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
Your cassette deck should give you years of
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 7. |
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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 receiver/amplifier’s input selector is not properly set.
• The receiver/amplifier’s volume is too low.
• There are connection problems.
•Set the receiver/amplifier’s input selector to the same input you connected the deck to.
•Turn up the receiver/amplifier’s volume.
•Check all connections.
The record indicator does not light when you try to record.
•The erase protection 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 or nothing records onto the tape.
•The receiver/amplifier or other audio signal source is not delivering an audio signal to the deck.
•The REC LEVEL control is set too low.
•There are connection problems.
•The tape heads are dirty.
•Correctly set the receiver/amplifier’s controls.
•Turn up REC LEVEL.
•Check all connections.
•Clean the tape heads.
The sound is unstable or interrupted.
•The heads, pinch rollers, capstans, or other
•The tape is not uniformly wound.
•Clean all tape handling parts.
•Completely rewind then fast forward the tape.
•A tape recorded without Dolby NR is being played back with DOLBY NR set to B or C.
•The tape heads are dirty.
•Correctly set DOLBY NR.
•Clean the tape heads.
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