TROUBLESHOOTING

What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center.

General

Tape PlaybackFM/AM

CD Changer

 

Symptoms

 

Causes

 

 

Remedies

Sound cannot be heard

The volume level is set to the

Adjust it to the optimum level.

 

from the speakers.

minimum level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connections are incorrect.

Check the cords and

 

 

 

 

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This unit does not work at

The built-in microcomputer

While holding SEL, press

 

all.

may have functioned

 

 

for more than 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

incorrectly due to noise, etc.

seconds to reset the unit. (Your

 

 

 

 

 

preset adjustments will also be

 

 

 

 

 

erased.) (See page 2.)

SSM (Strong-station

Signals are too weak.

Store stations manually.

 

Sequential Memory)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatic preset does not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Static noise while listening

The antenna is not connected

Connect the antenna firmly.

 

to the radio.

firmly.

 

 

 

 

A cassette tape cannot be

You have tried to insert a

Insert the cassette with the

 

inserted.

cassette in the wrong way.

exposed tape facing right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette tapes become

This is not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

hot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape sound is at very low

The tape head is dirty.

Clean it with a head cleaning

 

level and sound quality is

 

 

 

tape.

 

degraded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“NO CD” appears on the

No disc is in the magazine.

Insert discs into the magazine.

 

display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discs are inserted upside

Insert discs correctly.

 

 

 

 

down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discs are unplayable.

Insert playable discs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“NO MAG” appears on the

No magazine is loaded in the

Insert the magazine.

 

display.

CD changer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“RESET 8” appears on the

This unit is not connected to

Connect this unit and the CD

 

display.

the CD changer correctly.

changer correctly, then press

 

 

 

 

 

the reset button of the CD

 

 

 

 

 

changer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“RESET 1” – “RESET 7”

 

 

 

Press the reset button of the

 

appears on the display.

 

 

 

CD changer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The CD changer does not

The built-in microcomputer

While holding SEL, press

 

work at all.

may have functioned

 

 

for more than 2

 

 

 

 

incorrectly due to noise, etc.

seconds to reset the unit. (Your

 

 

 

 

 

preset adjustments will also be

 

 

 

 

 

erased.) (See page 2.)

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JVC KS-FX384, GET0309-001A manual Troubleshooting, Symptoms Causes Remedies, General Tape PlaybackFM/AM CD Changer