Optimus - Katadyn Products Inc SCT-56 owner manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause Remedy

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Troubleshooting

Your cassette deck should give you years of trouble-free service if you follow the instructions in this manual. If you do have problems, the chart below can help you solve them. If you still have problems after following the sugges- tions below, take the cassette deck to your local Radio Shack store for assistance.

Symptom

 

Cause

 

 

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power does not come on.

The power cord is unplugged.

Plug in the power cord.

 

The component to which the power cord is

Turn on the component.

 

 

attached is turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The door does not open.

The deck is not stopped.

Press

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The door does not close.

The cassette is not properly loaded.

• Remove and reinsert the cassette.

 

 

 

 

 

The tape immediately stops.

The tape is at the end of that side.

• Play the other side of the tape or rewind the

 

 

 

 

tape.

 

The tape has too much slack.

• Take up the slack.

 

 

 

 

 

The level meter does not work

There is nothing recorded on the tape.

• Replace the tape with one that has a record-

during playback.

 

 

 

ing.

 

The tape heads are dirty.

• Clean the tape heads.

 

 

 

 

 

There is no sound.

The receiver/amplifier’s input selector is not

• Set the receiver/amplifier’s input selector to the

 

 

properly set.

 

same input you connected the deck to.

 

The receiver/amplifier’s volume is too low.

• Turn up the receiver/amplifier’s volume.

 

There are connection problems.

Check all connections.

 

 

 

 

 

The record indicator does not

The erase protection tabs are broken off.

• Replace the tape with one with unbroken tabs

light when you try to record.

 

 

 

or cover the holes with tape.

 

 

 

 

 

The level meter does not work

The receiver/amplifier or other audio signal

• Correctly set the receiver/amplifier’s controls.

during recording or nothing

 

source is not delivering an audio signal to the

 

 

 

records onto the tape.

 

deck.

 

 

 

 

The REC LEVEL control is set too low.

Turn up REC LEVEL.

 

There are connection problems.

Check all connections.

 

The tape heads are dirty.

• Clean the tape heads.

 

 

 

 

 

The sound is unstable or inter-

The heads, pinch rollers, capstans, or other

• Clean all tape handling parts.

rupted.

 

tape-handling parts are dirty.

 

 

 

 

The tape is not uniformly wound.

• Completely rewind then fast forward the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-frequency sounds are miss-

A tape recorded without Dolby NR is being

Correctly set DOLBY NR.

ing.

 

played back with DOLBY NR set to B or C.

 

 

 

 

The tape heads are dirty.

• Clean the tape heads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-frequency sounds are

A tape recorded with Dolby NR is being played

Set DOLBY NR to the same position as was

emphasized.

 

back with DOLBY NR set to OFF.

 

used for recording.

 

 

 

 

 

The sounds from previous

The tape heads are dirty.

• Clean the tape heads.

recordings are still on the tape

 

 

 

 

 

with new recordings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sound is distorted.

The recording level is too high.

Turn down REC LEVEL and re-record.

 

The original signal was distorted.

• Replace the original recording source.

 

The heads are dirty.

• Clean the tape heads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Please read before using this equipment High-Speed Dubbing Stereo Cassette DeckFeatures Dolby HX Pro SystemImportant Safety Instructions Contents Connecting Power Connecting the Remote Control CableConnections Loading a Cassette Tape Basic OperationPlaying a Cassette Tape Setting Dolby NR for Recording Setting Dolby NR for PlaybackRecording with the Dolby HX Pro System Special Features Fast-Forward/RewindPause Blank SkipUsing Relay Play Playback SequenceDemo Mode Recording and Dubbing Recording from Line-In SourcesRecording Blank Spaces Between Selections Copying a Cassette Tape DubbingCD-Deck Synchro Recording Tape Hints Restoring Tape Tension and Sound QualityErasing a Cassette Tape Erase-Protection TabsCare and Maintenance Cleaning the Tape-Handling PartsTroubleshooting Symptom Cause RemedyRecord again Specifications Index to Features by Control Name ControlRadio Shack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas

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