Appendix
Tape deck
MD recorder
Remote control
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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. | |||||
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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 select the | |||||
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| Head is dirty. | Clean heads. |
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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. | |||||
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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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| Conversation, etc. is recorded. |
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The MD recorder does not respond to | Disc is dirty or damaged. | Replace the current disc with a new one. | |||||
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Disc is damaged (“UTOC ERR appears |
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Play is not possible. | Disc has been loaded incorrectly. | Reload the disc with the label side facing up, and | |||||
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| An unrecorded (blank) disc was loaded | Insert a recorded disc. |
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Recording is not possible. | Disc is protected against recording. | Slide the protection tab to the closed position. | |||||
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| The input source selection is incorrect. | Press INPUT | or | repeatedly to select the | ||
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| There is not enough blank space left on | Load a recordable disc with fewer recorded | ||||
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The MD cannot be removed when | The carriage lock function has worked. | Insert the disc completely, then press |
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Remote control does not work. | Batteries are dead. | Replace batteries. |
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| Direct sunlight or lighting (of an inverter | Change position 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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