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CD player section

 

MDX-F1 (EN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

A CD is placed in the player but

÷ The disc is placed upside down.

÷ Place the disc properly, with the label

 

 

 

it cannot be played.

÷ The disc is extremely dirty.

side facing upward.

 

 

 

 

÷ Clean the disc referring to “Disc han-

p

 

 

÷ Dew is condensed on the optics lens.

dling precautions”.

 

 

÷ Refer to “Caution on condensation”and

 

 

 

 

 

remove the condensation by evaporation. o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is not produced.

÷ The disc is extremely dirty.

÷ Clean the disc referring to “Disc han-

p

 

 

÷ The disc is scratched.

dling precautions”.

 

 

÷ Try another disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound skips.

÷ The disc is dirty.

÷ Clean the disc referring to “Disc han-

p

 

 

÷ The player is subject to vibration.

dling precautions”.

 

 

÷ Install the unit in a place not subject to

 

 

 

 

 

vibrations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette deck

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

 

Sound cannot be produced by

÷ The head is dirty.

÷ Clean the head referring to “Cleaning

pressing the play key.

÷ The tape is wound too tight due to

the head section”.

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÷ Try another tape.

 

 

irregular winding.

 

 

 

÷ A nonrecorded tape is played.

÷ Play a recorded tape.

 

 

 

 

 

No operation occurs even

÷ The cassette holder is not closed com-

÷ Close the holder completely.

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when an operation key is

pletely.

 

 

pressed.

÷ The operation key is pressed in less than

÷ Press operation keys after waiting for

 

4 seconds after turning the power ON.

more than 4 seconds.

 

 

÷ The tape is wound too tight due to

÷ Try another tape.

 

 

irregular winding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cassette holders cannot

÷ The key is pressed during recording or

÷ Press in stop mode.

 

be opened by pressing the "0

playback.

 

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push OPEN" button.

÷ The microcomputer is malfunctioning

÷ Reset the microcomputer.

 

due to external noise.

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is harsh or high fre-

÷ The head is dirty.

÷ Clean the head referring to “Cleaning

quencies are not reproduced.

 

the head section”.

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÷ The tape is stretched or shrunk.

÷ Try another tape.

 

 

 

 

 

Noise is noticeable.

÷ The tape head is magnetized.

÷ Demagnetize the head referring

to

 

 

“Cleaning the head section”.

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÷ A tape recorded with Dolby NR ON is

÷ Set the TAPE EQ. to on.

 

played with TAPE EQ. OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

Recording cannot be started

÷ The recording protect tab of the cas-

÷ Use a cassette with an unbroken record-

by pressing the record key.

sette has been broken.

ing protect tab or block the hole.

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÷ The cassette holder is not closed com-

÷ Close the holder completely.

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pletely.

 

 

÷ The TAPE input is selected.

÷ Set the input selector to the source to be

 

 

recorded.

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÷ The tape is fully wound to one of the reels.

÷ Change the tape transport direction or

 

 

reverse the tape insertion orientation.

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