SEARCH FOR ERRORS

Symptom

Possible Cause

Countermeasure

 

 

 

Unit does not work

Mains cable is not connected to a suitable

Connect to a functioning socket using a

after pressing the

mains wall outlet.

suitable mains voltage.

power button

Mains cable has not been firmly inserted into

Check the power cable. If necessary,

 

wall power socket and the device’s socket.

exchange it with a suitable mains cable

 

Otherwise it may be defective.

and push its plug firmly into wall socket and

 

 

the device's power connector.

 

Unit fuse or unit is defective.

Contact your dealer.

 

 

 

No sound on both

The currently selected audio source

Switch on the source unit and begin playback.

channels although

(10)(11)(12) is giving no signal.

 

 

 

the unit is ready for

The output of the source device is not connec-

Correct the connection.

use (front panel

ted or is wrongly connected e.g. not connected

 

display is functional)

to the selected input channel terminal of

 

the amplifier.

 

 

 

 

Wrong input channel has been selected at

Set the amplifier to the input that your

 

the amplifier.

desired source is connected to (10)(11)(12).

 

Volume (LEVEL) is set too low.

Carefully increase the volume (3)(19).

 

The amplifier is muted (MUTE-Function).

Deactivate the MUTE function (17) after, as

 

 

a precaution, reducing the volume level.

 

The output of the speaker pair you want to

After, as a precaution, reducing the volume

 

use has not been activated.

level, press the "SPEAKER A/B" button (1)

 

 

associated to the speaker output used, so that

 

 

the LED next to the key is illuminated.

 

The speaker cable is not properly connected

Check and tighten the speaker cables at the

 

to the amplifier's terminal. Otherwise it may

amplifier and the speakers.

 

be defective.

 

 

 

 

No audio playback

The source equipment is giving signal on

Check the audio source. You can try to use it

on one channel

only one channel.

at a different amplifier for a test.

 

One of the signal cables between audio source

Check the cable connections, tighten them

 

and amplifier inputs has not yet been plugged

if necessary.

 

in or is defective.

 

 

Channel balance has been set to the extreme

Set the channel balance to a reasonable value.

 

right or left.

 

 

One of the speaker cables is not correctly

Check and refasten the speaker cables at the

 

connected or is defective.

speaker terminal of the amplifier and at the

 

 

speaker’s connectors. The cables coming

 

 

from both the speakers of a speaker pair must

 

 

not be connected to different terminal sets (e.g.

 

 

one A and one B) on the back of the amplifier.

 

 

 

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