The Singing Machine SMG-900 Instruction Manual page 20

TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM
Cannot copy from DECK
2 to DECK 1.
CASSETTE
unsteady tape sound.
Cannot record.
Recorded tape sound
is distorted.
Song lyrics leave double
image during play.
No song lyrics appear
on screen.
Please call Customer Service at (866) 670-6888 if the Trouble Shooting Guide information
doesn't correct your problem.
Servicing of a Singing Machine by an unauthorized repair facility will void your warranty. The
Singing Machine cannot guarantee future repairs on machines that have been tampered with by
unauthorized personnel.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Unrecorded tape inserted
into DECK 2.
Dirty capstan.
Irregular cassette tape
winding.
The erasure prevention tabs
are broken out.
Play button and Record
button were not pressed
down simultaneously.
Dirty head.
Faulty cassette tape.
Operating play-pause-play-
pause continuously on a
song selection will cause
double image.
Video cable is not connected
properly to the TV.
Source selector on TV is not
set to VIDEO.
TV does not have video line
input.
A CDG is loaded but the
CDG indicator is not lit.
E19
SOLUTION
Insert a pre-recorded tape to
DECK 2.
Clean capstan.
Replace tape.
Replace tape or cover tab
openings with adhesive tape.
When recording, make sure that
both the Record and Play buttons
are pressed down at the same time.
Clean capstan.
Replace tape.
Return to the start of the song
selection to reset or clear video
screen.
Connect the video cable to the
Singing Machine's VIDEO OUT
and to the TV VIDEO IN.
Using your TV Remote to select
VIDEO input.
Connect from VIDEO OUT of the
system to the VIDEO IN of your
VCR or Connect to an RF
Modulator and then to the TV
cable input. Refer to "Making the
Connections" on page E8.
Check the disc to be sure it is a
CDG. (See page E21 for details.)
Check disc to be sure it is clean.
(See page E17 for cleaning
instructions.)