Before you ask a specialist
APPENDIX
20
No sound
No Display
Noise with radio sound
Bad sound with tapes
Not recording
Not playing CDs
Remote control does
not work
- No mains supply?
- Volume at minimum?
- Are headphones plugged in the headphone socket?
- Did someone press the MUTE button?
- The power save mode ?
- Replug the AC Cord.
- Station not tuned accurately? Tune again.
- Weak FM station? Switch to mono using MODE button.
- Weak AM stations? Move the AM antenna slowly for
better reception.
- Antenna accurately fitted?
- Be sure playing / recording heads and tape guiding
parts are clean, see bottom of this page.
- Try another cassette.
- Cover the protective hole of the cassette with adhesive
tape.
- Correct source CD, tape, tuner, AUX selected?
- Load a CD with the label facing upwards.
- CD scratched, broken, deformed, ... Try with another.
- Condensation e.g. after a transport? Wait for a
while (20-30 minutes).
- CD dirty? Wipe with a soft cloth from the centre to the
outside.
- Check Batteries polarity? See page 18.
- Batteries run down? Try new ones.
- An object is blocking the direct line between remote
control and the system. Max distance to the system is
4-7 m pointing to its front.
Unplug your sound system from the mains. Open the tape compartments.
After playing and recording for a time, the sound of the tape recorders may
become muffled. Then clean the heads and tape guiding parts.
Only use a soft utensil with
alcohol or a special head
cleaning liquid.
erasing head
playing/
recording head
tape guiding
parts
Cleaning the audio heads of the tape deck
