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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Pioneer CT-W603RS, CT-W803RS operating instructions Troubleshooting, Power, Cassette Door, Playback, Recording

CT-W603RS, CT-W803RS specifications

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