Philips VR237 - Manual (Page 43)

8. BEFORE YOU CALL AN ENGINEER
Problem Possible cause
The video recorder does not respond to
any button being pressed
Remote control does not work
No playback on video recorder
Poor playback from video recorder
Video recorder will not record
Programmed recording does not work
Picture or sound interference on TV
reception
* No power supply
* Programmed recording is currently being made
* Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains
for 30 seconds, 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
l I VORLAUFN>~lanH I AB^Ihiittnng All
data stored will be reset (cleared).
* Batteries are exhausted
* Interference from fluorescent lights or bright
sunlight
* 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
* Modulator not in the 'ON' position
* Use I.SPUR jgPwith hired cassettes
* Cassette badly worn or of poor quality
* Channel control
I
mod . FREoTInr TV set not properly
adjusted
* Video heads dirty. Load - play briefly - remove a
cassette several times. This activates the head
cleaning function
* TV channel not stored or wrongly selected
* Cassette with erase protection has been loaded
* Time data wrongly programmed
* Time/date not set properly
* A cassette with erase protection has been loaded
* Video recorder in Tuner Mode
* VPS switched on but VPS time code wrong
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* Try setting the SIG attenuator switch to the C
position.
* Turn to the Chapter 'Special Functions and Extras'
and read the Note after step
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in the section
'Playback via the aerial cable' as well as the section
'Switching off the modulator'.
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