beautypg.com

Troubleshooting guide – Sony XR-C5080R User Manual

Page 19

background image

19

EN

Tape playback

Cause/Solution

•Adjust the volume with (+).
•Set the fader control to the centre position for 2-speaker

systems.

Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning
the Connectors” in “Maintenance” for details.

•An optional power amplifier is connected to the LINE OUT

and you are not using the built-in amplifier.

•The beep tone is attenuated (page 12).

Problem

No sound

Indications do not appear on
the display window.

No beep tone.

Cause/Solution

Contamination of the tape head. n Clean the head.

•There is noise in the space between tracks.
•A blank space is too short (less than four seconds).
•+ on (SEEK/AMS) is pressed immediately before the

following track.

•= on (SEEK/AMS) is pressed immediately after the track

starts.

•A long pause, or a passage of low frequencies or very low

sound level is treated as a blank space.

Problem

Playback sound is distorted.

The AMS does not operate
correctly.

Radio reception

Problem

Preset tuning is not possible.

Automatic tuning is not possible.

The “ST” indication flashes.

Cause/Solution

•Store the correct frequency.
•The broadcast is too weak.

The broadcast is too weak. n Use manual tuning.

•Tune in precisely.
•The broadcast is too weak.

n

Press (SENS/BTM) to enter the MONO mode.

RDS functions

Cause/Solution

The station is non-TP or weaken signal.
n

Press (AF/TA) until “AF TA” disappears.

•Activate “TA”.
•The station does not broadcast any traffic announcements

despite being TP. n Tune in another station.

The station does not specify the programme type.

Problem

A SEEK starts after a few
seconds of listening.

No traffic announcements

PTY displays “NONE”.

Additional Information

Troubleshooting guide

The following checklist will assist in the correction of most problems you may encounter with your

unit.

Before going through the check list below, refer to the operating procedures.

General