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