Philips FW-C100 - Manual (Page 31)

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TROUBLESHOOTING
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
(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.
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.
A^oke 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.
Remote control has no effect on
the system.
• Wrong source is selected.
-*• Select the source (CD, TUNER etc.)
before pressing the function button,
( k - , 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 is not working.
• Clock is not set.
Set the clock
• Timer is not switched on.
-*■ Press CLOCK*TIMER to switch on the
timer.
• Recording or dubbing is in progress.
Stop recording.
Clock setting is erased.
• There was a power failure.
-*■ Reset the dock
System displays features
automatically.
• Demonstration mode is switched
on.
—■ Press and hold ■ (on the system) for
five seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
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