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TROUBLESHOOTING
Warning! Under no circumstances
should you try to repair the set
yourself as this will invalidate the
guarantee. Do not open the set as
there is a risk of electric shock.
• If a fault occurs, check the points listed
below before taking the system for
repair.
• Should any problems persist after you
have made these checks, consult your
nearest dealer or service center.
CD Player Operation
“
NO DISC
” is displayed.
• The disc is inserted upside down.
™
Place CD with printed side up.
• Moisture condensation at the lens.
™
Wait until lens has adjusted to normal
room temperature.
• There is no disc in the CD tray.
™
Insert a CD.
• The CD is dirty, badly scratched or
warped.
™
Clean or replace the CD.
• The CD lens is dirty or dusty.
™
See section under Maintenance (page
24).
“
DISC NOT FINALIZED
” is
displayed.
• The CD-RW or CD-R disc is not properly
recorded for use with a standard CD
player.
™
Read the instruction booklet of your CD-
Rewritable or CD-Recorder on how to
finalize a recording.
• The CD is badly scratched or dirty.
™
Replace or clean CD.
Radio Reception
Poor radio reception.
• The signal is too weak.
™
Adjust the antenna.
™
Connect an external antenna for better
reception.
• The TV or VCR is too close to the stereo
system.
™
Separate the stereo system from the TV
or VCR.
“
NO RDS TEXT
” is displayed.
• RDS text message is not available.
™
Select another RDS station.
Tape Deck Operation
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 24).
• 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 5
seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
There is a howling sound at the
external source.
• You hear feedback when you are
listening from the same source
simultaneously.
™
Press AUX to select CDR mode.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
• Equalizer Display is switched on in NITE
mode.
™
Adjust JOG to select other Equalizer
Display.
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