Model 99  (160-0537)          Troubleshooting          Faxback Doc. # 7934

If you follow the instructions in this manual and still have trouble
operating your VCR, refer to the following troubleshooting chart.

┌────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│   SYMPTOM          │   POSSIBLE CAUSE           │   CORRECTIVE ACTION  │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ No power.          │ The power cord is not      │ Plug the power cord  │
│                    │ connected.                 │ into an AC outlet.   │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Timer recording is │ The program timer is not   │ Set the program timer│
│ not possible.      │ set or is set incorrectly. │ correctly.           │
│                    │                            │                      │
│                    │ The power is on.           │ Turn off the power.  │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Cannot record.     │ The erase-protection tab   │ Place a piece of     │
│                    │ is missing.                │ plastic tape over the│
│                    │                            │ tab hole.            │
│────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Picture is poor on │ The TV channel selector is │ On playback, set the │
│ playback.          │ not set to the proper      │ TV channel selector  │
│                    │ channel.                   │ to Channel 3 or 4.   │
│                    │                            │                      │
│                    │ The TV fine tuning is not  │ Fine tune your TV.   │
│                    │ set correctly.             │                      │
│                    │                            │                      │
│                    │ Audio/video connections    │ Double-check all     │
│                    │ are incorrect.             │ connections.         │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Video distortion   │ The video heads are dirty. │ Have the video heads │
│ on playback.       │                            │ cleaned.             │
│                    │                            │                      │
│                    │ The tracking is not        │ Adjust the tracking  │
│                    │ properly adjusted.         │ for a better picture.│
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ No picture on      │ The TV is not set to the   │ Set it to the correct│
│ playback.          │ proper channel.            │ channel (channel 3 or│
│                    │                            │ 4)                   │
│                    │                            │                      │
│                    │ Audio/video connections    │ Double-check all     │
│                    │ are incorrect.             │ connections.         │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Operation buttons  │ The internal mechanism     │ Press EJECT on the   │
│ do not work when   │ might need to be reset.    │ VCR several times.   │
│ the power is on    │                            │                      │
│ and the cassette   │                            │                      │
│ is inserted.       │                            │                      │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Off-the-air TV     │ The connections are not    │ Recheck the          │
│ programs cannot    │ correctly made.            │ connections          │
│                    │                            │                      │
│                    │ INPUT select is not set    │ Set INPUT select to  │
│                    │ correctly.                 │ tuner mode.          │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Remote control     │ The batteries are weak or  │ Replace the batteries│
│ does not operate.  │ dead.                      │                      │
└────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘

(ALL-11/11/94)