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TROUBLESHOOTING

With proper care and handling, your CD player should give you years of trouble- free service. However, if your CD player is not working properly, follow these sug- gestions to see if you can eliminate the problem. If you still have a problem, take the CD player to your local RadioShack store for assistance.

Problem

Possible Cause

Suggestion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation controls do

Hold function is active.

Set HOLD to OFF.

not work.

 

 

 

No power.

Check the batteries or

 

 

 

 

adapter.

 

 

 

 

CD is loaded, but it does

CD is loaded upside

Reload the CD, label side

not start.

down.

up.

 

 

 

 

 

CD is dirty.

Clean the CD or try a differ-

 

 

 

ent CD. See “CD Care Tips”

 

 

 

on Page 20.

 

 

 

 

The sound skips.

CD is dirty or scratched.

Clean the CD or try a differ-

 

 

 

ent CD. See “CD Care Tips”

 

 

 

on Page 20.

 

 

 

 

 

Vibration is heavy.

Try not to vibrate the CD

 

 

 

player.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try activating the anti-shock

 

 

 

system. (CD-3640 only)

 

 

 

 

Moisture condenses on

Wait 1 hour for the moisture

 

the pickup lens.

to evaporate.

 

 

 

 

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Optimus CD-3640, CD-3620 owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Cause Suggestion