Harman Kardon DC5500 Owners Manual - Page 16

This

unit

is

designed

for

trouble

-free

operation;

most

problems

encountered

by

users

are

due

to

operating

errors.

If

you

have

a

problem,

first

check

the

chart

below

for

a

possible

solution.

If

the

problem

persists,

consult

your

authorized

Harman

Kardon

service

center.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If

the

problem

is

The

Display

Panel

does

not

illuminate

when

the

Power

Switch

is

pressed.

Make

sure

that:

■

The

power

cord

is

plugged

in

securely.

■

The

outlet

is

live.

The

Primary

Transport

does

not

play

when

••

(Forward

Play)

or

(Reverse

Play)

is

pressed.

The

Secondary

Transport

does

not

play

when

(Forward

Play)

or

(Reverse

Play)

is

pressed.

No

sound

is

heard

when

Play

is

pressed.

The

cassette

deck

does

not

record.

The

cassette

deck

does

not

copy.

When

a

tape

you

have

recorded

is

played

back,

the

sound

is

distorted.

When

a

tape

you

have

recorded

is

played

the

sound

is

muffled,

with

reduced

high

frequencies.

■

The

display

indicates

that

the

Primary

Transport

has

been

selected.

■

The

display

indicates

that

the

Secondary

Transport

has

been

selected.

■

The

tape

is

not

blank.

(Level

indicators

on

the

Display

Panel

will

flash

if

sound

is

recorded

on

the

tape.

■

The

receiver/pre-amp/integrated

amplifier

is

on,

and

its

Source,

Tape

Monitor,

and

Speaker

switches

are

set

correctly.

■

The

tape

deck

is

connected

properly.

■

The

hookup

cables

are

unbroken.

■

The

erase

-prevention

tabs

have

not

been

removed

from

the

tape

cassette.

■

The

Input

Level

knob

is

set

high

enough.

■

The

tape

deck

is

connected

properly.

■

The

hookup

cables

are

unbroken.

■

The

Source

tape

has

been

placed

in

the

Secondary

Transport

and

the

Target

tape

has

been

placed

in

the

Primary

Transport.

■

The

erase

-prevention

tabs

have

not

been

removed

from

the

Target

tape

cassette.

■

■

■

■

■

■

■

■

The

Input

Level

was

not

set

too

high

during

recording.

Bias

Fine

Trim

was

set

correctly

when

recording.

The

tape

is

being

played

back

in

the

correct

Dolby

NR

format.

The

tape

is

not

worn

out.

The

tape

head

is

not

dirty

or

magnetized.

The

tape

is

being

played

back

in

the

correct

Dolby

NR

format.

Bias

Fine

Trim

were

set

correctly

when

recording.

The

tape

head

is

not

dirty

or

magnetized.

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