Appendix
CD/Video CD player
Tape deck
Remote control
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A disc cannot be played back normally, or | The disc is not a standard type. | Play another disc. | |||
there is a noise during play. |
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Play will not begin even if disc is loaded. | Disc is upside down. | Load disc label side facing up. | |||
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| Disc is dirty. | Clean disc. |
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No sound or no picture. | The input source selection is incorrect. | Select the CD/Video CD player by pressing | |||
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| INPUT | or | button until “CD” is illuminated | |
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Sound stops suddenly (always at the | Disc is dirty. | Clean disc. |
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same spot). |
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Volume is set too high. | Lower volume. |
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A picture is disturbed or unstable. | Setting of the TV MODE switch on the | Set the TV MODE switch to another proper | |||
| rear panel is improper. | position. |
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Tape will not move during playback or | Slack tape wrapped around pinch roller. | Take up slack with a pencil before using. | |||
recording. |
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Recording is not possible. | Erasure prevention tab is broken off. | Replace tape or cover erasure prevention hole | |||
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| Head is dirty. | Clean heads. |
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Sound is distorted or fades out, or stereo | Head is dirty. | Clean heads. |
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balance is poor. |
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Tape is worn. | Replace tape. |
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Poor sound quality. | Tape encoded with Dolby NR is played | Press the DOLBY NR button to turn it on. | |||
| back with this system’s Dolby NR off. |
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| Tape not encoded with Dolby NR is played | Press the DOLBY NR button to turn it off. | |||
| back with this system’s Dolby NR on. |
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Excessive noise. | Head has become magnetized. | Demagnetize heads with head eraser. | |||
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Tape travel stops in middle of playback or | Slack tape coming out of cassette shell. | Take up slack by turning reels with a pencil. | |||
recording. |
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Tape is creased or torn. | Replace with new tape. | ||||
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| Endless tape is being used. | Do not use endless tapes. | |||
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The beginning of desired selections on | Silent gaps between selections are too | The function of searching for the beginning of | |||
tape cannot be found. | short. | desired selections will not operate unless the | |||
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| silent gaps between selections are at least four | |||
| Excessively soft passages in middle of | ||||
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| Conversation, etc. is recorded. |
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Remote control does not work. | Batteries are dead. | Replace batteries. | |||
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| Remote control is too far away or tilted too | Use within 6 m and 60° radius. | |||
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| Direct sunlight or lighting (of an inverter | Change position of the main unit. | |||
| type of fluorescent lamp, etc.) is striking |
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| the remote control sensor of the main unit. |
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TV functions strangely when the remote | Remote control is being used near TV set | Relocate the main unit away from the TV or cover | |||
control is used. | with a remote control sensor. | TV’s remote control sensor. | |||
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