CARE AND MAINTENANCE
TROUBLESHOOTING
GUIDE
Occasional care and maintenance of the unit and the software
are needed to optimize the performance of your unit.
To clean the cabinet
Use a soft and dry cloth.
If the surfaces are extremely
dirty, use a soft cloth lightly
moistened
with mild detergent
solution.
Do not use strong
solvents, such as alcohol, benzine or thinner as these could
damage the finish of the unit,
To clean the heads and tape paths
After every 10 hours of use, clean the heads and tape paths
with a head cleaning cassette or cotton swab moistened with
cleaning fluid or denatured alcohol. (These cleaning kits are
commercially available.)
When cleaning with a cotton swab, wipe the recording/playback
head, erasure head (deck 1 only), capstans, and pinchrollers.
Erasure head
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Cotton swab
Playback head ~.
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Pincht%ller
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1-----1
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After cleaning the heads and tape paths with a liquid head
cleaning cas;ette or a moistened swab, wait until the cleaned
parts are completely dry before inserting the tapes.
To demagnetize
the heads
The heads may, become magnetized after long-term use. This
may narrow the output range of recorded tapes and increase
noise. After20 to 30 hours use, demagnetize the heads with any
commercially available demagnetizer.
Care of discs
When a disc becomes dirty, wipe the disc from the center out
with a cleaning cloth.
After playing a disc, store the disc in its case. Do not leave the
disc in places that are hot or humid.
Care of tapes
Store tapes in their cases after use.
Do not leave tapes near magnets, motors, television sets, or
any source of magnetism. This will downgrade the sound quality
and cause noise.
Do not expose tapes to direct sunlight, or leave them in a car
parked in direct sunlight.
If the unit fails to perform as described
in these Operating
Instructions, check the following guide.
GENERAL
There is no sound.
IS the AC cord connected properly?
Is there a bad connection? (* page 3)
There may be a short circuit in the speaker terminals.
+ Disconnect
the AC cord,
then correct
the speaker
connections.
Was an incorrect function button pressed?
Sound is emitted from one speaker only.
Is the other speaker disconnected?
An erroneous
display or a malfunction
occurs,
+ Reset the unit as stated below.
TUNER SECTION
There is constant, wave-like
static,
Is the antenna connected properly? (+ page 3)
+ Change the orientation of the antenna.
The reception contains noise interferences
or the sound
is distorted.
Is the system picking up external noise or multipath distortion?
+ Change the orientation of the antenna.
+ Move the unit away from other electrical appliances.
CASSETTE
DECK SECTION
The tape does not run.
Is a deck in pause mode? (+ page 6)
The sound is off-balance
or not adequately
high.
1sthe playback head dirty? (+ page 14)
m
Recording
is not possible.
Is the erasure prevention tab on the tape broken off? (+ page
6)
Is the recording head dirty? (+ page 14)
Erasure is not possible.
Is the erasure head dirty? (+ page 14)
Is a metal tape being used?
High frequency
sound is not emitted.
c Is the recording/playback
head dirty? (+ page 14)
CD PLAYER SECTION
The CD player does not play.
Is the disc correctly inserted? (+ page 7)
Is the disc dirty? (+ page 14)
Is the lens affected by condensation?
+ Wait approximately one hour and try again.
To reset
If an unusual condition occurs in the display window or the
cassette decks, reset the unit as follows.
1 Press the POWER button to turn off the power.
2 Press the POWER button while pressing the
CLEAR button.
Everything stored in memory after purchase is canceled.
If the power cannot be turned off in step 1 because of a
malfunction, reset by disconnecting the AC cord and repeat step
2.
ENGLISH
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