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TROUBLESHOOTING
7Before considering it as a failure
In case of trouble with this component, first check the following before calling for service. What seems to be a serious malfunction is often due to a simple operation mistake.
If the trouble is not fixed after making the following checks, contact the place of purchase, your nearest Marantz dealer, our customer service center, or our repair service center.
Phenomenon | Cause | Actions | |
| The power cord is disconnected. | Check the power cord connection. | |
Power is not supplied. |
| If the OPERATE indicator is flashing, turn the | |
The protection circuit is activated. | power OFF then back ON again after 1 minute | ||
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| or more. | |
| Speaker connection is incomplete. | Check the speaker cable connection. | |
| Input cable connection is incomplete. | Check the input cable connection. | |
| Use of the connected player is wrong. | Confirm the operation methods, referring to | |
| the instruction manual of the player. | ||
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| The INPUT SELECTOR knob is not set | Set the INPUT SELECTOR knob properly. | |
| correctly. |
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| The VOLUME knob is set to minimum. | Turn the VOLUME knob to set the proper | |
| level. | ||
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Power is supplied, but no sound is |
| Set the SPEAKER A/B buttons properly, | |
The SPEAKER buttons are set to OFF. | according to the SPEAKER terminals to which | ||
heard from the speakers. | |||
| the speakers are connected. | ||
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| If “ATT” is displayed on the display, press the | |
| The ATT. muting function is activated. | ATT. button on the main unit or remote control | |
| unit, or increase/decrease the volume level, in | ||
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| order to cancel the attenuation function. | |
| The protection circuit has been activated, and | Adjust the volume again. | |
| the volume has been automatically muted. |
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| An error message is displayed. | Set the ID number properly, referring to the | |
| table in “ERROR MESSAGES”, on page 26. | ||
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| Speaker connection is incomplete. | Check the speaker cable connection. | |
Sound is heard from the left or right | The set values for the volume (LEVEL |
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speakers only. Or, the volume from | TRIM) and sound quality (BASS/TREBLE) | Perform trimming again. | |
the right and left speakers differs. | adjustments for the left and right channels | ||
| are different. |
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Left and right channels are | Connection of left and right speaker cables or | Make connections properly. | |
reversed. | input cables is reversed. |
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Sound is monaural. | The MODE switch on the rear panel is set to | Turn the unit off, set the MODE switch to | |
STEREO, then turn the unit back on. | |||
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| Grounding connection from the record player | Check the connections to the PHONO GND | |
| is improper. | terminal. | |
Noise occurs during record | Connection to the PHONO input jacks is | C h e ck t h e P H O N O i n p u t t e r m i n a l | |
incomplete. | connection. | ||
playing. |
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A TV set, etc. placed too close to the record | Place the TV set or record player in another | ||
Or, no sound is heard. | |||
player may affect the sound. | position. | ||
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| The PHONO MC button on the front panel is | Set the PHONO MC button properly. | |
| not set properly for the cartridge used. |
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| The record player and speakers are placed | Place the speakers as far away from the record | |
Howling occurs when sound volume | too close. | player as possible. | |
| If an insulating pad is not supplied with the | ||
is increased during record playing. | The record player is placed on a rack or floor | ||
| prone to vibration. | record player, use an insulating pad available | |
| on the market. | ||
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TROUBLESHOOTING ADVANCED OPERATIONS ADVANCED CONNECTIONS BASIC OPERATIONS BASIC CONNECTIONS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
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