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TROUBLESHOOTING
Radio Reception
Poor radio reception.
•The signal is too weak.
™ Adjust the antenna.
™ Connect an external antenna for better reception.
•The TV or VCR is too close to the stereo system.
™Separate the stereo system from the TV or VCR.
Cannot tune to station
•Wrong tuning grid.
™Switch to the correct tuning grid.
Tape Deck Operation
Recording or playback cannot be made or there is a decrease in audio level.
•Dirty tape heads, capstans or pressure rollers.
™See section on tape deck maintenance
(page 27).
•Magnetic
playback head.
™Use demagnetizing tape.
Tape deck door cannot open.
•Power failure or AC power plug disconnect from the wall outlet during tape playback.
™Reconnect the AC power plug and switch on the system again.
General
System does not react when any button is pressed.
•Electrostatic discharge.
™Press STANDBY ON to switch the system off. Remove the AC power plug from the wall outlet, then reconnect the power plug and switch on the system again.
No or poor sound.
•Volume is not turned up.
™ Adjust VOLUME.
•The headphones are connected.
™ Disconnect the headphones.
•Speakers are not connected or are connected wrongly.
™Check that the speakers are connected correctly.
™Make sure the stripped speaker wire is clamped.
•The
™ Make sure the
44.1kHz or 32 kHz.
Reversed left and right sound.
•Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connections and location.
Lack of bass sound or apparently imprecise physical location of musical instruments.
•Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connection for proper phasing, colored/black wires to colored/black terminals.
Remote control has no effect on the system.
•Wrong source is selected.
™Select the source (VCD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button (É, í, ë, etc.).
•The distance to the system is too large.
™ Reduce the distance.
•Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
™Insert the batteries with their polarities (+/– signs) as indicated.
•Batteries are exhausted.
™ Replace the batteries.
Timer is not working.
•Clock is not set.
™ Set the clock.
•Timer is not switched on.
™Press CLOCK/TIMER to switch on the timer.
•Recording is in progress.
™ Stop recording.
Clock setting is erased.
•There was a power failure.
™ Reset the clock.
System displays features automatically; buttons flash continuously.
•Demonstration mode is switched on.
™ Press and hold Ç(on the system only) for 5 seconds to switch off the demonstration.
There is a howling sound at the external source.
•You hear feedback when you are listening from AUX mode.
™Press AUX to select CDR mode.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
•Equalizer Display is switched on in NITE mode.
™Adjust JOG to select other Equalizer Display.
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