Harman Kardon CD191 Owners Manual - Page 10

Troubleshooting

Checklist

Most

of

the

problems

are

due

to

incorrect

operation

of

this

unit.

If

this

unit

does

not

operate

as

you

intended,

first

check

the

items

in

the

checkl

ist.

Also

check

other

related

components

such

as

the

ampl

ifier,

speakers

and

other

elec-

trical

equipment

you

use

with

this

cassette

deck.

Problem

Cause

Remedy

The

tape

does

not

run.

(Playback

or

recording

state

is

not

provided.)

•The

power

l

ine

cord

is

not

plugged

in.

•The

tape

is

at

its

end.

•PAUSE

mode

is

activated.

•Plug

the

power

l

ine

cord.

•Rewind

the

tape.

•Cancel

the

pause

mode

by

pressing

the

PLAY

button.

No

sound

is

heard.

•Sound

is

not

recorded

on

the

tape.

•

Incorrect

operation

of

the

ampl

ifier.

•

Incorrect

connection

to

the

ampl

ifier.

•Exchange

with

a

recorded

tape.

•Turn

on

the

power

switch

and

tape

monitor

switch

of

the

ampl

ifier.

•

Reconnect

this

unit

to

the

ampl

ifier,

re-

ferring

to

page

6.

Recording

cannot

be

made.

•The

erase

-prevention

tabs

are

removed.

•

Incorrect

connection

to

the

ampl

ifier.

•Change

the

tape,

or

cover

the

holes

with

adhesive

tape.

(See

page

2.)

•Reconnect

this

unit

to

the

ampl

ifier,

re-

ferring

to

page

6.

Sound

is

distorted

and

has

much

noise.

•Distorted

sound

is

recorded

on

the

tape.

•The

tape

is

worn

out.

•A

Dolby

-encoded

tape

is

reproduced

with

DOLBY

NR

switch

OFF.

•Tape

head

has

gotten

dirty

or

magnet-

ized.

•Record

again

by

setting

correct

record

-

ing

level

.

(See

page

8.)

•Change

with

a

new

tape.

•Press

the

DOLBY

NR

system

button.

•Clean

the

tape

head

with

a

cotton

swab

or

demagnetize

the

tape

head

with

a

head

eraser.

High

frequency

sound

is

not

reproduced

clearly.

•Tape

head

is

dirty

or

magnetized.

•TAPE

SELECTOR

is

not

set

to

the

cor-

rect

position.

•A

tape

not

recorded

with

the

Dolby

NR

system

is

reproduced

with

the

DOLBY

NR

switch

ON.

•The

bias

fine

trim

is

misadjusted.

•Clean

the

tape

head

or

demagnetize

it.

•Set

the

TAPE

SELECTOR

according

to

the

tape.

•Turn

the

DOLBY

NR

switch

OFF.

•Adjust

the

BIAS

FINE

TRIM

knob

according

to

the

instructions

on

page

8.

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