥ A commercial group within the first or last two minutes of a recording.
¥ It does not mark commercials between 30-and-45 seconds and 45-and-60
seconds.
¥ Accuracy and effectiveness can vary depending upon program content and
the characteristics of the commercials.
¥ Effectiveness may vary when local television stations insert their own
commercials.
¥ COMMERCIAL A ADVANCEª is designed to record the commercials, mark