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TROUBLESHOOTING
Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this
component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may fie in another component. Investigate the other components
and electrical appliances 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
i
Probable Cause
Remedy
Power
Cannot turn power on
® The power plug is removed.
¢ The component
(stereo amplifier, audio
timer, etc.) to which the power cord is |
connected is off.
* insert the power plug correctly.
* Turn the stereo amplifier or audio timer on.
|
Cassette Door
The door does not open
fn
The door does not close
Playback
The cassette is not properly loaded.
* The deck is not in stop mode
(tape is
moving).
* Power
was
turned
off with
the
tape
moving.
T {
) button.
* Press the stop {
* Turn power on.
Reinsert the cassette.
Immediately stops
The level meter does not
work
© The tape is completely wound.
© The tape is slack.
® Play back in the opposite direction.
© Rewind the tape.
* Take up tape slack {see page 10).
* The tape is not recorded.
¢ The tape head is dirty.
* Repiace the tape with a recorded one.
® Clean the head (see page 17).
The recording indicator does
not light up
The cassette erasure prevention tabs are
broken.
T
{
* Replace the cassette with one whose tabs
are intact.
* Cover the hole under the tab (see page
10).
The level meter does not
work
* The REC LEVEL control is set too low.
* The amplifier is not delivering a recording
signal (from the tuner, CD player, etc.}.
e Wrong
connection,
connection
cord
removed,
poor contact, broken wire.
© Turn the REC LEVEL control up.
© Set the amplifier recording output selector
correctly.
° Check connections.
immediately stops
* The tape is completely wound
up.
*® The tape is slack.
® Record in the opposite direction.
¢ Rewind the tape.
* Take up tape slack {see page 10}.
Cannot record
The head is dirty.
i
Clean the head {see page 17).
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