26
English
Tr
oub
leshooting
W
ARNING
Do not open the pla
y
er as ther
e is a risk of electric shock! Under no cir
cumstances should
y
ou tr
y to r
epair the pla
y
er y
ourself,
as this will in
validate the war
ranty
¶
If a fault occur
s, f
ir
st check the points listed belo
w bef
ore taking the pla
yer f
or repair
.
¶
If y
ou are unab
le to remedy a prob
lem b
y following these hints,
consult y
our dealer or ser
vice centre
.
Symptom
Remedy
CD
PLA
YER OPERA
TION
“
NO DISC
”
is display
ed.
¶
If the disc is inser
ted upside do
wn.
¶
Moisture condensation at the lens.
¶
There is no disc in the CD tr
ay
.
¶
The disc is dir
ty
, badl
y scr
atched or war
ped.
¶
The disc lens is dir
ty or dusty
, ref
er to section
under Maintenance
.
“
DISC NOT FINALIZED
”
is displa
yed.
¶
The CD-R
W or CD-R disc is not proper
ly
recorded f
or use with a standard CD pla
yer
.
¶
The disc is badl
y scr
atched or dir
ty
.
Maintenance
Cleaning the Cabinet
¶
Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild
deter
gent solution.
Do not use a solution
containing alcohol,
spir
its,
ammonia or abr
asiv
es.
Cleaning Discs
¶
When a disc becomes dir
ty
,
clean it with a cleaning cloth.
Wipe the disc from the center
out.
¶
Do not use solv
ents such as
benzine
, thinner
, commercially
availab
le cleaner
s, or antistatic
spr
ay intended f
or analog records.
Cleaning the Disc lens
¶
After prolonged use
, dir
t or dust ma
y
accum
ulate at the disc lens.
T
o ensure good
pla
yback quality
, clean the disc lens with Philips
CD Lens Cleaner or an
y commercially a
vailab
le
cleaner
. Follo
w the instr
uctions supplied with
cleaner
.
Cleaning the Heads and the
T
a
pe P
aths
¶
To
ensure good recording and playback quality
,
clean the heads, the capstan(s), and pressure
roller(s) after ev
er
y 50 hour
s of tape oper
ation.
¶
Use a cotton swab slightl
y moistened with
cleaning fluid or alcohol.
¶
You can also clean the heads b
y pla
ying a
cleaning tape once
.
Dema
gnetizing the heads
¶
Use a demagnetizing tape a
vailab
le at y
our
dealer
.
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English
RADIO RECEPTION
Poor r
adio reception.
¶
The signal is too w
eak,
adjust the antenna or
connect an exter
nal antenna f
or better
reception.
¶
The
TV or
VCR is too close to the stereo system.
TAPE DECK OPERA
TION
Recording or pla
yback cannot be
¶
Dir
ty tape heads,
capstans or pressure
made or there is a decrease in audio
roller
s, ref
er to section under Maintenance
.
lev
el.
¶
Magnetic b
uild-up in the record/pla
yback head,
use demagnetizing tape
.
GENERAL
System does not react when an
y
¶
Press ST
ANDBY
-ON to switch the system
b
utton is pressed.
off.
Remo
ve the
A
C
po
wer plug from the wall
outlet,
then reconnect the po
w
er plug and
switch on the system again.
No or poor sound.
¶
Adjust the v
olume
.
¶
Disconnect the headphones.
¶
Check that the speak
er
s are connected
cor
rectl
y.
¶
Check if the str
ipped speak
er wire is clamped.
Rev
er
sed left and r
ight sound.
¶
Check the speak
er connections and location.
Lack of bass sound or apparentl
y
¶
Check the speak
er connection f
or proper
imprecise ph
ysical location of m
usical
phasing,
colored/black wires to colored/
instr
uments.
b
lack ter
minals.
Remote control has no eff
ect on the
¶
Select the source (CD
, TUNER,
etc
.)
system.
bef
ore pressing the function b
utton (
É
,
í
,
ë
,
etc
.).
¶
Reduce the distance to the system.
¶
Inser
t the batter
ies with their polar
ities
(+/– signs) as indicated.
¶
Replace the batter
ies.
Timer is not w
or
king.
¶
Set the clock.
¶
Press CLOCK•TIMER to switch on the timer
.
¶
If recording or dub
bing is in progress,
stop
recording.
Clock setting is er
ased.
¶
Reset the clock.
System displa
ys f
eatures
¶
Press and hold
Ç
(on the system) f
or
automaticall
y.
5 seconds to switch off the
demonstr
ation.
Tr
oub
leshooting
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