TROUBLE SHOOTING CHECK LIST & HELPFUL HINTS
SHOULD YOUR SET HAVE A PROBLEM, CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
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| Does the AC outlet being used actually | |
| Set does not work on AC | have AC power? Is the power cord | |
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| plugged into the back of the set? Is | |
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| Power/Batt. Indicator Lamp ON? | |
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| Are the batteries fresh and properly | |
| Set does not work on batteries | installed? Is power cord connected? | |
| Remove power cord from both AC | ||
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| Socket and outlet. Is the Power/Batt. | |
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| Indicator Lamp ON? | |
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| Sound is distorted, the Power/Batt. | The batteries are weak or not installed | |
| correctly. Replace batteries and/or | ||
| Indicator Lamp is dim | ||
| check the polarity. | ||
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| No sound | Are the speakers plugged in? Check | |
| the back of the set and see page 5. | ||
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| Is the Volume Control at MIN? Is | |
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| headphone in jack? Is play off? Are | |
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| batteries fresh? | |
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| Rotate the unit to improve AM reception. | |
| AM, FM, FM Stereo reception weak | For FM reception, extend and adjust the | |
| FM Telescoping Antenna. FM Stereo is | ||
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| weaker than FM, slide the switch to FM | |
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| if station is weak. | |
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| Clean the tape heads using a | |
| Poor quality recording or playback | special cleaning tape cassette (not | |
| of cassette tapes | included) (available at most music | |
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| cleaning tape, please see page 16. | |
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| The Cassette Record Button will not | Does the cassette tape you are using | |
| still have its tabs on the rear surface? | ||
| stay down | ||
| See details on Record Lever Interlock | ||
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| on page 15. | |
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| The Cassette Play Button or Cassette | The tape has ended. Remove tape, flip | |
| Record Button will not stay down | it over to the other side and then reinsert | |
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| and press Play, or rewind it. | |
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NORMAL BATTERY LIFE USING ALKALINE BATTERIES IS ABOUT 8 HOURS OF CASSETTE PLAYING TIME.
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