Onkyo R-805TX User Manual English - Page 45

Symptom, Cause, Remedy

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Symptom Cause Remedy AM stations cannot • AM loop antenna is not • Connect the supplied AM loop be received. attached. antenna to the AM antenna termi- nals. Buzzing noise on AM (particularly conspicuous at night or with weak stations). • Noise from electrical apparatus such as fluorescent lamp. • Move the AM loop antenna to different position. • Set up an outdoor AM antenna. High-pitched noise or • Noise from TV set. buzzing noise on AM. • Place the AM loop antenna as far as possible from the TV. • Move unit away from TV set. Crackling noise on • Noise caused by turning a • Move the antenna as far away as AM, FM. fluorescent lamp on and off. possible from the fluorescent lamp. • Noise from automobile igni- • Install an outdoor FM antenna as tion. far away as possible from the road. Tuning indicators and stereo indicator light but sound is distorted and separation is bad. • Station is too strong. • Multiple reflection of the radio waves because of tall buildings or mountains. • Change to FM indoor antenna. • Use antenna that has better direc- tivity and select a point with the least distortion. Tuning indicators and stereo indicator flicker and hiss is heard on FM. • Station is too weak. • Stereo FM broadcasts cover only about half the distance of an ordinary broadcast. • Install an outdoor FM antenna. • Change the position or direction of the outdoor antenna. • Switch to mono reception. (Even stereo broadcasts will be heard in mono.) No station or undesired station is recalled when a Preset button is pressed. • The power cord has been unplugged for a long time. • The memory contents are lost if the power is not turned on and off a few times each month. Store all stations in the memory again and remember to turn the power on and off a few times each month. The RDS function does not work. • The station is not an RDS station. • The reception station signal is too weak. • Too much interference. • Receive an RDS station. • Install an outdoor FM antenna. • Change the position or direction of the outdoor antenna. • Move the antenna as far away as possible from fluorescent lamps. • Install an outdoor FM antenna. ACCUCLOCK function does not work. • The station is not an RDS station, or received signal is too weak. • RDS broadcasts cannot be received. • See the remedies for the RDS function problem above. • Set and adjust according to instructions above. • Excessive electrical interference may temporarily render this system's sensitive microcomputer inoperable. If this happens, unplug the system for at least five seconds. 45

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Excessive electrical interference may temporarily render this system’s sensitive microcom-
puter inoperable. If this happens, unplug the system for at least five seconds.
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
AM stations cannot
be received.
• AM loop antenna is not
attached.
• Connect the supplied AM loop
antenna to the AM antenna termi-
nals.
Buzzing noise on AM
(particularly conspicu-
ous at night or with
weak stations).
• Noise from electrical appa-
ratus such as fluorescent
lamp.
Move the AM loop antenna to dif-
ferent position.
Set up an outdoor AM antenna.
High-pitched noise or
buzzing noise on AM.
Noise from TV set.
Place the AM loop antenna as far as
possible from the TV.
Move unit away from TV set.
Crackling
noise
on
AM, FM.
• Noise caused by turning a
fluorescent lamp on and off.
Noise from automobile igni-
tion.
• Move the antenna as far away as
possible from the fluorescent lamp.
• Install an outdoor FM antenna as
far away as possible from the road.
Tuning
indicators
and stereo indicator
light but sound is
distorted and sepa-
ration is bad.
Station is too strong.
• Multiple reflection of the
radio waves because of tall
buildings or mountains.
Change to FM indoor antenna.
Use antenna that has better direc-
tivity and select a point with the
least distortion.
Tuning
indicators
and stereo indicator
flicker and hiss is
heard on FM.
Station is too weak.
• Stereo FM broadcasts cover
only about half the distance
of an ordinary broadcast.
Install an outdoor FM antenna.
Change the position or direction of
the outdoor antenna.
• Switch to mono reception. (Even
stereo broadcasts will be heard in
mono.)
No station or undes-
ired
station
is
recalled when a Pre-
set button is pressed.
• The power cord has been
unplugged for a long time.
The memory contents are lost if the
power is not turned on and off a
few times each month. Store all sta-
tions in the memory again and
remember to turn the power on
and off a few times each month.
The
RDS
function
does not work.
• The station is not an RDS
station.
The reception station signal
is too weak.
Too much interference.
Receive an RDS station.
Install an outdoor FM antenna.
Change the position or direction of
the outdoor antenna.
• Move the antenna as far away as
possible from fluorescent lamps.
Install an outdoor FM antenna.
ACCUCLOCK
func-
tion does not work.
• The station is not an RDS
station, or received signal is
too weak.
• RDS broadcasts cannot be
received.
See the remedies for the RDS func-
tion problem above.
Set and adjust according to instruc-
tions above.