Kenwood 855 AV - Manual (Page 51)

vibrations. The cassette well door doesn’t open when the
CD automatically plays when power is
EJECT button is pressed
• Make .sure: that the player is . in the STOP mode.
turned on
• Remove all CDs before turning your unit OFF. Tfie. Recordings sound dull or distorted
player is designed to automatically begin playing when • The recording level may be too high, Set the. record­
the power is turned ON. ing level according to the section 'Setting recording
Cassette deck
level and balance’ on page 40.
• Make sure that Dolby Noise Reduction isn't activated
when playing tapes recorded with no Dolby Noise
Reduction. ' ...........................................................
No sound when the PLAY button is pressed • You may need to clean the tape heads. See the
• Check that the tape isn’t blank section ‘Beforejjsing your cassette deck’ on page 36.
• Check that the tape is wound properly in the cassette Pressing the REC/ARM button doesn’t start
case. If not, replace, the tape. “ . . . . recording
• Make sure that the recording-activation tabs have not
• Check that the audio cables are conriected properly. been removed from the tape. . . "
None of the operation buttons work • Make 'sure that the cassette well door is completely
• Make sure that a tape has been inserted into the well. closed.
• Make sure the cassette well door is completely closed. • Make sure that the input on the amplifier is set to i
somelTing other than TAPE. . . . _ ...
• After closing the cassette well door or turning on the
power, wait at least 3 seconds , before pressing the ^ . • Check that the recording level isn’t set to minimum. . .
buttons. ■ r....
• Check that the tape isn’t fully wound to the end.
• Make sure that the tape isn’t fully wound to the end.
If it is, change the tape direction or reinsert the tape' Tape noise (hiss) level is high
facing the other direction. . _ , • Make .sure that the proper Dolby Noise Reduction is
• Check that the tape is wound properly in the cassette
selected for play.
case, if not, replace the tape. • The tape may have been recorded at too low a
recording level. If so, record it again at a higher level.
Track-finding function doesn’t work
• Make sure that the tape has 4-second blank spaces^ • You may need toxlemagnetize the tape head. See the
between tracks, ... section ‘Before using your cassette deck' on
Automatic recording doesn’t work
page 36. -----------------------------------
• Make sure that the recording-activation.tabs have not . Sound is *sour’, with unstable pitch
been removed from, the tape in tape well B. • You may need to clean the tape heads. See the
section ‘Before using your cassette deck' on page 36. .
• Make sure.there is a CD in thetCD player. .
• Make sure that the tape is Wound properly in the
• Check that the CD isn’t cracked or dirty. cassette case. u. .
• Check that the system control cables .are properly Tape automatically plays or records when
plugged in. . ■ . . . _ power is turned ON
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