Philips FW830C - Manual (Page 27)

TROUBLESHOOTING
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
" " is displayed.
® The disc is inserted upside down.
Place CD with printed side up.
• Moisture condensation at the lens.
Walt 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.
"DISC NOT F' I NHL I ZED" Is
displayed.
® The CD-RW or CD-R disc is not properly
recorded for the use of a standard CD
player.
Head the instruction booklet of your CD-
Hewritable or CD-Hecorder 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.
Tape Deck Operation
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 the
power plug and switch on the system
again.
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
damped.
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, red/black wires to red/
black terminals.
Remote control has no effect on the
system.
® Wrong source is selected.
^ Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button,
(M, H, 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 not working.
® Clock is not set.
^ Set the clock.
® Timer is not switched on.
Press CLOCK/TIMER to switch on the
timer.
• Dubbing/recording is in progress.
^ Stop dubbing/recording.
Clock setting is erased.
® There was a power failure.
^ Reset the clock.
System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
® Demonstration mode is switched on.
Press and hold M (on the system only)
for 5 seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
A howling sound at external source.
® You hear feedback when you are
listening and recording from the same
source simultaneously.
Press AUX to select CDR mode.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
® Equalizer Display is switched on in NITE
mode.
Rotate JOG to other Equalizer Display.
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