Philips FW390C - Manual (Page 25)

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Warning! Under no circumstances
you should 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
( I V- 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.
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displayed.
• The CD-RW or CD-R disc is not properly
recorder for the use of 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 strength is too weak.
Adjust the antenna.
• The TV or VCR is too close to the stereo
system.
Separate the stereo system from the TV
or VCR.
Connect an external antenna for better
reception.
Tape Deck Operation
'VECORSIUB R E T I v r is displayed.
• A recording is in progress.
— Stop the recording or wait until it is
finished.
f R P E IS
displayed.
• Tape dubbing is only possible in tape
mode.
Switch source to tape mode.
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.
• 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
and switch on the system again.
No or poor sound.
• Volume is not turned up.
- Adjust VOLUME.
• The system is muted.
Press MUTE to switch on the sound.
• The headphones are connected.
Disconnect the headphones.
• Speakers are not connected or are
connected wrongly.
-* Check that the speakers are connected
correctly.
— Make sure that the stripped speaker
wire is clamped.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
-*• Check the speaker connections and
location.
Lack of hass sound or apparently
imprecise physical location of musical
instruments.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
Check the speaker connection for
proper phasing, red/black wires to red/
black terminals.
THUUBLESHUUTING
Remote control has no effect on the
system.
• 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.
• Wrong source is selected.
Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button,
(PLAY, PREV/NEXl etc.).
Timer not working.
• Timer is not switched on.
Press CLOCK/TIMER to switch on the
timer.
• Dubbing/recording is in progress.
Stop dubbing/recording.
System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched on.
Press and hold ■ for 5 seconds to
switch off the demonstration.
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