Harman Kardon HD7225 Owners Manual - Page 13

Troubleshooting

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TROUBLESHOOTING If your HD7125/HD7225 does not operate as expected, first check the items in the following list. If you cannot determine the source of the problem, contact your dealer ar authorized Harman Kardon service representative. SYMPTOM No lights on the front panel Front panel lights are on, but the CD does not play The PLAY indicator lights, but no sound is heard The sound skips or stutters during playback The sound is continuously distorted Nothing happens when function keys are pressed The remote control does not function correctly PROBABLE CAUSE/SOLUTION ■ Power cord is not plugged into power outlet. ■ Wall outlet or extension cord is faulty. Check for poor connections. ■ Breaker on plug strip has tripped. Reset breaker. ■ The disk may have been inserted upside down. Make sure that the label side is facing up. ■ Moisture may have formed on the laser/receptor inside the unit. This sometimes occurs in damp climates or when the unit is moved from a cold to a warm area. Leave the unit turned on at room temperature for 30 minutes to allow the moisture to evaporate, then play your disc. ■ The wrong SOURCE has been selected on your integrated amplifier/receiver/preamplifier. Make sure you have selected the SOURCE where your CD player is connected. ■ You have connected the unit to your receiver/preamplifierfintegrated amplifier using the VARIABLE output jacks, and the OUTPUT LEVEL control on the front panel is turned down all the way. Turn the OUTPUT LEVEL control up to the desired volume. ■ The disc may be dirty or damaged. ■ The unit may have been placed on an unstable surface. Isolate the unit from excessive vibration by placing it on a firmer surface or farther away from your speakers. ■ The cables from the HD7125/HD7225 have been plugged into the wrong input jacks on your integrated amplifier/receiver/preamplifier. Make sure you have not plugged the unit into the PHONO jacks. ■ Turn the power to the unit off, then back on again. ■ The display shows broken characters. Turn the power to the unit off, then back on again. ■ Make sure you are using the remote control within the 30 angle described in this manual. ■ Make sure the remote transmitter lens and the front panel window are clean and that no objects are blocking the path from the remote control to the REMOTE SENSOR area on the front panel. ■ Make sure that no strong fluorescent lights are being used in the listening room. ■ Check that the batteries inside the remote control are fresh. 12

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TROUBLESHOOTING
If
your
HD7125/HD7225
does
not
operate
as
expected,
first
check
the
items
in
the
following
list.
If
you
cannot
determine
the
source
of
the
problem,
contact
your
dealer
ar
authorized
Harman
Kardon
service
representative.
SYMPTOM
No
lights
on
the
front
panel
Front
panel
lights
are
on,
but
the
CD
does
not
play
The
PLAY
indicator
lights,
but
no
sound
is
heard
The
sound
skips
or
stutters
during
playback
The
sound
is
continuously
distorted
Nothing
happens
when
function
keys
are
pressed
The
remote
control
does
not
function
correctly
PROBABLE
CAUSE/SOLUTION
Power
cord
is
not
plugged
into
power
outlet.
Wall
outlet
or
extension
cord
is
faulty.
Check
for
poor
connections.
Breaker
on
plug
strip
has
tripped.
Reset
breaker.
The
disk
may
have
been
inserted
upside
down.
Make
sure
that
the
label
side
is
facing
up.
Moisture
may
have
formed
on
the
laser/receptor
inside
the
unit.
This
sometimes
occurs
in
damp
climates
or
when
the
unit
is
moved
from
a
cold
to
a
warm
area.
Leave
the
unit
turned
on
at
room
temperature
for
30
minutes
to
allow
the
moisture
to
evaporate,
then
play
your
disc.
The
wrong
SOURCE
has
been
selected
on
your
integrated
amplifier/receiver/preamplifier.
Make
sure
you
have
selected
the
SOURCE
where
your
CD
player
is
connected.
You
have
connected
the
unit
to
your
receiver/preamplifierfintegrated
amplifier
using
the
VARIABLE
output
jacks,
and
the
OUTPUT
LEVEL
control
on
the
front
panel
is
turned
down
all
the
way.
Turn
the
OUTPUT
LEVEL
control
up
to
the
desired
volume.
The
disc
may
be
dirty
or
damaged.
The
unit
may
have
been
placed
on
an
unstable
surface.
Isolate
the
unit
from
excessive
vibration
by
placing
it
on
a
firmer
surface
or
farther
away
from
your
speakers.
The
cables
from
the
HD7125/HD7225
have
been
plugged
into
the
wrong
input
jacks
on
your
integrated
amplifier/receiver/preamplifier.
Make
sure
you
have
not
plugged
the
unit
into
the
PHONO
jacks.
Turn
the
power
to
the
unit
off,
then
back
on
again.
The
display
shows
broken
characters.
Turn
the
power
to
the
unit
off,
then
back
on
again.
Make
sure
you
are
using
the
remote
control
within
the
30
angle
described
in
this
manual.
Make
sure
the
remote
transmitter
lens
and
the
front
panel
window
are
clean
and
that
no
objects
are
blocking
the
path
from
the
remote
control
to
the
REMOTE
SENSOR
area
on
the
front
panel.
Make
sure
that
no
strong
fluorescent
lights
are
being
used
in
the
listening
room.
Check
that
the
batteries
inside
the
remote
control
are
fresh.
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