RCA SCT-530 owner manual Trouble Shooting, Symptom, Cause, Remedy

TROUBLE SHOOTING

This cassette deck has been manufactured to the specifications of RadioShack and is covered by a limited warranty from RadioShack. If your cassette deck is not operating as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store or call 1-800-THE- SHACK for assistance.

Your cassette deck should give you years of trouble-free service if you follow the instructions in this manual. If you do have problems, the chart below can help you solve them. If you still have problems after following the suggestions below, take the cassette deck to your local Radio Shack store for assistance.

Symptom Cause Remedy

Power does not come on.

•The power cord is unplugged.

•The component to which the power cord is attached is turned off.

•Plug in the power cord.

•Turn on the component.

The door does not open.

• The deck is not stopped.	• Press STOP/EJECT.
• Power was turned off while the tape	• Turn on the power.
was moving.

The door does not close. • The cassette is not properly loaded. • Remove and reinsert the cassette.

The tape immediately stops.	• The tape is at the end of that side.
	• The tape has too much slack.

•Play the other side of the tape or rewind the tape.

•Take up the slack.

The level meter does not work during playback.

•There is nothing recorded on the tape.

•The tape heads are dirty.

•Replace the tape with one that has a recording.

•Clean the tape heads.

There is no sound.• The amplifier’s input selector is not properly set.

• The amplifier’s volume is too low.

• There are connection problems.

•Set the amplifier’s input selector to the same input you connected the deck to.

•Turn up the amplifier’s volume.

•Check all connections.

The record indicator does not light when you try to record.

•The erase prevention tabs are broken off.

•Replace the tape with one with unbroken tabs, or cover the holes with tape.

The level meter does not work during recording.

•	There are connection problems.	• Check all connections.
• The amplifier is not delivering a		• Correctly set the amplifier’s controls.
	signal to the deck.

Nothing records onto the tape. • The tape heads are dirty. • Clean the tape heads.

The sound is unstable or interrupted.

•The heads, pinch rollers, or capstans are dirty.

•The tape is not uniformly wound.

•Clean all tape handling parts.

•Completely rewind then fast forward the tape.

High-frequency sounds are	• A tape recorded without Dolby NR is	• Set DOLBY NR to OUT.
missing.	being played back with DOLBY NR
	set to IN.
	• The tape heads are dirty.	• Clean the tape heads.

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