Troubleshooting
If you experience any difficulty with your cassette deck, check the following list for a possible solution before calling for service.
If you cannot solve the problem from the hints given here, or the cassette deck has been physically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer, for service.
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Recording is not possible | • | The tabs on the cassette | • Use a different cassette | ||||||||
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| • The deck is set to pause. | • Press Û or Ü to release | ||||||||
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No sound | • | Connections are incorrect or | • Check to make sure the all | ||||||||
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| • Volume control on amplifier | • Adjust the volume on the |
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| • The source selector (INPUT) | • Set the source selector |
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| on the amplifier is set to a | (INPUT) to tape. | |||||||
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Music scan does not work | • | The blank spaces between | • Try a different cassette | ||||||||
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Sound level is low or sound is | • | The heads, capstans, and | • Clean the heads, capstans, |
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intermittent |
| pinch rollers are dirty. | and pinch rollers. |
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Tape hiss or absence of high | • | The play and record heads | • Demagnetize the heads. | ||||||||
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Previously recorded material is |
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not erased when recorded over | • | The erase head is dirty. | • Clean the erase head. |
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Bad sound quality or absence | • | The Dolby NR setting is | • Set the Dolby NR to the | ||||||||
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Cassette holder will not open | • | The AC power cord is | • Plug the AC power cord into | ||||||||
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Humming noise | • | Cassette deck is directly | • Move cassette deck away |
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Operation is abnormal. | • | Condensation is produced | • Unplug the power cord, | ||||||||
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| the room heating or when it |
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| • | The microcomputer is | • Unplug the power cord then | |||||||
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| malfunctioning due to | plug it in again. | |||||||
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