Appendix
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A disc cannot be played | The disc is not a standard type. | Play another disc. |
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normally, or there is a noise |
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during play. |
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Play will not begin even if | Disc is upside down. | Load disc with label side facing upward. |
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disc is loaded. |
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Disc is dirty. | Clean disc. |
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No sound. | The input source selection is incorrect. | Select the CD player by pressing INPUT | or |
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| button until “CD” lights up on the display. |
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Sound stops suddenly | Disc is dirty. | Clean disc. |
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(always at the same spot). |
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Volume is set too high. | Lower volume. |
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Tape will not move during | Slack tape wrapped around pinch roller. | Tighten slack with a pencil (pen) before using. | |
playback or recording. |
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Recording is not possible. | Erasure prevention tab is broken off. | Replace tape or cover erasure prevention hole with | |
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| Head is dirty. | Clean heads. |
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Sound is distorted or fades | Head is dirty. | Clean heads. |
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out, or stereo 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 back | Press the DOLBY NR button to turn it on. |
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| 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. |
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| back with this system’s Dolby NR on. |
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Excessive noise. | Head has become magnetized. | Demagnetize heads with head demagnetizer. |
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Tape travel stops in middle of | Slack tape coming out of cassette shell. | Tighten slack with a pencil (pen) before using. | |
playback or recording. |
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Tape is creased or torn. | Replace tape. |
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| Endless tape is being used. | Do not use endless tapes. |
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The beginning of desired | Silent gaps between selections are too short. | The function of searching for the beginning of desired | |
selections on tape cannot be |
| selections will not operate unless the silent gaps | |
Excessively soft passages in middle of | |||
found. | selections. | between selections are at least four seconds long. | |
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| Conversation, etc. is recorded. |
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Beginning of the track isn’t | There is an unrecordable part in the first few | Wind the unrecordable part of the tape and start | |
recorded. | seconds of the tape. | recording from the recordable part. |
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Remote control does not | Batteries are dead. | Replace batteries. |
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work. |
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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 | Reposition the main unit. |
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| type fluorescent lamp, etc.) is striking the |
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| remote control sensor of the main unit. |
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TV functions strangely when | Remote control is being used near TV set | Relocate the main unit away from the TV. |
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the remote control is used. | with a remote control sensor. |
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