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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 25).
• 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.
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