Hitachi VT-F390A User Manual
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Program time and date set
Reset the delayed recording.
correctly?
VCR power turned off?
Turn power off to activate the
timer.
Safety tab removed from
Put cellophane tape over the tab area,
or
the videocassette?
use a videocassette with the
safety
tab
intact.
Does not record
Safety tab removed from
Put cellophane tape over the
tab area, or when you press REC
the videocassette?
use a videocassette with
the
safety
tab
intact.
TV program cannot Loose or inappropriate
Review hookup directions and
make be viewed or
connections between
correct, firm connections.
recorded.
VCR and TV?
Poor picture quality
TV channel selector on the Set TV to channel 3 or 4 as correct for
("noise") during
proper channel?
your area. (Set TV to
AUX or VIDEO if playback.
you have a direct video
hookup.)
Is TV correctly tuned?
Fine tune the TV.
Static lines through the pic- Press 1 or 4 button to adjust tracking.
ture?
"Noisy" picture despite all
Have video heads cleaned by a
qualified
previous adjustments, even service technician.
when
playing
different
cassettes?
No picture during
TV set to the correct video
Set TV to channel 3 or 4.
playback.
viewing
channel?
Problem
Things to Check
Solution
TV cannot be
Is VCR remote control pro- Follow instructions in
operated by
grammed for your TV?
Advanced Operations to
the
VCR's
program
the
remote
to
send
remote control.
signals that your TV can rec-
ognize.
(Not
all
TV
brands
are
compatible.)
Is remote control set to
Press the TV device button,
control the TV?
then press the button corre-
sponding to the TV function
you
want.
Mechanical
Has a loaded cassette
Nothing is wrong. The tape
sounds during
been stopped more than 5 protection mechanism is
the STOP mode.
minutes?
working. Eject the cassette if
you
are
done
viewing.
Otherwise,
no
action
is