Pioneer CT-W950R Operating Instructions Manual page 62

TROUBLESHOOTING
Cause
Cannot turn power on.
CASSETTE DOOR
The door does not open.
PLAYBACK
Immediately stops.
The level meter does not
work,
No sound
POOR SOUND QUALITY
Unstable or interrupted
sound
No high frequencies
High frequencies are em-
phasized.
Sound from previous
recordings remains when
re-recording a tape.
The sound is distorted.
Too much noise
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© The power plug is removed.
¢ The component (stereo amplifier, audio timer,
etc.) to which the power cord is connected is
off.
¢ The deck is not in stop mode (tape is moving).
¢ Power was turned off with the tape moving.
The door does not close. e The cassette is not properly loaded.
The tape is completely wound.
The tape is slack.
The tape is not recorded.
The tape head is dirty.
The amplifier input selector is not correctly set.
The amplifier volume level setting is too low.
Connection problems (wrong connection, cord
removed, poor contact, broken wire). |
The head, pinch rollers and capstans are dirty.
The tape is not uniformly wound.
' A tape recorded without Dolby NR is being"
played back with DOLBY NR switch in the B or
C position.
The head is dirty.
* A Dolby NR-encoded tape is being played back
with DOLBY NR switch in the OFF position.
¢ The head is dirty.
¢ . Recording level is too high.
* The recorded signal itself is distorted.
¢ The head is dirty.
* Hi noise tape is being used.
¢ Incomplete insertion of a connection cord, poor
contact.
¢ Recording level is too low.
¢ The head is dirty.
* The head is magnetized.
'Set DOLBY NR switch to the same position
_ Clean the head (see page 6).
Insert the power plug correctly.
Turn the stereo amplifier or audio timer on.
Press the stop (@) button.
Turn power on.
Reinsert the cassette.
Play back in the opposite direction.
Rewind the tape.
Take up slack (see page 26).
Replace the tape with a recorded one.
Clean the head (see page 6).
Set the amplifier input selector correctly.
Turn the amplifier volume control up.
Connect securely.
Clean (see page 6).
Completely fast-forward or rewind the tape.
Set DOLBY NR switch to OFF.
Clean the head (see page 6).
used for recording.
Clean the head (see page 6).
Turn REC LEVEL control down when recording
(see page 40).
Replace the cassette.
Clean the head (see page 6).
Replace the cassette.
Check connections.
Turn REC LEVEL control up when recording
{see page 40).
Demagnetize with a head demagnetizer.