RCA VG4259 - Manual (Page 39)

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References
Trouble Checks
Trouble Here's what to try:
VCR Plus+ or timer recording not made
or wrong program recorded
VCR makes noise when stopped
Will not AUTO-SEARCH active
channels correctly
Cannot select channels over 69
Cassette with safety tab removed does not start to play
automatically
Tape plays back in slow motion
TIMER indicator flashes
Time counter disappears while searching
On-screen menus in English, French or Spanish
Stereo or SAP sound not recorded
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
AADVANCEª feature does not mark
commercials
Commercials recorded even though
COMMERCIALAADVANCEª feature
was turned on.
¥ Wrong VCR plus+ code entered.
¥ Cable box was not turned on at time recording was to begin.
¥ Program entered incorrectly (wrong channel or times).
¥ Power interruption. Reset clock. See page 9.
¥ Check to see if time and date are correct Ñ including
AM/PM .
¥ Program exceeded tapeÕs length or tape was not rewound beforehand.
¥ VCR was not turned off at the time recording was to start.
¥ No tape in VCR or cassetteÕs safety tab broken off.
¥ VCR is removing tape from heads. This is normal. The head cylinder inside the VCR
continues to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in the stop mode.
¥ Check antenna connections.
¥ Check
SIGNAL TYPE: CABLE/ANTENNA feature. See page 8.
¥ Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if SIGNAL TYPE: CABLE/ANTENNA
feature is set to CABLE . Details are on page 8.
¥ Set AUTO PLAY ON/OFF feature to ON. Details are on page 15.
¥ Press SLOW•F.ADV or PLAY to return to normal playback.
¥ Timer recording programmed and no cassette in VCR.
¥ This is normal.
¥ Check language feature in ÒStartupÓ section.
¥ RECEPTION: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to STEREO to record
broadcast stereo.
¥ RECEPTION: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to SAP to record a second
audio program.
¥ STEREO or SAP indicator not on. Station not broadcast in stereo or SAP.
¥ PLAYBACK: HI-FI/LINEAR must be set to HI-FI to hear stereo sound during playback.
¥ 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.
¥ COMMERCIALAADVANCEª CA PLAYBACK feature set to AUTO.
See pages 21-22.
¥ Some tapes use special control track marking. Set the COMMERCIALA
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 21.
¥ 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.
¥ COMMERCIALAADVANCEª is designed to record the commercials, mark them, and
then skip over the marked commercials during playback.