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SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
NO POWER
IS THE AC CORD CONNECTED TO A SWITCHED AC OUTLET?
IS THE SWITCHED AC OUTLET TURNED ON?
CHECK THE POWER FUSE FOR THE AC OUTLET.
NO SOUND
CORRECT INPUT SELECTED? IS THE AMPLIFIER
TURNED ON? IS THE SOURCE COMPONENT TURNED ON?
IS THE SOURCE COMPONENT CONNECTED PROPERLY?
ARE THE SPEAKER WIRES CONNECTED PROPERLY?
NO BASS
IS THE SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER TURNED ON?
IS THE POWERED SUBWOOFER TURNED ON?
ARE THE "WOOFERS' IN YOUR SPEAKERS DAMAGED?
ARE THE SPEAKERS WIRED CORRECTLY?
POOR TRACKING
IS THE DISC DIRTY OR SCRATCHED? IS THE DISC
(CD PLAYER)
SEVERELY WARPED? IS THE DISC SEMI-TRANSPARENT OR
POORLY MADE WITH VISIBLE "PIN" HOLES?
POOR. DULL SOUND ARE THE HEADS DIRTY? HEADS MAGNETIZED FROM LONG
WOW & FLUTTER
USAGE WITHOUT DEMAGNETIZING? ARE THE PINCH
(TAPE DECK)
ROLLER AND THE CAPSTAN DIRTY?
CLEAN WITH PURE
ALCOHOL, "0' TIP COUON BUDS OR A TAPE DECK
CLEANING KIT DEMAGNETIZE THE HEADS WITH A HAND
HELD DEMAGNETIZER. DO NOT USE ABRASIVE DRY
CLEANERSI
DISTORTED BASS
OVERLOADING SMALL SPEAKERS?
TOO LOUD VOLUME "CLIPPING" YOUR AMPLIFIER?
"HUM" IN SYSTEM
AC CORD, VIDEO, DIGITAL AND AUDIO CABLES TOUCHING?
THE AC CORD SHOULD BE SEPARATE FROM SIGNAL CABLES
SIGNAL CABLES UYING NEAR A LARGE POWER
TRANSFORMER. SUCH AS IN A POWER AMPLIFIER?
DEFECTIVE OR UNSHIELDED SIGNAL CABLES?
OVERHEATING
IS A COMPONENT STACKED ON THE AMPLIFIER?
IS THE AMPLIFIER ENCLOSED IN A SMALL SPACE? A
MINIMUM OF3
TO 4" (-8-10 CM) CLEARANCE IS NEEDED
ABOVE THE AMPLIFIER IN A SYSTEM. DO NOT STACK
COMPONENTS ON THE AMPLIFIER. AN AMPLIFIER NEEDS TO
"BREATHE' FREELY TO STAY COOL.
POOR RECEPTION
IS THE ANTENNA CONNECTED PROPERLY? IS THE
(FM RADIO)
ANTENNA MOUNTED AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE? IS THE
ANTENNA ORIENTED FOR BEST RECEPTION? IS THE FM
STATION DISTANT?
AN OUTDOORS ANTENNA MAY BE
NECESSARY. ADJUST THE ANTENNA FOR BEST RECEPTION.
NOISY RECEPTION
IS THE ANTENNA CONNECTED PROPERLY? IS THERE A
(AM RADIO)
LARGE ELECTRICAL MOTOR, COMPUTER OR COMPRESSOR
NEAR THE TUNER OR ANTENNA?
NOISE IS EASILY RECEIVED
IN THE AM BAND. ADJUST THE AM ANTENNA FOR BEST
RECEPTION AND MINIMUM INTERFERENCE.
CONTINUED PROBLEMS? ASK YOUR ROTEL
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HELP.
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