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¥ Stereo signal is weak. Set RECEPTION: STEREO/SAP/MONO feature to
MONO.
¥ Press one of the TRACKING up or down buttons to minimize the noise.
¥ Check position of S-VHS AUTO switch on VCR. See page 39.
¥ A tape with S-VHS must be used to make S-VHS recordings.
¥ Make sure the componentÕs S-VIDEO connectors are connected using an S-VHS
cable .
¥ Be sure to also connect the audio cables. The S-VHS cable carries only video.
¥ Check setting of AUTO REPEAT ON/OFF menu. See page 25.
¥ Press JOG SHUTTLE button to turn on jog shuttle buttons. Indicator will light.
¥ Indicator light off. Pressing any other button during jog shuttle operation will
turn off jog shuttle. Press JOG SHUTTLE to turn jog shuttle back on.
¥ Press PLAY•PAUSE on the VCR or PLAY on the remote to return to normal
playback.
¥ Press or to place VCR in pause mode.
¥ COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª
CA PLAYBACK feature set to AUTO.
See pages 29-30.
¥ Some tapes use special control track marking. Set the COMMERCIAL
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 29.
¥ 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.
¥ COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª is designed to record the commercials, mark
them, and then skip over the marked commercials during playback.
References
Trouble Checks
Trouble Here's what to try:
Stereo audio too noisy
S-VHS recording not made or no sound during
playback
Tape plays over and over
Jog shuttle arrow buttons will not function
Tape continues forward or reverse search during
jog shuttle operation
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 ADVANCEª feature does not
mark commercials
Commercials recorded even though
COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª feature
was turned on.