Tape Deck - Sony CMT-VP1 Operating Manual

The remote does not work.
• There is an obstacle between the remote and
the unit.
• You are not pointing the remote in the
direction of the system's sensor.
• The batteries in the remote have run down.
Replace the batteries.
• Make sure that the batteries are inserted
correctly.
Speakers
Sound comes from only one channel, or
the left and right volumes are unbalanced.
• Check the speaker connections and
placement.
VIDEO CD/CD Player
There is no picture.
• Check that the system is connected securely.
• Make sure that you have operated the TV
correctly.
• Make sure that you have set the SYSTEM
SELECT to proper setting for the color
system of your TV.
• Press CD. "CD" appears in the display.
The CD will not play.
• The CD is dirty.
• The surface of the CD is scratched. Replace
the CD.
• The CD is inserted with the label side down.
• Condensation has built up in the system.
Remove the CD and leave the system turned
on for about an hour until the moisture
evaporates.
Play does not start from the first track.
• The player is in Program or Shuffle Play.
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "PGM"
and "SHUFFLE" disappear.

Tape Deck

Recording cannot be done.
• There is no tape in the cassette holder.
• The record protect tab has been removed from
the cassette (see page 37).
• The tape has come to the end.
The tape does not record or play, or there
is a decrease in sound level.
• The heads are dirty. Clean them (see page 38).
• The record/playback heads are magnetized.
Demagnetize them (see page 38).
The tape does not erase completely.
• The record/playback heads are magnetized.
Demagnetize them (see page 38).
There is excessive wow or flutter, or the
sound drops out.
• The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty. Clean
them (see page 38).
Noise increases or the high frequencies
are missing.
• The record/playback heads are magnetized.
Demagnetize them (see page 38).
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