TROUBLESHOOTING

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

 

 

Symptoms

Causes

 

 

Remedies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is sometimes

Connections are incorrect.

Check the cords and

 

 

 

interrupted.

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Sound cannot be heard

The volume level is set to the

Adjust it to the optimum level.

 

 

from the speakers.

minimum level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

 

 

Connections are incorrect.

Check the cords and

 

 

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unit does not work at

The built-in microcomputer

While holding SEL (select),

 

 

all.

may function incorrectly due

press

 

(standby/on/

 

 

 

 

 

 

to noise, etc.

attenuator) for more than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 seconds. (The clock setting

 

 

 

 

and preset stations stored in

 

 

 

 

memory are erased.)

 

 

 

 

(See page 2.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSM (Strong-station

Signals are too weak.

Store stations manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM/AM

 

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

 

Playback

exposed tape facing right.

 

hot.

cassette in the wrong way.

 

 

inserted.

 

 

 

 

 

Tape

Cassette tapes become

This is not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape sound is at very low

The tape head is dirty.

Clean it with a head cleaning

 

 

tape.

 

 

 

 

level and sound quality is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

degraded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH

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JVC KS-F345 Troubleshooting, Symptoms Causes Remedies, Exposed tape facing right, Hot Cassette in the wrong way Inserted