Philips SCZ142AT - Manuel (Page 47)

Helpful Hints (contad) 47
Tape cannot be removed.
• Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet.
• You have set a timer recording.Turn on the VCR power, then eject the tape. Be sure to insert a tape and
turn off the VCR for your timer recording.
Tape cannot be inserted.
• Insert the tape, window side up, with the record tab facing you.
• Make sure a tape isn’t already in the VCR by pressing the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR or the EJECT
button on the remote control.
• Gently push on the center of the tape when putting it in the VCR. Never force the tape into the VCR.
• If a timer recording is set, the VCR will not accept a tape that does not have a record tab. You may only
insert a tape with the record tab intact.
VCR ejects the tape when the RECORD button is pressed or when the VCR power is turned
off to set a timer recording.
• Make sure the tape has a record tab. Details are on page five.
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There is no playback picture, or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks.
• Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Details are on page seven.
• Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. (TheVCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press theVCR/TV
button once.)
• Make sure channel 3 or 4 is properly adjusted.
• Adjust the tracking. Details are on page 41.
TV programs cannot be watched normally.
• Press theVCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. (TheVCR/TV light will disappear.)
• Check the connections between the VCR,TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable). Details are
on pages six - 10.
The reception on all channels is poor.
• You may need to tune your TV again.
Line Input
• If you accidentally enter Line Input mode (AUX will appear on your TV screen briefly), press the CHAN­
NEL (■^/▼) buttons or use the Number buttons to select another channel.
Hi-Fi Stereo Sound (SCZI62 only)
• During playback, Hi-Fi audio may temporarily revert to normal audio when you adjust tracking. This is normal.
• When connecting the VCR to a stereo TV, you will only get stereo sound if you use audio cables to con­
nect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV, and if the TV is in Line
(Auxiliary) Input mode.
• When you connect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV, the stereo
light on the TV might not glow. But, as long as the status display indicates you are receiving a stereo sig­
nal, you are receiving a stereo signal. This is normal.
• Only tapes recorded in Hi-Fi audio will play back in Hi-Fi audio. Tapes recorded in normal audio will play
back in monaural audio.