JVC KS-F380R, KS-FX480R, KS-FX43R, KS-F383R Troubleshooting, English, Symptoms, Causes, Remedies

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 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	The built-in microcomputer may	While holding SEL (select), press
		at all.	function incorrectly due to noise,		(standby/on/attenuator)
			etc.	for more than 2 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.
FM/AM		Sequential Memory)
		automatic preset does
		not work.
	•	Static noise while	The antenna is not connected	Connect the antenna firmly.
		listening to the radio.	firmly.
	•	A cassette tape cannot	You have tried to insert a	Insert the cassette with the
playback		be inserted.	cassette in the wrong way.	exposed tape facing right.
	•	Cassette tapes become	This is not a malfunction.
		hot.
Tape
	•	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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