TROUBLESHOOTING
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center.
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• A cassette tape cannot be | You have tried to insert a | Insert the cassette with the |
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• Cassette tapes become hot. | This is not a malfunction. |
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• Tape sound is at very low | The tape head is dirty. | Clean it with a head cleaning |
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• Sound is sometimes | Connections are not good. | Check the cords and |
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• Sound cannot be heard from | The volume control is turned | Adjust it to the optimum level. |
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• SSM | Signals are too weak. | Store stations manually. |
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• Static noise while listening | The antenna is not connected | Connect the antenna firmly. |
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• “NO CD” or “NO DISC” | No CD is in the magazine. | Insert CDs into the magazine. |
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| CDs are inserted incorrectly. | Insert them correctly. |
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• “RESET 8” appears on the | This unit is not connected to a | Connect this unit and the CD |
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| display. | CD changer correctly. | changer correctly and press |
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| the reset button of the CD |
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• “RESET |
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• The unit does not work at | The | Press |
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| all. | may function incorrectly due to | the same time for more than 2 |
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