TROUBLESHOOTING

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

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

This unit does not work at

Connections are incorrect.

Check the cords and

The built-in microcomputer

While holding SEL, press

 

 

 

 

 

connections.

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

FM/AM

 

 

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

 

Playback

 

 

inserted.

cassette in the wrong way.

exposed tape facing right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette tapes become

This is not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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