TROUBLESHOOTING

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

 

Symptoms

Causes

 

 

 

Remedies

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 hot.

This is not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape sound is at very low

The tape head is dirty.

Clean it with a head cleaning

 

level and sound quality is

 

tape.

 

degraded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Sound is sometimes

Connections are not good.

Check the cords and

 

interrupted.

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound cannot be heard from

The volume control is turned to

Adjust it to the optimum level.

 

the speakers.

the minimum level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connections are incorrect.

Check the cords and

 

 

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Static noise while listening to

The antenna is not connected

Connect the antenna firmly.

 

the radio.

firmly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The unit does not work at all.

The built-in microcomputer may

While holding SEL, press

 

 

function incorrectly due to noise,

 

 

 

for more than 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

etc.

seconds to reset the unit. (The

 

 

 

clock setting and preset

 

 

 

stations stored in memory are

 

 

 

erased.) (See page 2.)

 

 

 

 

SSM (Strong-station

Signals are too weak.

Store stations manually.

 

Sequential Memory) automatic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preset does not work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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