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MAINTENANCE
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Maintenance
Cleaning the Cabinet
• Use a soft cloth slightly moistened
with a mild detergent solution. Do
not use a solution containing alcohol,
spirits, ammonia or abrasives.
Cleaning Discs
• When a disc
becomes dirty, clean
it with a cleaning
cloth. Wipe the disc
from the center out.
• Do not use solvents
such as benzine,
thinner, commercially available
cleaners, or antistatic spray intended
for analog records.
Cleaning the CD lens
• After prolonged use, dirt or dust may
accumulate at the CD lens. To ensure
good playback quality, clean the CD
lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or
any commercially available cleaner.
Follow the instructions supplied with
cleaner.
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Tape Deck Operation
"RECORDING ACTIVE" is
displayed.
• A recording is in progress.
™ Stop the recording or wait until it is
finished.
Recording or playback cannot be
made or there is a decrease in
audio level.
• Dirty tape heads, capstans or
pressure rollers.
™ See section on tape deck maintenance
(page 24).
• Magnetic build-up in the record/
playback head.
™ Use demagnetizing tape.
General
System does not react when any
button is pressed.
• Electrostatic discharge.
™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the
system off. Remove the AC power plug
from the wall outlet, then reconnect
the power plug and switch on the
system again.
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Cleaning the Heads and the Tape
Paths
• To ensure good recording and
playback quality, clean the heads, the
capstan(s), and pressure roller(s)
after every 50 hours of tape
operation.
• Use a cotton swab slightly moistened
with cleaning fluid or alcohol.
• You can also clean the heads by
playing a cleaning tape once.
Demagnetizing the heads
• Use a demagnetizing tape available at
your dealer.
TROUBLESHOOTING
No or poor sound.
• Volume is not turned up.
™ Adjust VOLUME.
• The headphones are connected.
™ Disconnect the headphones.
• Speakers are not connected or are
connected wrongly.
™ Check that the speakers are
connected correctly.
™ Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
clamped.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connections and
location.
Lack of bass sound or apparently
imprecise physical location of
musical instruments.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connection for
proper phasing, colored/black wires to
colored/black terminals.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Warning! Under no
circumstances should you try to
repair the set yourself as this will
invalidate the guarantee. Do not
open the set as there is a risk of
electric shock.
• If a fault occurs, check the points
listed below before taking the system
for repair.
• Should any problems persist after
you have made these checks, consult
your nearest dealer or service center.
CD Player Operation
"NO DISC" is displayed.
• The disc is inserted upside down.
™ Place CD with printed side up.
• Moisture condensation at the lens.
™ Wait until lens has adjusted to normal
room temperature.
• There is no disc in the CD tray.
™ Insert a CD.
• The CD is dirty, badly scratched or
warped.
™ Clean or replace the CD.
• The CD lens is dirty or dusty.
™ See section under Maintenance (page
24).
Remote control has no effect on
the system.
• Wrong source is selected.
™ Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button,
( É , í , ë , etc.).
• The distance to the system is too
large.
™ Reduce the distance.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
™ Insert the batteries with their polarities
(+/– signs) as indicated.
• Batteries are exhausted.
™ Replace the batteries.
Timer is not working.
• Clock is not set.
™ Set the clock.
• Timer is not switched on.
™ Press CLOCK•TIMER to switch on the
timer.
• Recording is in progress.
™ Stop recording.
Clock setting is erased.
• There was a power failure.
™ Reset the clock.
"DISC NOT FINALIZED" is
displayed.
• The CD-RW or CD-R disc is not
properly recorded for use with a
standard CD player.
™ Read the instruction booklet of your
CD-Rewritable or CD-Recorder on how
to finalize a recording.
• The CD is badly scratched or dirty.
™ Replace or clean CD.
Radio Reception
Poor radio reception.
• The signal is too weak.
™ Adjust the antenna.
™ Connect an external antenna for
better reception.
• The TV or VCR is too close to the
stereo system.
™ Separate the stereo system from the
TV or VCR.
System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched
on.
™ Press and hold Ç (on the system) for
five seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
• Display is switch on in DIM 3 mode.
™ Press DIM until DIM OFF display mode
is shown.
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