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TROUBLESHOOTING
Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with
your turntable, check out the points below. Sometimes,
the trouble may lie in another component.
Investigate the
stereo amplifier, speaker systems and other electrical apparatus which are being used.
If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest PIONEER
authorized
service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
Ref.
page
Platter does not rotate
@ Disconnected power plug
@Connect
the power
plug securely to the
6
AC outlet.
;
@When
turntable
is connected
to
AC | @ Set the amplifier's power switch to ON.
6
OUTLET
(SWITCHED) on stereo amplifier
No sound
e@ Faulty output cord connections
@insert
pin
plugs
firmly
into
amplifier's
6
PHONO terminals.
e@ Faulty
cartridge
lead connections
(when
| @ Connect properly.
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the cartridge has been replaced)
Sound
is discontinuous
or
distorted;
noise
from
scratches is heard
Hum
(heard through speakers)
@ Incorrect tracking force
e Apply
tracking force commensurate
with
cartridge.
e@ Excessive anti-skating
@ Apply value commensurate with cartridge.
e Dirty stylus
e@ Clean stylus.
@ Worn stylus
@ Replace with new stylus.
@ Dirt or dust on record
@ Record warp or scratches
@ Dirty pin plugs or amplifier input termi-
nals.
@ Clean record.
e@ Replace record.
@ Clean off dirt.
Howl
(if the
volume
is turned
up
during
record
play,
acoustic
feedback
fills the
whole room)
Odd sound tempo
e@ SPEED switch is not at correct position.
speed.
@ Cartridge
mounting
is bent
(when
cart- | @ Correct bending.
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ridge has been replaced).
eFaulty
output
cord
or ground wire con-
| @Connect
properly
to amplifier's
PHONO
6
nection.
or GND terminal.
@Dirty
pin plugs
or amplifier
input ter- | @ Clean off dirt.
-
minals.
e@ Adverse
effect
of flux
from
amplifier's
| @ Vary positions of amplifier and turntable.
_
power transformer.
e@ Vibrations
from speakers are being trans- | @ Place turntable at a distance from speakers
-
mitted
to the floor
and
these
are being
so
that
vibrations
are
not
transmitted
picked up by cartridge.
from floor.
e Place turntable on sturdy stand.
-
e@Sound
pressure
from
speakers
is trans-
| @ Try
varying installation
location
of turn-
_
mitted directly to cartridge.
table.
|
@Set
to
position
that agrees
with
record
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