Sony MHC-331 - Manual (Page 25)

CD Player
The disc tray does not close.
The CD is not placed correctly.
The CD will not play.
-^The CD is dirty.
The CD is inserted label side down.
The player is in pause mode.
-> Moisture condensation has built
up.
Leave the system turned on for
about an hour until the moisture
evaporates.
“CO no disc" is displayed.
There is no CD in the player.
Play does not start from the first
track.
The player is in program or shuffle
mode. Press FLAY MODE so that
"PROGRAM" or "SHUFFLE" goes
out.
General
There rs no sound.
Rotate VOLUME clockwise.
The headphones are connected.
Disconnect them.
Sound comes from one channel or
unbalanced left and right volume.
Check the speaker connections of
the inoperative channel.
The left and right sound are
reversed.
Check the speaker connection and
speaker placement.
Bass is lacking or the location of the
musical instruments is apparently
imprecise.
Check the speaker connection for
proper phasing.
There is severe hum or noise.
A TV or VCR is too close to the
stereo system. Move the stereo
system away from the TV or VCR.
Demo mode appears in the display
after deactivating the demo mode.
When a power interruption occurs
for longer than half a day. Set the
music clips, timer settings and
tuner presettings again.
"12:00 AM" flashes in the display.
A power interruption occurred. Set
the clock again.
The remote does not function.
The batteries have run down.
Replace both batteries.
There is an obstacle between the
remote and the system. Remove the
obstacle.
Restoring the factory
settings
1 Turn POWER off.
2 Hold down DISPLAY/DEMO,
TUNER/BAND and MENU 3 at the
same time.
Maintenance
To clean the tape heads and tape
path
Contaminated tape heads cause poor
recording or sound drop-out in playback.
We recommend cleaning after every
10 hours of operation.
Open the tape compartment and wip>e the
heads, the pinch rollers and the capstans
with a cleaning swab slightly moistened
with cleaning fluid or alcohol. Wipe the
parts shown below;
Deck A
Pinch roller
Deck B
Cleaning
Erase head Pinch roller
Insert a tape when the areas cleaned are
completely dry.
To demagnetize the tape heads
After 20 to 30 hours of use, enough residual
magnetism will have built up on the heads
to begin to cause loss of high frequencies
and hiss. At this time, demagnetize the
heads and all metal parts in the tape path
with a commercially available tape head
demagnetizer. Refer to the instructions of
the demagnetizer.
To clean the cabinet
Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with
mild detergent solution.
To clean the CD
When a CD is dirty, dean it with a cleaning
cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out.
Notes on CD
• Do not use solvents such as benzene,
thinner, commerdally available cleaners,
or antistatic spray intended for vinyl LPs.
• If there is a scratchrdirt or fingerprints on
the CD, it may cause a tracking error.
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