Meridian America 504 manual Troubleshooting, No standby display is shown, Reception is poor

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Troubleshooting

This section describes problems you may encounter when using the FM tuner, and includes suggested solutions.

If these suggestions fail to cure the problem, please contact your Meridian dealer for further assistance.

❍Check that all the connections are correctly made.

❍Check that the antenna is of good quality, and has a coaxial (unbalanced) output.

❍If the RF signal is coming from a head amplifier or distribution amplifier, check that it is switched on.

No standby display is shown

❍Check that your AC power supply is connected correctly.

❍Check that the ON OFF switch on the back panel is in the ON position.

❍Check that the fuse on the FM tuner back panel and the fuse in the unit’s power plug have not blown; see To change the mains fuse, page 25.

There is a hum using the analogue output

❍A ground-loop may be generated with associated equipment. Check the grounding of associated units.

Setting

Reception is poor

❍In many areas a particular transmission can be received on several frequencies. Check to see if the same station can be received with more signal-strength at a different frequency.

❍Check that the RF signal is of good quality.

up the FM tuner

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Contents Meridian 504 Stereo FM Tuner Preface Contents Preface Introduction Professional features Meridian 500 SeriesSeries communications 506 20-Bit CD Player Compact Disc Transport Sample configurations566 20-Bit Digital to Analogue Analogue Controller Converter 562V Multimedia Controller Specification and accessories SpecificationAvailable accessories Using the FM tuner Front panel Selecting a station To switch on from standbyTo switch to standby To select a preset stationTo search for a station Tuning manuallyTo switch to stereo To switch to monoSelecting stereo or mono Defining preset stations To choose the station at switch-on To programme a presetTo use the tuning meter Choosing the displayTo change the display To set up the FM tuner options Setting up the FM tunerTo alter a preset label To set up the preset labelsSetting up the FM tuner Unpacking Radio interferenceTo position the FM tuner Connecting the FM tuner Back panelTo connect an antenna To connect to other Meridian 500 Series equipment To connect to a conventional preamplifierTo connect to Meridian 600 or 200 Series equipment To connect to a 501 Control Unit Reception is poor TroubleshootingThere is a hum using the analogue output No standby display is shownSetting up the FM tuner To clean the audio connections MaintenanceCleaning To clean the case, display panel, and keypadService and guarantee ServiceGuarantee Index IndexStations