Philips FWC150 - Manual (Page 25)

TROUBLESHOOTING
Tape Deck Operation
tecording or playback cannot be
nade or there is a decrease in
tudio level.
■ Dirty tape heads, capstans or
pressure rollers.
■* See section on tope deck maintenance
(page 24).
• Magnetic build-up in the record/
playback head
"* Use demagnetizing tope.
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
conneaed correctly.
Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
damped
Reversed ieft 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
coiored/biock terminals.
Remote control has no effect on
the system.
• Wrong source is selected.
— Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
befiire pressing the fijncxion buttoa
(k-, K Hetc.).
• The distance to the system is too
large.
-* Reduce the distance.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
-* Insert the batteries with their polarities
(+/- signs) as indkoted.
• Batteries are exhausted.
-* Replace the botteries.
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 clock.
System displays features
automatically.
• Demonstration mode is switched
on.
Press and hold • (on die system) for
five seconds to switch off the
demonstration.