TROUBLESHOOTING
Your receiver should give you years of
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| • Batteries are weak or dead. | • | Replace the batteries. |
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| • AC | or | DC adapter is | • | Connect the adapter to the | ||||||||
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| but | not | into | the | power | • | Adjust | DC | adapter | to | ||
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| proper voltage position. |
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display. |
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| automatically | disconnects |
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| the receiver’s batteries. |
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| • | DC adapter’s voltage is set |
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| • Batteries are weak or dead. | • | Replace the batteries. |
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| • VOLUME is set too low. |
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| • | Headphones | are | plugged |
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| into the receiver. (This dis- | • | Disconnect | the | head- | |||||||
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No sound. | • | AC | or | DC | adapter | is | • | Connect the adapter to the | |||||
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| • | Batteries are weak. |
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| • | The sensitivity switch is set | • | Set it to DX. |
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Weak sound, intermit- |
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| • | Adjust the antenna. |
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tent sound, or poor sen- | • | Antenna needs adjusting. | • | Move the receiver | near | a | |||||||
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• Metal is blocking the signal. |
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Controls do not function. | Key is locked. | LOCK |
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appears on the display. |
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Display does not show |
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the band and frequency | The clock display is selected. |
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