Troubleshooting - JVC KS-F185 Instructions Manual

What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service
center.
Symptoms
• Sound cannot be heard
from the speakers.
• This unit does not work at
all.
• SSM (Strong-station
Sequential Memory)
automatic preset does not
work.
• Static noise while listening
to the radio.
• A cassette tape cannot be
inserted.
• Cassette tapes become
hot.
• Tape sound is at very low
level and sound quality is
degraded.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Causes
The volume level is set to the
minimum level.
Connections are incorrect.
The built-in microcomputer
may have functioned
incorrectly due to noise, etc.
Signals are too weak.
The antenna is not connected
firmly.
You have tried to insert a
cassette in the wrong way.
This is not a malfunction.
The tape head is dirty.
Remedies
Adjust it to the optimum level.
Check the cords and
connections.
While holding SEL, press
for more than 2
seconds to reset the unit. (Your
preset adjustments will also be
erased.) (See page 2.)
Store stations manually.
Connect the antenna firmly.
Insert the cassette with the
exposed tape facing right.
Clean it with a head cleaning
tape.
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