Aiwa XR-M150 manual Care and Maintenance

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GENERAL

 

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Occasional care and maintenance of the unit and the software are needed to optimize the performance of your unit.

To clean the cabinet

Use a soft and dry cloth.

If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly moistened with mild detergent solution. Do not use strong solvents, such as alcohol, benzine or thinner as these could damage the finish of the unit.

To clean the tape heads

When the tape heads are dirty;

-high frequency sound is not emitted

-the sound is not adequately high

-the sound is off-balance

-the tape cannot be erased

-the tape cannot be recorded on

After every 10 hours of use, clean the tape heads with a head cleaning cassette.

Refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette for details.

To demagnetize the tape heads

The tape heads may become magnetized after long-term use. This may narrow the output range of recorded tapes and increase noise.

After every 20 to 30 hours of use, demagnetize the tape heads with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette.

Refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette for details.

Care of discs

When a disc becomes dirty, wipe the disc from the center out with a cleaning cloth.

After playing a disc, store the disc in its case. Do not leave the disc in places that are hot or humid.

Care of tapes

Store tapes in their cases after use.

Do not leave tapes near magnets, motors, television sets, or any source of magnetism. This will downgrade the sound quality and cause noise.

Do not expose tapes to direct sunlight, or leave them in a car parked in direct sunlight.

To reset

If an unusual condition occurs in the display window or the cassette decks, reset the unit as follows.

1Press POWER to turn off the power.

2Press POWER to turn the power back on while pressing s. Everything stored in memory after purchase is canceled.

If the power cannot be turned off in step 1 because of a malfunction, reset by disconnecting the AC cord, and connect it again. Then carry out step 2.

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If the unit fails to perform as described in these Operating Instructions, check the following guide.

GENERAL

There is no sound.

Is the AC cord connected properly?

Is there a bad connection? (page 3)

There may be a short circuit in the speaker terminals.

Disconnect the AC cord, then correct the speaker connections.

Was an incorrect function button pressed?

Sound is emitted from one speaker only.

• Is the other speaker disconnected?

An erroneous display or a malfunction occurs.

Reset the unit as stated below.

The unit blacks out when the power is off.

Is the unit set to power economizing mode? (page 5)

The power is not turned on.

Disconnect the AC cord, and connect it again in a few seconds.

TUNER SECTION

There is constant, wave-like static.

Is the antenna connected properly? (page 3)

Is the signal weak?

Connect an outdoor antenna.

The reception contains noise interferences or the sound is distorted.

Is the system picking up external noise or multipath distortion?

Change the orientation of the antenna.

Move the unit away from other electrical appliances.

CASSETTE DECK SECTION

The tape does not run.

• Is deck in pause mode? (page 10)

The sound is off-balance or not adequately high.

Is the playback head dirty? (page 17)

Recording is not possible.

Is the erasure prevention tab on the tape broken off? (page 10)

Is the recording head dirty? (page 17)

Erasure is not possible.

Is the erasure head dirty? (page 17)

Is a metal tape being used?

High frequency sound is not emitted.

• Is the recording/playback head dirty? (page 17)

CD PLAYER SECTION

The CD player does not play.

Is the disc correctly placed? (page 8)

Is the disc dirty? (page 17)

Is the lens affected by condensation?

Wait approximately one hour and try again.

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Contents XR-M150 Electric Power PrecautionsInstallation Outdoor AntennaTable of Contents Connect the supplied antennas Before connecting the AC cordConnections Connect the speaker cord to the main unitRemote Control Connecting AN Outdoor AntennaSetting ECO Power Economizing Mode Before OperationSuper T-BASS System Audio AdjustmentsVolume QsoundManual Tuning Presetting StationsPreset Number Tuning Playing Disc Basic OperationsLoading Disc RANDOM/REPEAT PlayProgrammed Play Blank Skip PlayPlayback Playing Back a TapeInserting a Tape TapeInserting Blank Space Press TAPE/REV Mode to select the reverse modeBasic Recording Insert the tape to be recorded on into deckAI Edit Recording Insert the tape into deckPress numbered buttons 0-9 to designate the tape Length Press the numbered buttons 0-9 and +10 to Program a track Press Mode to select side B and program Tracks for side BPress numbered buttons 0-9 to designate Tape length Repeat for the rest of the tracks for sideTimer Setting the ClockPress Display on the remote control ClockSetting the Timer Timer RecordingPrepare the source SUB Woofer 3JACK TimerandVIDEO/AUX Jacks ConnectionsCare and Maintenance Specifications Name/Piezas/Nom Name/Piezas/Nom Page/Páginas/PagePage/Páginas/Page