Pioneer CT-W603RS, CT-W803RS operating instructions Troubleshooting

TROUBLESHOOTING

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Incorrect

operations

are

often

mistaken

for

trouble

and malfunctions.

If

you

think that

there is something

wrong

with this

component,

check

the points

below.

Sometimes

the trouble

may lie

in another

component.

Investigate

the

other

components

and

electrical

appliances

being

used. If

the

trouble

cannot

be

rectified

even after

exercising

the checks

listed

below,

ask

your

nearest PIONEER

authorized

service

center or

your dealer to carry out repair work.

SymptomL

POWER

Cause _ Remedy

Cannot turn	power	on.	•	The power plug	is removed.
			•	The component	(stereo amplifier, audio timer,
				etc.) to which the power cord is connected is off.
CASSETTE	DOOR

•Insert the power plug correctly.

•Turn the stereo amplifier or audio timer on.

The door does not open.

•The deck is not in stop mode (tape is moving).

•Power was turned off with the tape moving.

•Press the stop (11) button.

•Turn power on.

The door does not close. • The cassette is not properly loaded. • Reinsert the cassette.

PLAYBACK

Immediately stops.

The level meter does not work.

No sound

RECORDING

•The tape is completely wound.

•The tape is slack.

•The tape is not recorded.

•The tape head is dirty.

•The amplifier input selector is not correctly set.

•The amplifier volume level setting is too low.

•Connection problems (wrong connection, cord removed, poor contact, broken wire.)

•Play back in the opposite direction.

•Rewind the tape.

•Take up slack (see page 5).

•Replace the tape with a recorded one.

•Clean the heads (see page 4).

•Set the amplifier input selector correctly.

•Turn the amplifier volume control up,

•Connect securely (see page 6).

The recording indicator does not light up.

The level meter does not

work.

•The cassette erasure prevention tabs are broken.

•REC LEVEL control is set too low.

•The amplifier is not delivering a recording signal (from the tuner, CD player, etc.).

•Wrong connection, connection cord removed, poor contact, broken wire.

•	Replace		the cassette			with one			whose		tabs are
	intact.
•	Cover		the	hole over		the	tab	(see		page	5).
•	Turn	REC		LEVEL	control		up	(see		page	14).
•	Set	the	amplifier		recording			output		selector
	correctly,
•	Check		connections			(see	page		6).

Immediately stops.	•	The tape		is completely wound up.
	•	The	tape	is slack.
Cannot record	•	The	head	is dirty.

• Record in the opposite direction.

• Rewind the tape.

• Take up slack (see page 5).

• Clean the head (see page 4).

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