Kenwood General, Cassette deck

In case of difficulty 61

XD-SERIES (En)

A station has been preset but it cannot	÷The frequency of the preset station is not	÷Preset stations with tunable frequencies.	ª
be received by pressing the P.CALL key.	tunable.		ª
	÷The preset memory has been cleared be-	÷Preset stations again.
	cause the power cord has been unplugged
	for a long period.
Demonstration starts suddenly.	÷The power plug was unplugged from the	÷This is not malfunction. Press the MODE/	4
	outlet while the power switch was ON, or	DEMO key to cancel the demontration.
	there was a power failure.

General

Symptom	Cause	Remedy
No operation occurs when an operation	÷The MULTI CONTROL setting mode is acti-	÷Cancel the MULTI CONTROL setting mode. (
key is pressed.	vated.

Cassette deck

	Symptom	Cause	Remedy		Preparation
Sound cannot be produced by pressing		÷The head is dirty.	÷Clean the head referring to “Maintenance”. O
the play key or no operation occurs even		÷The tape is wound too tight due to irregular	÷Try another tape.
when an operation key is pressed.		winding.
		÷A nonrecorded tape is played.	÷Play a recorded tape.		section
No operation occurs even when an opera-		÷The cassette holder is not closed com-	÷Close the holder completely.	¢
tion key is pressed.		pletely.
		÷The operation key is pressed immediately	÷Press operations keys in more than a few
		after closing the cassette holder.	seconds after closing the holder.
		÷The operation key is pressed in less than 4	÷Press operation keys after waiting for more
		seconds after turning the power ON.	than 4 seconds.	¢
		÷A tape is not inserted in the unit.	÷Insert a tape.
		÷The tape is wound too tight due to irregular	÷Try another tape.
		winding.		¢
		÷The tape is fully wound to one of the reels.	÷Change the tape transport direction or re-
			verse the tape insertion orientation.
The DPSS malfunctions.		÷The tape used is not suitable for DPSS, for	÷Refer to “Searching for the desired music	¶
		example the spaces between tunes may be	program (DPSS)”.
		too short.
In dubbing, the tape stops at different		÷This is due to the difference in the tape	÷Small time difference does not mean a
moments in decks A and B.		length or characteristics of the mechanisms	malfunction.
		of two cassette decks.
The cassette holders cannot be opened by		÷The key is pressed during recording or play-	÷Press in stop mode.
pressing the 0 PUSH OPEN area.		back.		P
		÷The microcomputer is malfunctioning due	÷Reset the microcomputer.
		to external noise.			Application
Sound is harsh or high frequencies are not		÷The head is dirty.	÷Clean the head referring to “Maintenance”. O
reproduced.		÷The tape is stretched or shrunk.	÷Try another tape.
Sound is distorted.		÷The tape being played was recorded with	÷Try another tape.		section
		distorted sound.
		÷A tape recorded using the equalizer or SRS	÷Switch the equalizer or SRS 3D level effect.
		3D level effect is played using the equalizer
		effect again.
The AUX sound is distorted.		÷The AUX INPUT LEVEL is set too high.	÷Decrease the AUX INPUT LEVEL.	o
Noise is noticeable.		÷The tape head is magnetized.	÷Demagnetize the head referring to “Main-	O
			tenance”.
		÷External noise is induced.	÷Install the system at a distance from other		Knowledge
			electric appliances and TV.	￿
		÷A tape recorded with Dolby NR ON is played	÷Set the Dolby NR to on.
		with Dolby NR OFF.
					sections
Sound vibrates.		÷The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty.	÷Clean the head referring to “Maintenance”. O
		÷The tape is wound irregularly.	÷Wind the tape again by fast forwarding,	￿
			rewinding or playing from an end to the
			other.
	1. With some tapes, a squeaky noise is produced when the tape is stopped automatically. This is due to the tape protection function, and not
Notes	a malfunction.
	2. Do not use longer tape than 110 minutes tapes, for the tape is too thin and gets easily tangled.