Philips FW-V28 Manual page 26

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Tape Deck Operation
"RECORDING ACTIVE" is displayed.
• A recording is in progress.
™ Stop the recording or wait until it is
finished.
"TAPE DUBBING ONLY" is
displayed.
• Tape dubbing is only possible in tape
mode.
™ Switch source to tape mode.
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 25).
• Magnetic build-up in the record/
playback head.
™ Use demagnetizing tape.
Tape deck door cannot open.
• Power failure or AC power plug
disconnect from the wall outlet during
tape playback.
™ Reconnect the AC power plug and
switch on the system again.
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Lack of bass sound or apparently
General
imprecise physical location of
System does not react when any
musical instruments.
button is pressed.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
• Electrostatic discharge.
™ Check the speaker connection for
™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the
proper phasing, colored/black wires to
system off. Remove the AC power plug
colored/black terminals.
from the wall outlet, then reconnect the
Remote control has no effect on the
power plug and switch on the system
system.
again.
• Wrong source is selected.
No or poor sound.
™ Select the source (VCD, TUNER, etc.)
• Volume is not turned up.
before pressing the function button,
™ Adjust VOLUME.
( É , í , ë , etc.).
• The headphones are connected.
• The distance to the system is too large.
™ Disconnect the headphones.
™ Reduce the distance.
• Speakers are not connected or are
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
connected wrongly.
™ Insert the batteries with their polarities
™ Check that the speakers are connected
(+/– signs) as indicated.
correctly.
• Batteries are exhausted.
™ Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
™ Replace the batteries.
clamped.
Timer is not working.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Clock is not set.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Set the clock.
™ Check the speaker connections and
• Timer is not switched on.
location.
™ 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.
System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched on.
™ Press and hold Ç (on the system only)
for 5 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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