PCS 103 458
2-10
24
English
TROUBLESHOOTING
Tape Deck Operation
“
RECORDING ACTIVE
” is displayed.
• A recording is in progress.
™
Stop the recording or wait until it is
finished.
“
TAPE DUBBING ONLY
” is
displayed.
• Tape dubbing is only possible in tape
mode.
™
Switch source to tape mode.
Recording or playback cannot be
made or there is a decrease in audio
level.
• Dirty tape heads, capstans or pressure
rollers.
™
See section on tape deck maintenance
(page 23).
• Magnetic build-up in the record/
playback head.
™
Use demagnetizing tape.
Tape deck door cannot open.
• Power failure or AC power plug
disconnect from the wall outlet during
tape playback.
™
Reconnect the AC power plug and
switch on the system again.
General
System does not react when any
button is pressed.
• Electrostatic discharge.
™
Press STANDBY ON to switch the
system off. Remove the AC power plug
from the wall outlet, then reconnect the
power plug and switch on the system
again.
No or poor sound.
• Volume is not turned up.
™
Adjust VOLUME.
• The headphones are connected.
™
Disconnect the headphones.
• Speakers are not connected or are
connected wrongly.
™
Check that the speakers are connected
correctly.
™
Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
clamped.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™
Check the speaker connections and
location.
Lack of bass sound or apparently
imprecise physical location of musical
instruments.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™
Check the speaker connection for
proper phasing, colored/black wires to
colored/black terminals.
Remote control has no effect on the
system.
• Wrong source is selected.
™
Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button,
(
É
,
í
,
ë
, etc.).
• The distance to the system is too large.
™
Reduce the distance.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
™
Insert the batteries with their polarities
(+/– signs) as indicated.
• Batteries are exhausted.
™
Replace the batteries.
Timer is not working.
• Clock is not set.
™
Set the clock.
• Timer is not switched on.
™
Press CLOCK•TIMER to switch on the
timer.
• Recording is in progress.
™
Stop recording.
Clock setting is erased.
• There was a power failure.
™
Reset the clock.
System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched on.
™
Press and hold
Ç
(on the system) for
five seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
• Display is switch on in DIM 3 mode.
™
Press DIM
until DIM OFF display mode
is shown.
1
English
ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOR /21
Changing the MW tuning grid
The frequency step can be changed if
necessary. In North and South America, the
frequency step between adjacent channels
in the MW band is 10 kHz. In other parts of
the world, it is 9 kHz. The frequency step
preset in the factory is 9 KHz.
For MW Band
To change from 9 kHz to 10 kHz or vice
versa
Changing of tuning grid will erase all
previously stored preset stations.
1
Disconnect the system from the AC
power supply
(pull out the AC power
cord).
2
Press and hold
TUNER
and
TUNING
á
while reconnecting the system to
the AC power supply.
™
Display will show “
GRID 10
” or
“
GRID 9
”.
Notes:
– GRID 9 indicates that the tuning grid is
in step of 9 kHz in MW band. GRID 10
indicates that the tuning grid is in step
of 10 kHz in MW band.
– FM tuning grid will also be changed
from 50 kHz to 100 kHz or vice versa. All
preset stations will also be erased.
Microphone Mixing
1
Set the
MIC LEVEL
control to the
minimum level to prevent acoustic
feedback (e.g. a loud howling sound)
before you connect the microphone.
2
Connect a microphone to the
MIC
socket.
3
Press
CD
,
TUNER
,
TAPE
or
AUX
.
4
Play the selected source.
5
Adjust the volume level with
VOLUME
control.
6
Adjust the
MIC LEVEL
control to the
mixing level that you want.
7
Start singing or talking through the
microphone.
Note:
– Keep the mic away from the speakers to
prevent howling
MICROPHONE - LEVEL
AM ANTENNA
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
110V-
127V
220V-
240V
AUX IN
R
+
–
L
–
+
E
AC
MAINS
~
FM AERIAL
75
Ω
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
110V-
127V
220V-
240V
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
220V-
240V
110V-
127V
F
E
Adjusting the Operating
Voltage
(Only for /21)
Before connecting the AC power cord to
the wall outlet, make sure that the voltage
selector at the rear of the system is set to
the local power line voltage. If not, reset
the selector before connecting to the wall
outlet.
F
AC Power Supply
After all other connections have been
made, connect the AC power cord to the
system and to the wall outlet.
