APPENDIX
Before you ask a specialist
No sound | - No mains supply? |
| - Volume at minimum? |
| - Are headphones plugged in the |
| headphone socket? |
| - Did someone press the MUTE |
| button? |
Noise with radio sound - Station not tuned accurately? | |
| Tune again |
| - Weak FM station? Switch to mono |
| using MODE button. |
| - Weak AM stations? Move the AM |
| antenna slowly for better |
| reception. |
| - Antenna accurately fitted? |
Bad sound with tapes - Be sure playing / recording heads | |
| and tape guiding parts are clean, |
| see bottom of this page. |
| - Try another cassette. |
No recording | - Cover the safety hole of the |
| cassette with adhesive tape. |
| - Correct source CD, tape, tuner, |
| AUX selected? |
No CD playing
Remote control does not work
-Safety lock not removed yet?
-Load a CD with the label facing upwards.
-CD scratched, broken deformed, ... Try with another.
-Condensation e.g. after a transport? Wait for a while
-CD dirty? Wipe with a soft cloth from the centre to the outside.
-Batteries fitted the wrong way? See page 3.
-Batteries run down? Try new ones.
-An object is blocking the direct line between remote control and the system. Max distance to the system is 4 ~ 7 m pointing to its front.
Cleaning the audio heads of the tape deck
Unplug your sound system from the mains Open the tape compartments
After playing and recording for a time the sound of the tape recorders may become muffled. Then clean the heads and tape guiding parts.
Only use a soft utensil with alcohol or a special head cleaning liquid.
earsing/playing/ | tape guiding |
recording head | parts |
Compact discs
Always ... | Never ... | ||||||
handle your discs with care. Hold a disc | play a deformed, cracked, or chipped disc. | ||||||
with the fingers touching the edge or the | try to repair a disc with adhesive tape or | ||||||
hole. | glue. | ||||||
place the disc with the label facing up. | close the tray with a disc slipping out of | ||||||
place the disc properly into the tray using | the guide area, or two disc inside. | ||||||
the proper guide area for 12 cm or 8 cm | scratch a disc or store it in direct sunlight, | ||||||
discs. | high humidity or high temperature. | ||||||
replace a disc in its case after playing and | use record cleaning sprays, benzene, static | ||||||
store it in a vertical position. | electricity liquids or any other solvent, if the | ||||||
use a soft cloth to clean a disc if | disc surface is soiled. Wipe gently with a soft, | ||||||
necessary and wipe from the centre to the | damp (water only) cloth. | ||||||
outside. | wipe the disc in a circular motion, since | ||||||
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