Trouble-shooting

Many problems have a simple cause and a correspondingly simple solution. The following chapter describes a few difficulties you may encounter, and the measures you need to take to cure them.

If you find it impossible to solve a problem with the help of these notes please disconnect the unit from the mains and ask your authorised specialist dealer for advice.

Problem:

K1 AV does not switch on (screen and

 

button do not light up)

 

 

Cause:

Mains cable not plugged in correctly.

 

 

Remedy:

Check connections, push plugs in firmly.

 

 

 

 

Problem:

No sound

 

The MONITOR LED on the screen is

 

glowing.

Cause:

The K1 AV is set to MONITOR mode (tape

 

monitor).

Remedy:

Switch off the MONITOR function by

 

pressing the button on the front

 

panel.

 

 

Problem:

No sound

Cause 1:

Loudspeaker output is switched off.

 

 

Remedy:

Press the button on the remote control

 

handset to switch the loudspeaker output on.

Cause 2:

No source device, or incorrect source

 

device selected.

Remedy:

Select the correct source device.

Cause 3:

The volume is set at too low a level.

Remedy:

Increase the volume setting.

 

 

 

 

Problem:

No sound from the centre loudspeaker

Cause 1:

Centre speaker not activated in the

 

‘Amplifier Setup Menu’.

Remedy:

In the Amplifier Setup Menu switch on the

 

Centre speaker (see chapter 'Amplifier

 

Setup Menu - Centre loudspeaker'.

Cause 2:

The STEREO operating mode is selected.

 

 

Remedy:

Press the green button on the

 

remote control handset to switch to one of

 

the modes 3CH MUSIC or 3CH MOVIE.

 

 

Problem:

It is not possible to select the modes

 

3CH MUSIC and 3CH MOVIE.

Cause:

The centre loudspeaker is not activated in

 

the Amplifier Setup Menu.

Remedy:

Switch on the Centre speaker in the

 

Amplifier Setup Menu (see chapter

 

'Amplifier Setup Menu - Centre

 

loudspeaker').

Problem:

Poor sound quality, inadequate bass

Cause:

No sub-wooferconnected, but it is not

 

switched off in the ‘Amplifier Setup Menu’.

Remedy:

Disable

the sub-woofer in the

‘Amplifier

 

Setup Menu’

 

 

 

(see the chapter 'Amplifier Setup Menu -

 

sub-woofer cut-off frequency').

 

 

 

 

 

Problem:

Poor

sound

quality,

distorted

 

reproduction

 

 

Cause:

Very

small loudspeakers

(especially

 

satellite speakers) are easily overloaded by

 

loud low-frequency sound effects.

Remedy:

It is really essential to use an active sub-

 

woofer in conjunction with SAT speakers.

 

If you are using SAT speakers, select the

 

SAT setting for these loudspeakers and

 

select a high sub-woofer cut-off frequency

 

(HIGH).

 

 

 

(see the following points in the chapter 'Amplifier Setup Menu':

Main loudspeakers

Centre loudspeaker

Sub-woofer cut-off frequency)

Problem:

Centre-stage sound

events are

not

 

reproduced, or are reproduced too

 

quietly.

 

 

Cause 1:

No centre speaker connected, but the

 

Centre is not switched off in the ‘Amplifier

 

Setup Menu’.

 

 

Remedy:

Switch off the Centre in the Amplifier Setup

 

Menu

 

 

 

(see chapter 'Amplifier Setup Menu -

 

Centre loudspeaker').

 

 

Cause:2:

A centre speaker is

connected to

the

 

system, but the Centre is not activated in

 

the Amplifier Setup Menu.

 

Remedy:

Switch the Centre on in the Amplifier Setup

 

Menu

 

 

 

(see chapter 'Amplifier Setup Menu -

 

Centre loudspeaker').

 

 

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T+A Elektroakustik K1 AV does not switch on screen, button do not light up, No sound, Modes 3CH Music or 3CH Movie

K1 AV specifications

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