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TROUBLESHOOTING
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service
center.
Symptoms Causes Remedies
• A cassette tape cannot You have tried to insert a Insert the cassette with the
be inserted. cassette in the wrong way. exposed tape facing right.
• A cassette tape cannot Cassette ejection is prohibited. While holding TAPE 23, press 0
be ejected. (eject) for more than 2 seconds.
• Cassette tapes become hot. This is not a malfunction.
• Tape sound is at very low The tape head is dirty. Clean it with a head cleaning tape.
level and sound quality
is degraded.
• Sound is sometimes Connections are not good. Check the cords and connections.
interrupted.
• Sound cannot be heard from The volume is turned to the Adjust it to the optimum level.
the speakers. minimum level.
Connections are incorrect. Check the cords and connections.
• SSM (Strong-station Signals are too weak. Store stations manually.
Sequential Memory) automatic
preset does not work.
• Static noise while listening to The aerial is not connected Connect the aerial firmly.
the radio. firmly.
• This unit does not work at all. The built-in microcomputer While holding SEL (select),
may function incorrectly due press
(standby/on/
to noise, etc. attenuator) for more than
2 seconds. (The clock setting and
preset stations stored in memory
are erased.) (See page 2.)
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