Troubleshooting guide

The following checklist will help you remedy the problems you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, check the connections and operating procedures.

General

Problem

Cause/Solution

 

 

No sound.

•Cancel the ATT function.

 

•Set the fader control to the centre position for two-speaker

 

systems.

 

•Rotate the dial clockwise to adjust the volume.

The contents of the memory have been erased.

•The power cord or battery has been disconnected.

•The reset button was pressed.

nStore again into the memory.

Indications do not appear in the display.

Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning the connectors” (page 21) for details.

Tape playback

Problem

Cause/Solution

The sound is distorted.

The tape head is contaminated.

 

nClean the head with a commercially available dry-type

 

cleaning cassette.

The AMS does not operate correctly.

•There is noise in the space between tracks.

•The blank space is too short (less than four seconds).

•The SEEK/AMS control was pushed up immediately before the following track.

•The SEEK/AMS control was pushed down immediately after the track starts.

•A long pause, or a passage of low frequencies or very low sound level is treated as a blank space.

Radio reception

Problem

Cause/Solution

 

 

Preset tuning is not possible.

• Memorize the correct frequency.

 

• The broadcast signal is too weak.

 

 

Automatic tuning is not

The broadcast signal is too weak.

possible.

nUse manual tuning.

 

 

The “ST” indication flashes.

•Tune in the frequency accurately.

 

•The broadcast signal is too weak.

 

nSet to MONO mode (page 9).

 

 

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