User Manual
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Radio Reception
Poor radio reception
• The signal strength is too weak.
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Adjust the antenna.
• The TV or VCR is too close to the stereo system.
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Separate the stereo system from the TV or VCR.
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Connect an external antenna for better reception.
“NO RDS TEXT” is displayed.
• RDS text message is not available.
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Select another RDS station.
Tape Deck Operation
“RECORDING ACTIVE” is displayed.
• A recording is in progress.
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Stop the recording or wait until it is finished.
“TAPE DUBBING ONLY” is displayed.
• Tape dubbing is only possible in tape mode.
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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.
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See section on tape deck maintenance.
• Magnetic build-up in the record/playback head.
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Use demagnetizing tape.
Recorded material sounds strange.
• Tape was recorded in one of the Dolby Pro Logic
modes.
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Switch off Dolby Pro Logic mode when recording.
General
System switches to standby mode automatically
(for model FW775 only)
.
• The system is operating in an extremely hot
environment or internal heat build-up is high.
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This is not a malfunction. The system incorporates a
built-in safety feature that prevents overheating.
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Let the system cool down, then switch on again.
System does not react when any button is pressed.
• Electrostatic discharge.
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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.
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Adjust VOLUME.
• The headphones are connected.
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Disconnect the headphones.
• Speakers are not connected or are connected wrongly.
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Check that the speakers are connected correctly.
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Make sure that the stripped speaker wire is clamped.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Speakers are incorrectly connected.
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Check the speaker connections and location.
Lack of bass sound or apparently imprecise
physical location of musical instruments.
• Speakers are incorrectly connected.
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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.
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Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.) before pressing
the function button (PLAY, PREV/NEXT, etc.).
• The distance to the system is too large.
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Reduce the distance.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
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Insert the batteries with their polarities (+/- signs) as
indicated.
• Batteries are exhausted.
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Replace the batteries.
Timer not working.
• Timer is not switched on.
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Press CLOCK
•
TIMER on the system to switch on the
timer.
• Dubbing/recording is in progress.
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Stop dubbing/recording.
System display features automatically and buttons
flashing continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched on.
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Press and hold STOP
Ç
for 3 seconds to switch off
the demonstration mode.
“UNPLUG HEADPHONES” is displayed.
• Headphones is connected.
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Disconnect the headphones.
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