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Problem
A disc cannot be played
normally, or there is a noise
during play.
Play will not begin even if
disc is loaded.
No sound.
Sound stops suddenly
(always at the same spot).
Tape will not move during
playback or recording.
Recording is not possible.
Sound is distorted or fades
out, or stereo balance is poor.
Poor sound quality.
Excessive noise.
Tape travel stops in middle of
playback or recording.
The beginning of desired
selections on tape cannot be
found.
Beginning of the track isn’t
recorded.
Remote control does not
work.
TV functions strangely when
the remote control is used.
Cause
The disc is not a standard type.
Disc is upside down.
Disc is dirty.
The input source selection is incorrect.
Disc is dirty.
Volume is set too high.
Slack tape wrapped around pinch roller.
Erasure prevention tab is broken off.
Head is dirty.
Head is dirty.
Tape is worn.
Tape encoded with Dolby NR is played back
with this system’s Dolby NR off.
Tape not encoded with Dolby NR is played
back with this system’s Dolby NR on.
Head has become magnetized.
Slack tape coming out of cassette shell.
Tape is creased or torn.
Endless tape is being used.
Silent gaps between selections are too short.
Excessively soft passages in middle of
selections.
Conversation, etc. is recorded.
There is an unrecordable part in the first few
seconds of the tape.
Batteries are dead.
Remote control is too far away or tilted too
much.
Direct sunlight or lighting (of an inverter
type fluorescent lamp, etc.) is striking the
remote control sensor of the main unit.
Remote control is being used near TV set
with a remote control sensor.
What to Do
Play another disc.
Load disc with label side facing upward.
Clean disc.
Select the CD player by pressing INPUT or
button until “CD” lights up on the display.
Clean disc.
Lower volume.
Tighten slack with a pencil (pen) before using.
Replace tape or cover erasure prevention hole with
adhesive tape.
Clean heads.
Clean heads.
Replace tape.
Press the DOLBY NR button to turn it on.
Press the DOLBY NR button to turn it off.
Demagnetize heads with head demagnetizer.
Tighten slack with a pencil (pen) before using.
Replace tape.
Do not use endless tapes.
The function of searching for the beginning of desired
selections will not operate unless the silent gaps
between selections are at least four seconds long.
Wind the unrecordable part of the tape and start
recording from the recordable part.
Replace batteries.
Use within 6 m and 60° radius.
Reposition the main unit.
Relocate the main unit away from the TV.
Tape deck
Appendix
Remote control
CD player