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TROUBLESHOOTING
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a
service center.
Symptoms
• A cassette tape cannot be
inserted.
• Cassette tapes become hot.
• Tape sound is at very low
level and sound quality is
degraded.
• Sound is sometimes
interrupted.
• Sound cannot be heard from
the speakers.
• Static noise while listening
to the radio.
• The unit does not work at
all.
Causes
You have tried to insert a
cassette in the wrong way.
This is not a malfunction.
The tape head is dirty.
Connections are not good.
The volume control is turned
to the minimum level.
Connections are incorrect.
The antenna is not connected
firmly.
The built-in microcomputer
may function incorrectly due to
noise, etc.
Remedies
I
nsert the cassette with the
exposed tape facing right.
Clean it with a head cleaning
tape.
Check the cords and
connections.
Adjust it to the optimum level.
Check the cords and
connections.
Connect the antenna firmly.
While holding SEL, press
ATT for more than 2 seconds
to reset the unit. (The clock
setting and preset stations
stored in memory are erased.)
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