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

Adjust it to the optimum level.

 

 

the speakers.

to the minimum level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connections are incorrect.

Check the cords and

 

 

 

 

 

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• “NO CD” or “NO MAG”

No CD is in the magazine.

Insert CDs into the magazine.

 

 

appears on the display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDs are inserted incorrectly.

Insert them correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• “RESET 8” appears on the

This unit is not connected to a

Connect this unit and the CD

 

 

display.

CD changer correctly.

changer correctly and 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 unit does not work at

The built-in microcomputer

Press

 

 

 

 

ATT and SEL at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all.

may function incorrectly due

the same time for more than 2

 

 

 

to noise, etc.

seconds to reset the unit. (The

 

 

 

 

 

 

clock setting and preset

 

 

 

 

 

 

stations stored in memory are

 

 

 

 

 

 

erased.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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