GENERAL

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

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 heads with a head cleaning cassette.

Refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette for details.

Care of CDs

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

After playing a CD, store the CD in its case. Do not leave the CD 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 VOLUME UP 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 repeat step 2.

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

OTHER CONNECTIONS

• Is the AC cord connected properly?

If the unit fails to perform as described in these Operating

 

Instructions, check the following guide.

 

GENERAL

 

There is no sound.

 

• Is there a bad connection? (page 4)

 

• Was an incorrect function button pressed?

GENERAL

The sound becomes inaudible or the unit is turned off

 

suddenly.

 

• There may be a short circuit in the speaker terminals.

 

Disconnect the AC cord from the AC outlet and re-connect

 

the speaker cords correctly. Then connect the AC cord and

 

turn the unit on again.

 

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.

 

TUNER SECTION

 

There is constant, wave-like static.

 

• Is the antenna connected properly? (page 4)

 

• 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

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The tape does not run.

• Is the deck in pause mode? (page 12)

The sound is off-balance or not adequately high.

Is the playback head dirty? (page 19)

Recording is not possible.

Is the erasure prevention tab on the tape broken off? (page 12)

Is the recording head dirty? (page 19)

Erasure is not possible.

Is the erasure head dirty? (page 19)

Is CrO2 or metal tape being used?

High frequency sound is not emitted.

Is the recording/playback head dirty? (page 19)

CD PLAYER SECTION

The CD player does not play.

Is the disc correctly loaded? (page 10)

Is the disc dirty? (page 19)

Is the lens affected by condensation?

Wait approximately one hour and try again.

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