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E-49
Appendix
Problem
Tape will not move during playback or
recording.
Recording is not possible.
Sound is distorted or fades out, or stereo
balance is poor.
Poor sound quality.
Excessive noise.
Tape travel stops in middle of playback or
recording.
The beginning of desired selections on
tape cannot be found.
The MD recorder does not respond to
operations.
Play is not possible.
Recording is not possible.
The MD cannot be removed when
partially inserted.
Remote control does not work.
TV functions strangely when the remote
control is used.
What to Do
Take up slack with a pencil before using.
Replace tape or cover erasure prevention hole
with cellophane tape.
Clean heads.
Clean heads.
Replace tape.
Press the DOLBY NR button to select the
appropriate mode.
Clean heads.
Demagnetize heads with head eraser.
Take up slack by turning reels with a pencil.
Replace with new tape.
Do not use endless tapes.
The function of searching for the beginning of
desired selections will not operate unless the
silent gaps between selections are at least four
seconds long.
Replace the current disc with a new one.
Reload the disc with the label side facing up, and
the arrow pointing toward the disc insertion slot.
Insert a recorded disc.
Slide the protection tab to the closed position.
Load a recordable disc.
Press INPUT
or
repeatedly to select the
correct input source.
Load a recordable disc with fewer recorded
tracks, or erase unnecessary tracks from the
current disc.
Insert the disc completely, then press
to eject
it.
Replace batteries.
Use within 6 m and 60° radius.
Change position of the main unit.
Relocate the main unit away from the TV or cover
TV’s remote control sensor.
MD recor
der
T
ape dec
k
Cause
Slack tape wrapped around pinch roller.
Erasure prevention tab is broken off.
Head is dirty.
Head is dirty.
Tape is worn.
Tape encoded with Dolby NR is played
back with this system’s Dolby NR off, and
vice versa.
Head is dirty.
Head has become magnetized.
Slack tape coming out of cassette shell.
Tape is creased or torn.
Endless tape is being used.
Silent gaps between selections are too
short.
Excessively soft passages in middle of
selections.
Conversation, etc. is recorded.
Disc is dirty or damaged.
Disc is damaged (“UTOC ERR appears
on the display).
Disc has been loaded incorrectly.
An unrecorded (blank) disc was loaded
(“Blank Disc” appears on the display).
Disc is protected against recording.
(“Protected” appears on the display).
A pre-mastered MD is loaded
(“PlaybackMD” appears on the display).
The input source selection is incorrect.
There is not enough blank space left on
the disc.
The carriage lock function has worked.
Batteries are dead.
Remote control is too far away or tilted too
much.
Direct sunlight or lighting (of an inverter
type of fluorescent lamp, etc.) is striking
the remote control sensor of the main unit.
Remote control is being used near TV set
with a remote control sensor.
Remote contr
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