Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies

Should you encounter a problem with your system, do the following:

1Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are correctly and firmly connected.

2Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action.

If the problem persists after doing all of the above, consult your nearest Aiwa dealer.

When the ?/1 indicator flashes

Immediately unplug the power cord and check the following items.

If your system has a voltage selector, is the voltage selector set to the correct voltage? Check the voltage for your region, then make sure the voltage selector is set correctly.

Are the + and – speaker cords short- circuited?

Are you using the supplied speakers?

Is anything blocking the ventilation holes

on the rear of the system?

Check all the above items and fix any problems found. After ?/1 indicator stops flashing, reconnect the power cord and turn on the system. If the indicator still flashes, or if the cause of the problem cannot be found even after checking all the above items, consult your nearest Aiwa dealer.

General

The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you have not turned on the system (see step 4 of “Hooking up the system” (page 7)).

Press DISPLAY twice while the system is off. The demonstration disappears.

“– –:– –” appears in the display.

A power interruption has occurred. Set the clock (page 9) and timer settings (page 19) again.

The clock setting/radio presetting/timer is canceled.

Redo the following:

“Setting the clock” (page 9)

“Presetting radio stations” (page 13)

“Falling asleep to music” and “Waking up to music” (page 18)

There is no sound.

Press VOLUME + (or turn VOLUME control on the unit clockwise).

Make sure the headphones are not connected.

Check the speaker connections (page 7).

The system is in pause mode. Press N (or CD N on the unit) to return to normal play mode.

Personal computer sounds are heard when functions other than PC are selected (except for AWP-ZP1).

• Set PC Mixing to off.

There is severe hum or noise.

Move the system away from the source of noise.

Connect the system to a different wall outlet.

Install a noise filter (commercially available) to the mains line.

The timer cannot be set.

• Set the clock again (page 9).

The timer does not function.

Activate the timer and “cPLAY” lights up in the display (page 19).

Check the timer setting and set the correct time (page 19).

Cancel the Sleep Timer function (page 18).

Make sure the clock is correctly set.

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