Symptom

Cause

 

Remedy

 

 

 

 

AM stations cannot

• AM

loop antenna is not

• Connect the supplied AM loop

be received.

attached.

antenna to the AM antenna termi-

 

 

 

nals.

Buzzing noise on AM (particularly conspicuous at night or with weak stations).

Noise from electrical appa- ratus such as fluorescent lamp.

Move the AM loop antenna to dif- ferent position.

Set up an outdoor AM antenna.

High-pitched noise or • Noise from TV set.

Place the AM loop antenna as far as

buzzing noise on AM.

 

possible from the TV.

 

Move unit away from TV set.

Crackling noise on •

Noise caused by turning a

AM, FM.

fluorescent lamp on and off.

Noise from automobile igni-

 

tion.

Move the antenna as far away as possible from the fluorescent lamp.

Install an outdoor FM antenna as far away as possible from the road.

Tuning indicators and stereo indicator light but sound is distorted and separation is bad.

Station is too strong.

Multiple reflection of the radio waves because of tall buildings or mountains.

Change to FM indoor antenna.

Use antenna that has better direc- tivity and select a point with the least distortion.

Tuning indicators and stereo indicator flicker and hiss is heard on FM.

Station is too weak.

Stereo FM broadcasts cover only about half the distance of an ordinary broadcast.

Install an outdoor FM antenna.

Change the position or direction of the outdoor antenna.

Switch to mono reception. (Even stereo broadcasts will be heard in mono.)

No station or undesired station is recalled when a Preset button is pressed.

The power cord has been unplugged for a long time.

The memory contents are lost if the power is not turned on and off a few times each month. Store all sta- tions in the memory again and remember to turn the power on and off a few times each month.

The RDS function

The station is not an RDS

does not work.

station.

The reception station signal

 

is too weak.

Too much interference.

Receive an RDS station.

Install an outdoor FM antenna.

Change the position or direction of the outdoor antenna.

Move the antenna as far away as possible from fluorescent lamps.

Install an outdoor FM antenna.

ACCUCLOCK func-

The station is not an RDS

See the remedies for the RDS func-

tion does not work.

 

station, or received signal is

 

tion problem above.

 

 

too weak.

 

 

 

RDS broadcasts cannot be

Set and adjust according to instruc-

 

 

received.

 

tions above.

 

 

 

 

 

Excessive electrical interference may temporarily render this system’s sensitive microcom- puter inoperable. If this happens, unplug the system for at least five seconds.

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