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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A cassette tape cannot be

Cassette ejection is prohibited.

Press and hold TAPE 23 and

 

 

ejected.

 

0 for more than two seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 is turned to the

Adjust it to the optimum level.

 

 

the speakers.

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 to

The antenna is not connected

Connect the antenna firmly.

 

 

the radio.

firmly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This unit does not work at all.

The built-in microcomputer may

Press and hold both the SEL

 

 

 

function incorrectly due to

(select) and

 

 

buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

noise, etc.

at the same time for several

 

 

 

 

seconds. (The clock setting and

 

 

 

 

preset stations stored in

 

 

 

 

memory are erased.) (See

 

 

 

 

page 2.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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