General; Care And Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Aiwa LCX-357 Operating Instructions Manual

GENERAL

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Occasional care and maintenance of the unit and the software
are needed to optimize the performance of your unit.
To clean the cabinet
Use a soft and dry cloth.
If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly
moistened with mild detergent solution. Do not use strong
solvents, such as alcohol, benzine or thinner as these could
damage the finish of the unit.
To clean the tape heads
When the tape heads are dirty;
– high frequency sound is not emitted
– the sound is not adequately high
– the sound is off-balance
– the tape cannot be erased
– the tape cannot be recorded on
After every 10 hours of use, clean the heads with a head cleaning
cassette.
Refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette for details.
Care of CDs
• When a CD becomes dirty, wipe the CD from the center out
with a cleaning cloth.
• After playing a CD, store the CD in its case. Do not leave the
CD in places that are hot or humid.
Care of tapes
• Store tapes in their cases after use.
• Do not leave tapes near magnets, motors, television sets, or
any source of magnetism. This will downgrade the sound quality
and cause noise.
• Do not expose tapes to direct sunlight, or leave them in a car
parked in direct sunlight.
To reset
If an unusual condition occurs in the display window or the
cassette decks, reset the unit as follows.
1 Press POWER to turn off the power.
2 Press VOLUME UP while pressing s. Everything stored in
memory after purchase is canceled.
If the power cannot be turned off in step 1 because of a
malfunction, reset by disconnecting the AC cord and repeat
step 2.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If the unit fails to perform as described in these Operating
Instructions, check the following guide.
GENERAL
There is no sound.
• Is the AC cord connected properly?
• Is there a bad connection? (
• Was an incorrect function button pressed?
The sound becomes inaudible or the unit is turned off
suddenly.
• There may be a short circuit in the speaker terminals.
Disconnect the AC cord from the AC outlet and re-connect
the speaker cords correctly. Then connect the AC cord and
turn the unit on again.
Sound is emitted from one speaker only.
• Is the other speaker disconnected?
An erroneous display or a malfunction occurs.
Reset the unit as stated below.
TUNER SECTION
There is constant, wave-like static.
• Is the antenna connected properly? (
• Is the signal weak?
Connect an outdoor antenna.
The reception contains noise interferences or the sound is
distorted.
• Is the system picking up external noise or multipath distortion?
Change the orientation of the antenna.
Move the unit away from other electrical appliances.
CASSETTE DECK SECTION
The tape does not run.
• Is the deck in pause mode? (
The sound is off-balance or not adequately high.
• Is the playback head dirty? (
Recording is not possible.
• Is the erasure prevention tab on the tape broken off? (
12)
• Is the recording head dirty? (
Erasure is not possible.
• Is the erasure head dirty? (
• Is CrO or metal tape being used?
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High frequency sound is not emitted.
• Is the recording/playback head dirty? (
CD PLAYER SECTION
The CD player does not play.
• Is the disc correctly loaded? (
• Is the disc dirty? ( page 19)
• Is the lens affected by condensation?
Wait approximately one hour and try again.
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