Connecting a commercially available timer to your audio setup lets you wake up to your favorite cassette tape, or start recording at specified times.
Refer to the illustration below, and connect your audio components.
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Troubleshooting
If you think that there is something wrong with this cassette deck, make the checks listed below before contacting a repair service. In some cases the problem may lie with another component. Check all components.
If the problem cannot be solved with any of the following checks, contact your nearest TEAC authorized service center or your dealer for help.
Cannot switch on the power
eCheck the connection to the AC power supply. Check and make sure the AC source is not a switched outlet and that, if it is, the switch is turned on. Make sure there is power to the AC outlet by plugging another item such as a lamp or fan into the outlet.
No sound
eCheck the connection to the amplifier. eCheck the amplifier settings.
Noisy playback
eKeep away from equipment that generates a magnetic field, such as a TV or microwave oven.
Transport control keys do not work. eLoad a cassette tape if not loaded. eIf a cassette tape is loaded, reinsert it.
The cassette compartment does not close. eThe cassette is not properly loaded. Reinsert it.
Poor sound quality eClean the heads.
eCheck that the Dolby NR switch is set to the same position as when recording was made.
Cannot record
eIf the erasure prevention tabs on top of the cassette are broken off, cover the holes using pieces of adhesive tape.
eCheck the connection to the amplifier and to the source equipment.
eSet the amplifier input/output selectors correctly. eCheck the recording level setting.
Playback speed seems somewhat fast or slow
eCheck the pitch control setting.
Auto reverse does not occur
eSet the REV MODE switch to jor p.
eIf the REV MODE switch is set to j, start playback from the tape side facing you (side “A”).
Synchro reverse dubbing is not possible.
eSet the REV MODE switch to the jposition. eLoad cassettes into both decks.
eSet the tape transport direction to yon both decks.
Continuous play/record is not possible
eSet the REV MODE switch to the pposition. eLoad cassettes into both decks.
eTo make a continuous recording, start with TAPE I .