Home Theater System User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING
If your system is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you elimi-
nate the problem. If the system still does not operate normally, take it to your local
Radio Shack store for assistance.
Symptom Possible Cause Suggestion
Power does not turn on
when
POWER
is pressed
Power problem. Check the AC power cord and
AC outlet.
No sound.
VOLUME DOWN/UP
set
too low.
Adjust
VOLUME
toward
UP
(or
press
VOLUME
s
on the remote
control).
No sound when function is
selected.
Wron
g
function
selected or speakers
connected incorrectl
y
.
Select another function or
check speaker connections.
External audio source. Start the external audio
source.
CD Chan
g
er does not
work.
CD loaded upside
down.
Load CD correctl
y
.
Sound from CD skips. CD is dirt
y
or dam-
a
g
ed.
Clean CD and reload it or tr
y
a new CD.
Poor sound qualit
y
durin
g
cassette tape pla
y
back.
Cassette tape heads,
capstands, or pinch
rollers are dirt
y
.
Clean cassette decks (see
“Cleanin
g
the Tape Handlin
g
Parts”).
Record does not work. Erase-protection tabs
are removed from the
cassette tape.
Put a piece of tape over the
holes where the erase-protec-
tion tabs were.
Output sound is not ste-
reo.
The station
y
ou are
listenin
g
to is an AM
station or
y
ou are not
receivin
g
a stereo si
g
-
nal from the FM sta-
tion.
FM MONO
. is not set to
STEREO
.
Tr
y
another FM station
y
ou
can receive in stereo.
Set FM mode to
STEREO
.
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