Model 55 4-Head Stereo Hi-Fi VCR
(160-0625)                 Troubleshooting            Faxback Doc. # 39466


If you follow the instructions 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         Set the program
not possible.           not set or is set            timer correctly.
                        incorrectly.

                        The power is on.             Turn off the power.

Cannot record.          The tape's erase-            Place a piece of
                        protection tab is            plastic tape over
                        missing.                     the tab hole.

Picture is poor         The TV is not set to         Set the TV to Channel
on playback.            the same channel as          3 or 4.
                        CHANNEL 3/4 on the
                        VCR.

                        The TV fine tuning is        Fine tune your TV.
                        not set correctly.

                        Audio/video connections      Recheck all
                        are incorrect.               connections.

Video distortion        The video heads are          Clean the video heads
on playback.            dirty.                       (see "Care and 
                                                     Maintenance,") Faxback
                                                     Doc. # 39467.

                        The tracking is not          Adjust the tracking
                        properly adjusted.           for a better picture,

No picture on           The TV is not set            Set the TV to Channel
playback.               to the same channel          3 or 4.
                        3/4 on the VCR.

                        Audio/Video connections      Recheck all
                        are incorrect.               connections.

Operation buttons do    The internal mechanism       Try pressing EJECT
not work when the       might need to be reset.      on the VCR several
power is on and a                                    times.
cassette is inserted.

                                                     Press ALL CLEAR to
                                                     reset the VCR.
                                                     Press ALL CLEAR only
                                                     as a last resort
                                                     because this will
                                                     delete all data
                                                     stored in the Model
                                                     55's memory.

Broadcast TV programs   The connections are          Recheck the
cannot be seen.         not correctly made.          connections.

                        Input is not set             Press INPUT so the
                        correctly.                   display shows a
                                                     channel number.

The remote control      The batteries are            Replace the
will not operate        weak or dead.                batteries.
the VCR.

(LB/km-05/13/1997)

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