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ENGLISH
TROUBLESHOOTING
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service
center.
Remedies
Insert the cassette with the
exposed tape facing right.
Clean it with a head cleaning
tape.
Check the cords and
connections.
Adjust it to the optimum level.
Check the cords and
connections.
Store stations manually.
Connect the antenna firmly.
Press and hold both the SEL
(select) and
buttons
at the same time for several
seconds. (The clock setting and
preset stations stored in
memory are erased.)
(See page 2.)
Symptoms
• A cassette tape cannot be
inserted.
• Cassette tapes become hot.
• Tape sound is at very low
level and sound quality is
degraded.
• Sound is sometimes
interrupted.
• Sound cannot be heard from
the speakers.
• SSM (Strong-station
Sequential Memory)
automatic preset does not
work.
• Static noise while listening to
the radio.
• This unit does not work at all.
Causes
You have tried to insert a
cassette in the wrong way.
This is not a malfunction.
The tape head is dirty.
Connections are not good.
The volume is turned to the
minimum level.
Connections are incorrect.
Signals are too weak.
The antenna is not connected
firmly.
The built-in microcomputer may
function incorrectly due to
noise, etc.
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