Troubleshooting Guide - Sony XR-C503 Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting guide

The following check help you remedy most problems that you may encounter with your unit.
Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures.
General
Problem
No sound
The contents of the memory
have been erased.
Indications do not appear in
the display.
Tape playback
Problem
Playback sound is distorted.
EN
The AMS does not operate
correctly.
Radio reception
Problem
Preset tuning is not possible.
Automatic tuning is not
possible.
The "STEREO" indication
flashes.
20
Actual total number:
Cause/Solution
•Adjust the volume with (+).
•Set the fader control to the centre position for two-speaker
systems.
• The power cord or battery has been disconnected.
• The reset button has been pressed.
n Store again into the memory.
Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See "Cleaning
the connectors" (page 15) for details.
Cause/Solution
Contamination of the tape head. n Clean the head.
There is a noise in the space between tracks.
A blank space is too short (less than four seconds).
+ on (SEEK/AMS) is pressed immediately before the
following tracks.
= on (SEEK/AMS) is pressed immediately after the track
starts.
A long pause, or a passage of low frequencies or very low
sound level is treated as a blank space.
Cause/Solution
• Memorise the correct frequency.
• The broadcast is too weak.
The broadcast is too weak.
n Use manual tuning.
•Tune in the frequency correctly.
•The broadcast signal is too weak.
n Set to the monaural mode (page 8).
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