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Warning! Under no circumstances
you should try to repair the set yourself
as this will invalidate the guarantee.
Do not open the set as there is a risk of
electric shock.
• If a fault occurs, check the points listed
below before taking the system for
repair.
• Should any problems persist after you
have made these checks, consult your
nearest dealer or service center.
CD Player Operation
“NO DISC” is displayed.
• The disc is inserted upside down.
™
Place CD with printed side up.
• Moisture condensation at the lens.
™
Wait until lens has adjusted to normal
room temperature.
• There is no disc in the CD tray.
™
Insert a CD.
• The CD is dirty, badly scratched or
warped.
™
Clean or replace the CD.
• The CD lens is dirty or dusty.
™
See section under Maintenance.
“DISC NOT FINALIZED” is
displayed.
• The CD-RW or CD-R disc is not properly
recorded for the use of a standard CD
player.
™
Read the instruction booklet of your CD-
Rewritable or CD-Recorder on how to
finalize a recording.
• The CD is badly scratched or dirty.
™
Replace or clean CD.
Radio Reception
Poor radio reception.
• The signal is too weak.
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Adjust the antenna.
™
Connect an external antenna for better
reception.
• The TV or VCR is too close to the stereo
system.
™
Separate the stereo system from the TV
or VCR.
Tape Deck Operation
Recording or playback cannot occur or
there is a decrease in audio level.
• Dirty tape heads, capstans or pressure
rollers.
™
See section on tape deck maintenance.
• Magnetic build-up in the record/
playback head.
™
Use demagnetizing tape.
General
System does not react when any button
is pressed.
• Electrostatic discharge.
™
Press STANDBY-ON to switch the
system off. Remove the AC power plug
from the wall outlet, then reconnect the
power plug and switch on the system
again.
• Batteries are exhausted.
™
Replace the batteries.
Timer not working.
• Clock is not set.
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Set the clock.
• Timer is not switched on.
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Press CLOCK/TIMER to switch on the
timer.
• Dubbing/recording is in progress.
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Stop dubbing/recording.
Clock setting is erased.
• There was a power failure.
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Reset the clock.
System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched on.
™
Press and hold
Ç
(on the system only)
for five seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
A howling sound at external source.
• You hear feedback when you are
listening and recording from the same
source simultaneously.
™
Press AUX to select CDR mode.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
• Equalizer Display is switched on in NITE
mode.
™
Rotate JOG to other Equalizer Display.
TROUBLESHOOTING
No or poor sound.
• Volume is not turned up.
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Adjust VOLUME.
• The headphones are connected.
™
Disconnect the headphones.
• Speakers are not connected or are
connected wrongly.
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Check that the speakers are connected
correctly.
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Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
clamped.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
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Check the speaker connections and
location.
Lack of bass sound or apparently
imprecise physical location of musical
instruments.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™
Check the speaker connection for
proper phasing, red/black wires to red/
black terminals.
Remote control has no effect on the
system.
• Wrong source is selected.
™
Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button,
(PLAY, PREV/NEXT, etc.).
• The distance to the system is too large.
™
Reduce the distance.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
™
Insert the batteries with their polarities
(+/– signs) as indicated.