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TROUBLESHOOTING

If your cassette deck fails to operate normally, check the following table. It lists common operating errors and simple

measures which you can take to correct the problem. If it cannot be corrected, or the symptom is not listed, disconnect

the deck’s power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help.

Cure

÷ Reinsert plug properly.

÷ Rewind tape or flip it over.

÷ Do not play damaged tapes.

÷ Turn this unit power off and disconnect

the AC power from the AC outlet. After

about 30 seconds have passed,

connect the power and try again.

÷ Load a cassette tape.

÷ Change tape or cover protective hole

with adhesive tape.

÷ Clean head.

÷ Demagnetize head using head

demagnetizer.

÷ Change to a different tape.

÷ Replace with a fresh tape.

÷ A warped cassette shell cannot be

fixed. Replace with another tape and

test.

÷ Check input level with signal level

meter and use lower rec level when

recording.

÷ Check and secure connections.

÷ Clean head.

÷ Demagnetize head with head

demagnetizer.

÷ Change to better tape.

÷ Check input and output connections

and reinsert properly.

÷ Move away from electrical appliances

(TV, fluorescent light, electric blanket,

etc.).

÷ Clean capstan and pinch roller, or

change to better tape.

÷ Rewind tape.

÷ Insert pencil in hole in cassette shell

and turn to take up slack.

÷ Adjust REC LEVEL control.

÷ Change tape or cover protective hole

with adhesive tape.

÷ Blank sections must be at least 4

seconds long.

÷ No remedy

÷ Play back in appropriate Dolby NR

position.

Fault

Tape doesn’t move in recording or

playback.

It happens that this unit does not work

normally.

REC/PAUSE button fails to function.

Sounds become faint and sometimes

inaudible.

Recorded sound is distorted.

Tape is playing back, but no sound is

heard.

Excessive noise.

Excessive wow (wavering of the

sound).

Tape stops in the middle of recording

or playback.

Fails to record.

Search does not operate.

High frequencies in the playback

sound are emphasized and unpleasant

to listen to, and noise level (hiss) is

also high.

Cause

÷ Power plug is not properly plugged in.

÷ End of tape.

÷ Cassette shell is warped or damaged.

÷ There is an influence of strong external

noise (lightning, excessive static

electricity, etc.) or a misoperation was

performed while using this unit.

÷ No cassette tape loaded.

÷ Protective tabs are broken off.

÷ Head is dirty.

÷ Head is magnetized.

÷ Tape is damaged or of poor quality.

÷ Tape is bad (stretched or deformed,

etc.).

÷ Cassette shell is warped.

÷ Recording level is too high.

÷ Faulty connection between deck and

stereo amplifier/receiver.

÷ Head is dirty.

÷ Head is magnetized.

÷ Worn out or poor quality tape.

÷ Connection(s) improperly made.

÷ Affected by external electrical noise.

÷ Dirty capstan, pinch roller, etc., or poor

tape.

÷ Tape is wound unevenly.

÷ Slack tape, or tape spillage wound

around capstan.

÷ REC LEVEL control is set to too low.

÷ Protective tabs are broken off.

÷ Recorded section is too short.

÷ Recorded section has low-level portions.

÷ Conversation, etc. has been recorded.

÷ Dolby NR-recorded tape is played back

in OFF position.

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