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 the problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

The function buttons do not work.

/The tape deck has been just turned on and does not operate for about 3 seconds. Wait until “P” 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 deck does not play or record.

/There is no cassette in the cassette holder.

/The cassette holder is not completely closed.

/The tape has come to the end.

/The tape is slack. Take up the tape slack.

/The record-protect tab has been removed from the cassette (see page 18).

/Make sure the amplifier setting is correct.

/Check that the tape deck connections are secure.

/The heads and tape path are dirty. Clean them (see page 19).

/The recording/playback head is magnetized. Demagnetize it (see page 19).

There is excessive wow, flutter or sound drop-out.

/The capstans and pinch rollers are dirty. Clean them (see page 19).

There is a decrease in sound level, sound drop-out, or poor reproduction of high frequencies./The tape does not erase completely./Noise increases.

/The recording/playback head and tape path are dirty. Clean them (see page 19).

/The recording/playback head is magnetized. Demagnetize it (see page 19).

There is hum or noise.

/The tape deck is placed near a TV or VCR. Move the tape deck away from the TV or VCR.

/The tape deck is placed on or under the amplifier. Move the tape deck away from the amplifier.

There is an unbalanced tone.

/Check that DOLBY NR setting is the same as when the tape was recorded.

/The tape deck is placed near a TV or VCR. Move the tape deck away from the TV or VCR.

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 “MEMORY” disappears.

/The cassette shell is bent. Use another cassette.

The Multi-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

REC MUTE R.

/The signal strength of the left and right channels are very different.

/There is noise in the space before a track.

/You pressed )(or 0) immediately before the beginning of the next track or immediately after the beginning of the current track.

The tape deck fast-forwards the tape while a track is playing.

/The tape deck’s Blank Skip function is on and silent or low-volume portions are skipped. Press BLANK SKIP to turn off “BLANK SKIP” in the display.

The Dolby NR function does not work during playback.

/The Pitch Control function is on and the frequency characteristics of the sound is altered. Press PITCH CONTROL ON/OFF to turn off the function.

There is excessively loud tape transport noise during fast- forwarding or rewinding.

/This noise is caused by the cassette and is not a mechanical problem.

¤OPEN/CLOSE does not work.

/The tape deck is recording. Press pto stop recording before pressing ¤OPEN/CLOSE.

/There has been a power failure or the power cord has been disconnected during tape operation. Reconnect the power.

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