MAINTENANCE

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance

Cleaning the Cabinet

Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives.

Cleaning Discs

• When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out.

Do not use solvents

such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog records.

Cleaning the disc lens

After prolonged use, dirt or dust may accumulate at the disc lens. To ensure good playback quality, clean the disc lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or any commercially available cleaner. Follow the instructions supplied with cleaner.

Cleaning the Heads and the Tape Paths

To ensure good recording and playback quality, clean the heads, the capstan(s), and pressure roller(s) after every 50 hours of tape operation.

Use a cotton swab slightly moistened with cleaning fluid or alcohol.

You can also clean the heads by playing a cleaning tape once.

Demagnetizing the heads

Use a demagnetizing tape available at your dealer.

Warning! Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock.

If a fault occurs, check the points listed below before taking the system for repair.

Should any problems persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest dealer or service center.

Disc Player Operation

UNREADABLE DISC” is displayed.

The disc is inserted upside down.

Place disc with printed side up.

Moisture condensation at the lens.

Wait until lens has adjusted to normal room temperature.

The disc is dirty, badly scratched or warped.

Clean or replace the disc.

The disc lens is dirty or dusty

See section under Maintenance (page

27).

A CD-RW disc or an incorrect MP3-CD

format disc is inserted.

Replace a readable disc or correct recorded format MP3-CD.

NO DISC” is displayed.

There is no disc in the disc tray.

Insert a disc.

No picture on TV screen.

The video cable is not connected.

Connect the cable between the system and TV.

No colour on TV.

The system switch is not correct.

Change the system to respective setting (PAL or NTSC).

Cannot adjust the TV system to PAL or NTSC.

There is a MP3-CD in disc tray 1.

Remove the MP3-CD from disc tray 1 or press DISC CHANGE to select a non- MP3 disc tray before adjusting the TV system.

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