TROUBLESHOOTING
If your cassette deck fails to operate normally, check the following table. It lists common operating errors and simple measures which you can take to correct the problem. If it cannot be corrected, or the symptom is not listed, disconnect the deck’s power cord and contact your local YAMAHA dealer or service center for help.
| Fault | Cause | Cure |
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| Tape doesn’t move in recording or | ÷ Power plug is not properly plugged in. | ÷ Reinsert plug properly. |
| playback. | ÷ End of tape. | ÷ Rewind tape or flip it over. |
| ÷ Cassette shell is warped or damaged. | ÷ Do not play damaged tapes. |
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| REC/PAUSE button fails to function. | ÷ No cassette tape loaded. | ÷ Load a cassette tape. |
| ÷ Protective tabs are broken off. | ÷ Change tape or cover protective hole |
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| with adhesive tape. |
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| Sounds become faint and sometimes | ÷ Head is dirty. | ÷ Clean head. |
| inaudible. | ÷ Head is magnetized. | ÷ Demagnetize head using head |
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| demagnetizer. |
| ÷ Tape is damaged or of poor quality. | ÷ Change to a different tape. |
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| Recorded sound is distorted. | ÷ Tape is bad (stretched or deformed, | ÷ Replace with a fresh tape. |
| etc.). |
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| ÷ Cassette shell is warped. | ÷ A warped cassette shell cannot be |
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| fixed. Replace with another tape and |
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| test. |
| ÷ Recording level is too high. | ÷ Check input level with signal level |
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| meter and use lower rec level when |
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| recording. |
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| Tape is playing back, but no sound is | ÷ Faulty connection between deck and | ÷ Check and secure connections. |
| heard. | stereo amplifier/receiver. |
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| Excessive noise. | ÷ Head is dirty. | ÷ Clean head. |
| ÷ Head is magnetized. | ÷ Demagnetize head with head |
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| demagnetizer. |
| ÷ Worn out or poor quality tape. | ÷ Change to better tape. |
| ÷ Connection(s) improperly made. | ÷ Check input and output connections |
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| and reinsert properly. |
| ÷ Affected by external electrical noise. | ÷ Move away from electrical appliances |
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| (TV, fluorescent light, electric blanket, |
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| etc.). |
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| Excessive wow (wavering of the | ÷ Dirty capstan, pinch roller, etc., or poor | ÷ Clean capstan and pinch roller, or |
| sound). | tape. | change to better tape. |
| ÷ Tape is wound unevenly. | ÷ Rewind tape. |
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| Tape stops in the middle of recording | ÷ Slack tape, or tape spillage wound | ÷ Insert pencil in hole in cassette shell |
| or playback. | around capstan. | and turn to take up slack. |
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| Fails to record. | ÷ REC LEVEL control is set to too low. | ÷ Adjust REC LEVEL control. |
| ÷ Protective tabs are broken off. | ÷ Change tape or cover protective hole |
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| with adhesive tape. |
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| Search does not operate. | ÷ Recorded section is too short. | ÷ Blank sections must be at least 4 |
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| seconds long. |
| ÷ Recorded section has | ÷ No remedy |
| ÷ Conversation, etc. has been recorded. | ÷ No remedy |
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| High frequencies in the playback | ÷ Dolby | ÷ Play back in appropriate Dolby NR |
sound are emphasized and unpleasant | in OFF position. | position. |
| to listen to, and noise level (hiss) is |
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| also high. |
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