Fisher RS-3030 Operating Instructions Manual page 27

Trouble Trouble Shooting Shooting
Guide Guide
l. l.
Are Are
all all the the unit's unit's
power power
cables cables
properly properly
connected?connected?
If If
a a problem problem
arises arises
with with
the the
receiver receiver
(poor (poor
or or
non-operative) non-operative)
2. 2.
Are Are the the
connected connected
units units
set set
for for
the the
proper proper
operation?operation?
attempt attempt
to to find find
the the
symptoms symptoms
in in the the chart chart and and take take the the
action action
3. 3. Have Have
the the
operating operating
instructions instructions
for for
the the
receiver receiver
beenbeen
as as
directed directed listed listed
to to
the the
right right
under under corrective corrective
action. action.
followed?followed?
SYMPTOMSYMPTOM
CORRECTIVE CORRECTIVE
ACTIONACTION
Dal Dal
Scale Scale
does does
not not light light up.up.
Check Check
AC AC Power Power connection.connection.
Blown Blown
fuse. fuse.
Replace Replace
fuse.fuse.
Dal Dal
Scale Scale
lights lights
up up
but but
no no
sound.sound.
Check Check SPEAKIRS SPEAKIRS
Selector Selector
and and adjust adjust
to to
A/B.A/B.
TAPE TAPE
Monitor Monitor
or or
FUNCTION FUNCTION
Selector Selector
in in
wrongwrong
position.position.
Re-adjust Re-adjust
to to
proper proper position.position.
Set Set
VOLUME VOLUME
to to
1/3 1/3
and and
check check speaker speaker cables cables
andand
connections.connections.
Only Only
one one channel channel
produces produces
sound.sound.
Adjust Adjust BALANCE BALANCE
to to
middle middle
position.position.
Check Check loudspeaker loudspeaker fuses.fuses.
Check Check connections connections
of of
attached attached
machines.machines.
Exchange Exchange loudspeakers.loudspeakers.
Exchanged Exchanged
channels channels
(left (left
and and
right).right).
MODE MODE Switch Switch
in in
wrong wrong
position.position.
Place Place
in in
STEREO.STEREO.
Reversed Reversed cables cables
on on
either either
speakers speakers
or or
other other
unit.unit.
Check Check
cable cable connections.connections.
Iow Iow
frequency frequency
noise noise during during
turntableturntable
use.use.
Check Check
to to
see see
that that
turntable turntable
cables cables
and and ground ground
wirewire
are are
connected connected
properly.properly.
Check Check
connection connection of of
head head shell shell
in in tone tone
arm.arm.
"Howling" "Howling" noise noise
at at
high high
volume volume
levelslevels
during during turntable turntable
use.use.
Acoustic Acoustic
Feedback. Feedback.
Turntable Turntable
too too
close close
to to
speakersspeakers
or or
placed placed
on on
unstable unstable
support. support.
Place Place
tumtable tumtable
onon
firm firm
support. support.
Place Place
turntable turntable
on on
rubber rubber
mat mat
forfor
better better isolation.isolation.
Change Change
position position
ofspeakers ofspeakers or or turntable.turntable.
Good Good mono mono reception, reception, poor poor
stereo stereo recep-recep-
tion.tion.
Signal Signal
too too weak. weak.
Change Change antenna antenna
position.position.
Use Use
better better antenna.antenna.
Fluctuation Fluctuation of of
signal.signal.
Blinkins Blinkins of of
stereo stereo
indicator.indicator.
Poor Poor
antenna antenna
system system
or or
caused caused
by by
weather weather
condi-condi-
tions.tions.
"Chirping" "Chirping"
background background
noise noise
during during
FM-FM-
stereo stereo
reception.reception.
Correct Correct
antenna antenna
direction.direction.
Caused Caused
by by
"over-shooting" "over-shooting"
from from
distant distant
broadcast.broadcast.
In In many many
cases cases
no no correction correction possible.possible.
Other Other stations stations
can can be be heard heard at at the the
samesame
time time
on on
the the
same same
freouencv.freouencv.
Cross Cross
modulation modulation typically typically
caused caused
by by poor poor
antennaantenna
amplifiers amplifiers
in in
community community
antenna antenna
systems.systems.
Improvement Improvement
in in
antenna antenna
system system required.required.
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