Philips FWR88 User manual - Page 30

Troubleshooting

Page 30 highlights

English TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the unit yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. Do not open the unit as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed, before taking the unit for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or service center. LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. PROBLEM No sound, no power No reaction to controls Poor radio reception Poor bass sound POSSIBLE CAUSE Volume is not correctly adjusted. Headphones are connected. Speakers are wrongly or not connected. Power cable is not securely connected. Electrostatic discharge Weak radio signal Antenna is positioned near a radiation source such as a TV, VCR, computer, etc. Speakers are not in phase. Bad sound Badly matched setting for the given type of music or sound. Remote control does not Batteries are inserted incorrectly. function properly Batteries are flat. Distance to the unit is too large. Insert Disc indication The CD(RW) is scratched badly or dirty. No CD(RW) inserted or inserted upside down. The laser lens is steamed up. Wrong Disc indication, No digital audio disc is inserted. Use Audio CD indication Disc Recover indication Power loss Disc Error indication Disc Recover was not able to repair the disc. Check Input indication Wrong input is chosen. No correct digital source is detected after starting recording. Does not record CDR(W) is scratched or dirty. The inserted disc is not recordable. Recorded disc does not play Recording process is interrupted (power loss, mechanical shock). The inserted CDR(W) is not finalized. The CDRW is inserted in a non-CDRW compatible CD player. SOLUTION Adjust the volume. Disconnect headphones. Make sure speakers are properly connected. Connect power cable properly. Disconnect the unit from power supply, then reconnect after a few seconds. Direct the antenna for optimum reception. Change the position of the interfering unit or try to switch it off. Connect the colored (or marked) wires to the colored terminals and the black (or unmarked) wires to the black terminals. Correct the sound settings on the unit. Insert batteries correctly. Insert new batteries. Reduce distance. Replace or clean the disc. Insert a CD(RW), with label facing upwards. Wait until the lens has cleared. Insert a digital audio disc marked with "Digital Audio" and the special logo. Wait a few minutes. The disc is being repaired. The disc can still be played, but not recorded or finalized further. Select the correct input. Make sure the connection cable is properly connected. Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles. Insert a digital CDR(W) and make sure it is unfinalized. Start recording again. Finalize the CDR(W). Insert the CDRW in a CDRW compatible CD player. 30

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32

TROUBLESHOOTING
30
English
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
No sound,
Volume is not correctly adjusted.
Adjust the volume.
no power
Headphones are connected.
Disconnect headphones.
Speakers are wrongly or not connected.
Make sure speakers are properly connected.
Power cable is not securely connected.
Connect power cable properly.
No reaction to
Electrostatic discharge
Disconnect the unit from power supply, then
controls
reconnect after a few seconds.
Poor radio reception
Weak radio signal
Direct the antenna for optimum reception.
Antenna is positioned near a radiation source
Change the position of the interfering unit or
such as a TV, VCR, computer, etc.
try to switch it off.
Poor bass sound
Speakers are not in phase.
Connect the colored (or marked) wires to the
colored terminals and the black (or unmarked)
wires to the black terminals.
Bad sound
Badly matched setting for the given type of
Correct the sound settings on the unit.
music or sound.
Remote control does not
Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
Insert batteries correctly.
function properly
Batteries are flat.
Insert new batteries.
Distance to the unit is too large.
Reduce distance.
Insert Disc
indication
The CD(RW) is scratched badly or dirty.
Replace or clean the disc.
No CD(RW) inserted or inserted upside down.
Insert a CD(RW), with label facing upwards.
The laser lens is steamed up.
Wait until the lens has cleared.
Wrong Disc
indication,
No digital audio disc is inserted.
Insert a digital audio disc marked with
Digital
Use Audio CD
indication
Audio
and the special logo.
Disc Recover
indication
Power loss
Wait a few minutes. The disc is being repaired.
Disc Error
indication
Disc Recover
was not able
The disc can still be played, but not recorded
to repair the disc.
or finalized further.
Check Input
indication
Wrong input is chosen.
Select the correct input.
No correct digital source is detected after
Make sure the connection cable is properly
starting recording.
connected.
Does not record
CDR(W) is scratched or dirty.
Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of
scratches and dust particles.
The inserted disc is not recordable.
Insert a digital CDR(W) and make sure it is
unfinalized.
Recording process is interrupted (power
Start recording again.
loss, mechanical shock).
Recorded disc does
The inserted CDR(W) is not finalized.
Finalize the CDR(W).
not play
The CDRW is inserted in a non-CDRW
Insert the CDRW in a CDRW compatible
compatible CD player.
CD player.
WARNING
Under no circumstances should you try to repair the
unit yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. Do
not open the unit as there is a risk of electric shock.
If a fault occurs, first check the points listed, before taking
the unit for repair.
If you are unable to solve a problem by following these hints,
consult your dealer or service center.
LASER SAFETY
This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service
person should remove the cover or attempt to service
this device, due to possible eye injury.