RCA PSVR65 - Manual (Page 56)

Segment of tape plays over and over
Stereo or SAP sound not recorded
No stereo sound during playback
Stereo audio too noisy
Tape continues forward or reverse search
during jog shuttle operation
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.
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Reference
■ Auto Repeat feature turned on. Details are on page 29.
■ Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to STEREO to
record broadcast stereo. See page 44.
■ Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to SAP to record
SAP. See page 44.
■ STEREO indicator not on. Station not broadcasting stereo.
■ Tape Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/MIX feature must be set to HI-FI to
hear stereo sound during playback. See page 30.
■ Must use one of the advanced hook ups.
■ Stereo signal is weak. Set Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature to
MONO. See page 44.
■ Press one of the TRACKING up or down buttons to minimize the noise.
■ Press PLAY¥PAUSE on the VCR or PLAY on the remote to return to
normal playback.
■ Press 3 or 4 to place VCR in pause mode.
■ COMMERCIAL A ADVANCEª CA PLAYBACK feature set to AUTO.
See pages 33-34.
■ 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 page 33.
■ 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 them, and then skip over the marked commercials during
playback.
Trouble Shooting Guide
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