Troubleshooting - Sony PS-LX300USB Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting
Before going through the check list below, first
make sure that:
• The power cord is securely connected.
• The speaker cords are securely connected.
Should any problem persist after you have made
these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer.
The tone arm skips, skates or does not
advance.
• The turntable is not level. Place the turntable
on a level surface.
• The record is dirty or scratched.
Clean the record with a commercially
available record cleaning kit, or replace the
record.
Poor sound quality, excessive noise,
intermittent sound, etc...
• The stylus is dirty or worn. Remove dust on
the stylus using a stylus cleaning brush, or
replace the worn stylus (see page II, 12).
• Dust or dirt has collected on the vinyl record.
Clean the record using a good quality record
cleaner.
Rumble or low-frequency howl*.
• The turntable is placed too close to speakers.
Move speakers away from the turntable.
• This phenomenon, called "acoustic feedback'; occurs
when vibrations from the speakers are transmitted
through the air or via solid objects (such as shelves, a
cabinet, or the floor) to the turntable where they are
picked up by the stylus, amplified and reproduced
through the speakers.
Tempo is incorrect.
• Incorrect r/min. Set the rlmin setting to
match the one indicated on the vinyl record.
(Select "33" for 33
1/ 3
rlmin records or "45"
for 45 rlmin records.)
The drive belt is deteriorated.
• Replace the drive belt. For details, consult
your nearest Sony dealer.
Platter does not rotate.
• Make sure the power cord is inserted all the
way into an AC wall outlet.
• Make sure that the drive belt is looped
around the motor pully completely.
The drive belt is broken.
• Replace the drive belt. For details, consult
your nearest Sony dealer.
Sound is too low or distorted.
• The turntable is not connected to the PHONO
IN inputs on the amplifier (see page 6).
The turntable is not detected on your
computer.
• Disconnect the supplied USB cable, and
connect it again.
• With the turntable and the computer
connected, restart the computer.
• Disconnect the supplied USB cable, and
restart the computer. After restarting,
connect the computer and the turntable with
the supplied USB cable.
• The device setting of your computer may not
be set correctly.
- If the turntable is connected to the computer with
the USB cable for the first time, the USB Composite
Device, HID-compliant consumer control device,
USB Human Interface Device and USB Audio Device
(Windows XP)IUSB Audio CODEC (Windows
Vista) are installed automatically.
To confirm if the driver is correctly installed, check
as follows:
• For Windows XP
([Control Panel) is in [Category View))
1 Select [Control Panel] from the [Start]
menu.
2 Click [Performance and Maintenance].
3 Click [System].
4 Click the [Hardware] tab, and then click
[Device manager].
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