Philips FW-C35/37 User Manual page 25

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Tape Deck Operation
"RECORDING ACTIVE" is
displayed.
• A recording is in progress.
™ Stop the recording or wait until it is
finished.
Recording or playback cannot be
made or there is a decrease in
audio level.
• Dirty tape heads, capstans or
pressure rollers.
™ See section on tape deck maintenance
(page 24).
• Magnetic build-up in the record/
playback head.
™ Use demagnetizing tape.
General
System does not react when any
button is pressed.
• Electrostatic discharge.
™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the
system off. Remove the AC power plug
from the wall outlet, then reconnect
the power plug and switch on the
system again.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
No or poor sound.
• Volume is not turned up.
™ Adjust VOLUME.
• The headphones are connected.
™ Disconnect the headphones.
• Speakers are not connected or are
connected wrongly.
™ Check that the speakers are
connected correctly.
™ Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
clamped.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connections and
location.
Lack of bass sound or apparently
imprecise physical location of
musical instruments.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connection for
proper phasing, colored/black wires to
colored/black terminals.
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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.
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System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched
on.
™ Press and hold Ç (on the system) for
five seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
• Display is switch on in DIM 3 mode.
™ Press DIM until DIM OFF display mode
is shown.
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