Harman Kardon TD392 Owners Manual - Page 11

TROUBLESHOOTING

CHECKLIST

Most

of

the

problems

consumers

havewith

their

high

fidelity

system

are

due

to

incorrect

operation.

If

this

unit

does

not

operate

as

you

intended,

first

check

the

items

in

the

following

checklist.

Also

check

other

related

components

such

as

the

receiver,

turntable,

speakers

and

other

electrical

equipment

you

use

with

this

cassette

deck.

Problem

Cause

ReMedy

The

tape

does

not

run.

(Cannot

record

or

play-

back.)

•The

power

cord

is

not

plugged

in.

•The

tape

is

at

its

end.

•

Pause

mode

is

activated.

•

Plug

the

power

cord.

•

Rewind

the

tape.

•

Cancel

the

pause

mode

by

pressing

the

PLAY

button.

Unit

does

not

play.

•The

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

is

not

pressed.

•The

OUTPUT

LEVEL

control

knob

is

set

to

"min"

position.

•

Sound

is

not

recorded

on

the

tape.

•

Incorrect

operation

of

the

receiver.

•

Incorrect

connection

to

the

receiver.

•

Press

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"tape"

position.

•Turn

the

OUTPUT

LEVEL

control

knob

clockwise.

•

Exchange

with

a

recorded

tape.

•Turn

on

the

power

switch

and

tape

monitor

switch

of

the

receiver.

•

Reconnect

this

unit

to

the

receiver,

referring

to

page

4.

Unit

does

not

record.

•

The

erase

-prevention

tabs

are

removed

from

the

cassette

shel

l.

•

Incorrect

connection

to

the

receiver.

•

INPUT

LEVEL

control

knob

is

set

to

"0"

position.

•

Change

the

tape,

or

cover

the

holes

with

adhesive

tape.

(See

page

2.)

•

Reconnect

this

unit

to

the

receiver.

(See

page

4.)

•Adjust

the

INPUT

LEVEL

control

knob.

(See

page

7.)

Sound

is

distorted.

•

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

is

dirty

or

magnetized.

•

Record

again

by

setting

the

correct

recording

level.

(See

page

7.)

•

Change

to

a

new

tape.

•

Press

the

DOLBY

NR

switch

and

select

the

type

of

the

Dolby

NR

system

with

the

DOLBY

NR

TYPE

selector.

•Clean

the

tape

head

with

a

cotton

swab

or

demagnetize

the

tape

head.

(See

page

9.)

High

frequency

sound

is

not

reproduced

clearly.

•Tape

head

is

dirty

or

magnetized.

•

Incorrect

TAPE

SELECTOR

button

is

depressed.

•A

tape

not

recorded

with

the

Dolby

NR

system

is

reproduced

with

the

Dolby

NR

system

ON.

•The

bias

fine

trim

is

misadjusted.

•

Clean

the

tape

head

or

demagnetize

it.

(See

page

9.)

•

Press

the

correct

TAPE

SELECTOR

button

according

to

the

type

of

tape.

(See

the

table

on

the

page

8.)

•

Repress

the

DOLBY

NR

switch

to

the

"off"

position.

•Adjust

the

BIAS

FINE

TRIM

knob

according

to

the

instructions

on

page

8.

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