Additional Information
Troubleshooting
If you’ve experienced any of the following difficulties while using the tape deck, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.
The cassette holder does not close./Reinsert the AC power cord, then close the cassette holder.The function buttons do not work./The tape deck has just been turned on and does not operate for about 3 seconds. Wait until the P indicator stops flashing.
/Check that the cassette is inserted correctly and the cassette holder is closed completely.
Playback or recording begins when the power is turned on./Set TIMER on the tape deck to OFF.The tape stops before the tape has been fully rewound./The tape is slack. Take up the tape slack./If “MEMORY” is shown in the display, press MEMORY repeatedly until the indication disappears.
/The cassette shell is bent. Use another cassette.The tape deck does not play or record./The tape has reeled to the end./The tape is slack. Take up the tape slack.
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There is a decrease in sound level or a sound dropout./The tape does not erase completely./Noise increases.
/The heads and tape path are dirty. Clean them (see page 14)./The heads are magnetized. Demagnetize them (see page 14).There is hum or noise./The tape deck is placed near a TV or VCR. Place the tape deck away from the TV or VCR.
/The tape deck is placed on or under the amplifier. Place the tape deck away from the amplifier.
/Check that the DOLBY NR control is set to the position where the tape was recorded.
/The tape deck is placed near a TV or VCR. Place the tape deck away from the TV or VCR.
The AMS function does not work properly./One of the tracks contains a long pause, a passage of low frequencies or very low volume, or a gradual increase or decreace in volume.
/The space before a track is less than 4 seconds long. Insert a blank space of 4 seconds using R REC MUTE button.
/The signal strength of the left and right channels are very different./There is noise in the space before a track./You pressed )button immediately before the next track, or 0button immediately after the beginning of the current track.