Troubleshooting - Philips FW-C58 Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Warning! Under no circumstances
should you try to repair the set
yourself as this will invalidate the
guarantee. Do not open the set as
there is a risk of electric shock.
• If a fault occurs, check the points listed
below before taking the system for
repair.
• Should any problems persist after you
have made these checks, consult your
nearest dealer or service center.
CD Player Operation
"NO DISC" is displayed.
• The disc is inserted upside down.
™ Place CD with printed side up.
• Moisture condensation at the lens.
™ Wait until lens has adjusted to normal
room temperature.
• There is no disc in the CD tray.
™ Insert a CD.
• The CD is dirty, badly scratched or
warped.
™ Clean or replace the CD.
• The CD lens is dirty or dusty.
™ See section under Maintenance (page
24).
"DISC NOT FINALIZED" is
displayed.
• The CD-RW or CD-R disc is not properly
recorded for use with a standard CD
player.
™ Read the instruction booklet of your CD-
Rewritable or CD-Recorder on how to
finalize a recording.
• The CD is badly scratched or dirty.
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™ Replace or clean CD.
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Radio Reception
General
Poor radio reception.
System does not react when any
• The signal is too weak.
button is pressed.
™ Adjust the antenna.
• Electrostatic discharge.
™ Connect an external antenna for better
™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the system
reception.
off. Remove the AC power plug from the
• The TV or VCR is too close to the stereo
wall outlet, then reconnect the power
plug and switch on the system again.
system.
™ Separate the stereo system from the TV
No or poor sound.
or VCR.
• Volume is not turned up.
"NO RDS TEXT" is displayed.
™ Adjust VOLUME.
• RDS text message is not available.
• The headphones are connected.
™ Select another RDS station.
™ Disconnect the headphones.
• Speakers are not connected or are
connected wrongly.
Tape Deck Operation
™ Check that the speakers are connected
Recording or playback cannot be made
correctly.
or there is a decrease in audio level.
™ Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
• Dirty tape heads, capstans or pressure
clamped.
rollers.
Reversed left and right sound.
™ See section on tape deck maintenance
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
(page 24).
™ Check the speaker connections and
• Magnetic build-up in the record/
location.
playback head.
™ Use demagnetizing tape.
Lack of bass sound or apparently
imprecise physical location of musical
Tape deck door cannot open.
instruments.
• Power failure or AC power plug
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
disconnect from the wall outlet during
™ Check the speaker connection for
tape playback.
proper phasing, colored/black wires to
™ Reconnect the AC power plug and
colored/black terminals.
switch on the system again.
Remote control has no effect on the
system.
• Wrong source is selected.
™ Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button
( É , í , ë , etc.).
• The distance to the system is too large.
™ Reduce the distance.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
™ Insert the batteries with their polarities
(+/– signs) as indicated.
• Batteries are exhausted.
™ Replace the batteries.
Timer is not working.
• Clock is not set.
™ Set the clock.
• Timer is not switched on.
™ Press CLOCK/TIMER to switch on the
timer.
• Recording is in progress.
™ Stop recording.
Clock setting is erased.
• There was a power failure.
™ Reset the clock.
System displays features automatically;
buttons flash continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched on.
™ Press and hold Ç (on the system) for 5
seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
There is a howling sound at the
external source.
• You hear feedback when you are
listening from the same source
simultaneously.
™ Press AUX to select CDR mode.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
• Equalizer Display is switched on in NITE
mode.
™ Adjust JOG to select other Equalizer
Display.
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