Fostex X-34 owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem Points to check Action

		Model X-34 Owner’s Manual
Troubleshooting
	Problem	Points to check	Action
	Wow, flutter, or dropouts	Are the capstan and pinch roller dirty?	Clean them.
trouble		Is the tape damaged?	Use a new high-quality tape.
	Sound quality and level	Is the head dirty?	Clean the head.
Sound	significantly different from
		Are you using a tape other than a high-	Use a high-position tape (Type 2)
	when recorded.
		position tape?
	No sound from the headphones	Are the MON MIX/AUX knobs for each track	Raise the knobs to the desired level.
	or monitor speakers	and the MONITOR knob raised sufficiently?
	Unable to record on the	Have you selected the correct track using the	Check the input connection and recording
	desired track.	REC TRK switch?	track selection. Refer to pages xxx and xxx.
trouble
	Unable to ping-pong record.	Have you specified the ping-pong destination	Specify the destination track for ping-pong
		track using the Auto Bounce button?	recording using the Auto Bounce button.
Recording	Unable to select a recording	Is the Track Down button turned on?	Make sure the Track Down mode is turned
	track using the REC TRK		off. If not, press the Track Down button to
	switch.		turn off the Track Down indicator.
	Unable to apply effects during	Are the channel fader, MON MIX/AUX knobs,	Raise the channel fader, MON MIX/AUX
	mixdown.	and AUX RTN knob raised?	knobs, and AUX RTN knob to appropriate
			levels.
	Tape does not transport.	Is the cassette tape installed correctly?	Insert the tape correctly.
	Power is not turned on.	Is the AC adapter connected correctly?	Connect the AC adapter correctly.
Others
	The MIDI sequencer does not	Is the FSK/MIDI converter set so that it will	Check the FSK/MIDI converter setting.
	synchronize with the X-34.	convert the sync signal recorded on track 4 to
		MIDI clock?
		Is the MIDI sequencer set up so that it will	Refer to the MIDI sequencer manual and
		synchronize with incoming clock?	check the setting.

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