Sony PMC-202 Operating Instructions - Page 26

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Symptom Remedy The power does not come on. • Connect the AC power cord securely. ra There is no audio. a) a) • Make sure the display window is displaying the function you want to operate. • Adjust the volume. • Unplug the headphones when listening through speakers. The audio is weak or has poor • Move the player away from the TV. quality. • If you are using the remote while listening to O AM radio, noise may be heard. This is unavoidable. et The picture of your TV becomes • If you are listening to an FM program near the unstable. TV with an indoor antenna, move the player away from the TV. "no disc" lights in the display even • Insert the CD with the label surface up. when a CD is in place. The CD does not play. a) 0 • Make sure that the disc compartment is closed. • Place the CD with the label surface up. • Clean the CD. • Take out the CD and leave the disc compartment open for about an hour to dry moisture condensation. • Make sure "CD" appears in the display. The sound drops out. • Reduce the volume. • Clean the CD, or replace it if the CD is badly damaged. • Place the player in a location free from vibration. The tape does not move when you • Close the cassette compartment securely. a) press an operation button. ns The REC • button does not • Make sure the safety tab on the cassette is in aa) ro function/The tape does not play. place. • Make sure that "TAPE" appears in the display. The tape does not erase completely. • Clean the erasing heads (see page 28.) 26 Additional Information

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Troubleshooting
26
Symptom
Remedy
ra
a)
a)
The
power
does
not
come
on.
Connect
the
AC
power
cord
securely.
There
is
no
audio.
Make
sure
the
display
window
is
displaying
the
function
you
want
to
operate.
Adjust
the
volume.
Unplug
the
headphones
when
listening
through
speakers.
O
et
The
audio
is
weak
or
has
poor
quality.
Move
the
player
away
from
the
TV.
If
you
are
using
the
remote
while
listening
to
AM
radio,
noise
may
be
heard.
This
is
unavoidable.
The
picture
of
your
TV
becomes
unstable.
If
you
are
listening
to
an
FM
program
near
the
TV
with
an
indoor
antenna,
move
the
player
away
from
the
TV.
a)
0
"no
disc"
lights
in
the
display
even
Insert
the
CD
with
the
label
surface
up.
when
a
CD
is
in
place.
The
CD
does
not
play.
Make
sure
that
the
disc
compartment
is
closed.
Place
the
CD
with
the
label
surface
up.
Clean
the
CD.
Take
out
the
CD
and
leave
the
disc
compartment
open
for
about
an
hour
to
dry
moisture
condensation.
Make
sure
"CD"
appears
in
the
display.
The
sound
drops
out.
Reduce
the
volume.
Clean
the
CD,
or
replace
it
if
the
CD
is
badly
damaged.
Place
the
player
in
a
location
free
from
vibration.
a)
ns
a)
a
ro
The
tape
does
not
move
when
you
press
an
operation
button.
Close
the
cassette
compartment
securely.
The
REC
button
does
not
function/The
tape
does
not
play.
Make
sure
the
safety
tab
on
the
cassette
is
in
place.
Make
sure
that
"TAPE"
appears
in
the
display.
The
tape
does
not
erase
completely.
Clean
the
erasing
heads
(see
page
28.)
Additional
Information