No or very little sound is output.
e Confirm connections with the amplifier .
e Confirm connections with the speakers and other devices .
e Confirm that operation of the connected device is correct .
e Confirm that speaker cable ¥ and ^ are not shorted .
There is noise.
e Place the unit as far away as possible from TVs, microwave
ovens and other devices that have strong magnetism .
Cassette compartment does not close.
e It will not close if the cassette tape is not properly loaded .
Reinsert the cassette correctly .
Sound quality is poor.
e Clean the heads (page 8) .
Playback speed seems somewhat fast or slow.
e Check the pitch control setting (page 17) .
Recording is not possible.
e If the erasure prevention tabs of the loaded cassette tape
have been broken off, stick a piece of adhesive tape over the
hole(s) .
e Check the recording level setting (page 19) .
e Confirm connections with the amplifier and the source
device .
e Confirm that the amplifier selector is set correctly .
Timer-controlled playback/recording does not start.
e For timer playback, set the TIMER switch to PLAY .
e For timer recording, set the TIMER switch to REC .
e Press the POWER button on this unit to turn it on .
e After setting timer playback/recording, turn the power off
from the timer . (When the timer turns the power on, the
W-1200 will operate . )
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Troubleshooting (continued)
This unit uses a microprocessor, so noise and other external inter-
ference could cause it to stop functioning properly . If this occurs,
unplug the power cord, wait for a while, and then turn the power
back on to restart operations .