Philips FW-C380 Manual page 28

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Tape Deck Operation
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 27).
¶ 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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TROUBLESHOOTING
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
Remote control has no effect on
the power plug and switch on the
the system.
system again.
¶ Wrong source is selected.
No or poor sound.
Select the source (CD, 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
Disconnect the headphones.
large.
¶ Speakers are not connected or are
Reduce the distance.
connected wrongly. ¶ Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
Check that the speakers are
Insert the batteries with their polarities
connected correctly.
(+/– signs) as indicated.
Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
¶ Batteries are exhausted.
clamped.
Replace the batteries.
Reversed left and right sound.
Timer is not working.
¶ Speakers are connected wrongly.
¶ Clock is not set.
Check the speaker connections and
Set the clock.
location. ¶ Timer is not switched on.
Press CLOCK•TIMER to switch on the
timer.
¶ Recording or dubbing is in progress.
Stop recording.
Clock setting is erased.
¶ There was a power failure.
Reset the clock.
System displays features
automatically.
¶ 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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