Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Philips FW-V55 Manual

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MAINTENANCE

Maintenance
Cleaning the Cabinet
• Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with
a mild detergent solution. Do not use a
solution containing alcohol, spirits,
ammonia or abrasives.
Cleaning Discs
• When a disc becomes
dirty, clean it with a
cleaning cloth. Wipe
the disc from the center
out.
• Do not use solvents
such as benzine, thinner, commercially
available cleaners, or antistatic spray
intended for analog records.
Cleaning the disc lens
• After prolonged use, dirt or dust may
accumulate at the disc lens. To ensure
good playback quality, clean the disc
lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or any
commercially available cleaner. Follow
the instructions supplied with cleaner.
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TROUBLESHOOTING

Cleaning the Heads and the Tape Paths Warning! Under no circumstances
• To ensure good recording and playback should you try to repair the set
quality, clean the heads, the capstan(s), yourself as this will invalidate the
and pressure roller(s) after every 50 guarantee. Do not open the set as
hours of tape operation. there is a risk of electric shock.
• Use a cotton swab slightly moistened
• If a fault occurs, check the points listed
with cleaning fluid or alcohol.
below before taking the system for
• You can also clean the heads by playing
repair.
a cleaning tape once.
• Should any problems persist after you
have made these checks, consult your
Demagnetizing the heads
nearest dealer or service center.
• Use a demagnetizing tape available at
your dealer.
Disc Player Operation
"UNREADABLE DISC" is
displayed.
• The disc is inserted upside down.
™ Place disc with printed side up.
• Moisture condensation at the lens.
™ Wait until lens has adjusted to normal
room temperature.
• The disc is dirty, badly scratched or
warped.
™ Clean or replace the disc.
• The disc lens is dirty or dusty
™ See section under Maintenance (page
27).
• A CD-RW disc or an incorrect MP3-CD
format disc is inserted.
™ Replace a readable disc or correct
recorded format MP3-CD.
"NO DISC" is displayed.
• There is no disc in the disc tray.
™ Insert a disc.
No picture on TV screen.
• The video cable is not connected.
™ Connect the cable between the system
and TV.
No colour on TV.
• The system switch is not correct.
™ Change the system to respective setting
(PAL or NTSC).
Cannot adjust the TV system to PAL or
NTSC.
• There is a MP3-CD in disc tray 1.
™ Remove the MP3-CD from disc tray 1 or
press DISC CHANGE to select a non-
MP3 disc tray before adjusting the TV
system.
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