There is severe hum or noise.

•Check that the speakers and components are connected securely.

•Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor, and at least 3 m away from a TV set or fluorescent light.

•Move your audio components away from the TV.

•The plugs and jacks are dirty. Wipe them with a cloth slightly moistened with alcohol.

There is no sound, or only a very low- level sound is heard from the center/ surround speakers.

•Select a CINEMA STUDIO EX mode (page 43).

•Adjust the speaker level (page 28).

There is no sound from the sub woofer.

•Check that the sub woofer is connected correctly and securely.

•Make sure you have turned on your sub woofer.

The surround effect cannot be obtained.

•Make sure the sound field function is on (press MOVIE, or MUSIC).

•Sound fields do not function for signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz.

Dolby Digital or DTS Multi Channel sound is not reproduced.

•Check that the DVD, etc. you are playing is recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS format.

•When connecting the DVD player, etc. to the digital input jacks of this receiver, check the audio setting (settings for the audio output) of the connected component.

The FM reception is poor.

•Use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below. If you connect the receiver to an outdoor antenna, ground it against lightning. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe.

Outdoor FM antenna

Receiver

ANTENNA

AM

Ground wire (not supplied)

To ground

Radio stations cannot be tuned in.

•Check that the antennas are connected securely. Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna, if necessary.

•The signal strength of the stations is too weak (when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct tuning.

•Make sure you set the tuning interval correctly (when tuning in AM stations with direct tuning).

•No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset stations). Preset the stations (page 48).

•Press DISPLAY repeatedly on the receiver so that the frequency appears on the display.

RDS does not work.

•Make sure that you are tuned to an FM RDS station.

•Select a stronger FM station.

The RDS information that you want does not appear.

•Contact the radio station and find out whether they actually provide the service in question. If so, the service may be temporarily out of order.

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