Sony TC-K615S User Manual

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Remedy
Clean or demagnetize the heads
(page 16).
Make connections properly (page 5).
Set the amplifier controls to the
appropriate positions.
Clean in accordance with instructions
on page 16.
Clean the erasing head (page 16).
Demagnetize the heads (page 16).
During playing back, set the switch to
the same position used in recording.
Move the unit away from the
television set.
Rerecord the tape if you can, and
insert a blank space of four seconds
before the selection using the 
R button
(page 15).
While the tape is playing, press the
) or 0 button again.
Cause
The heads are either dirty or
magnetized.
Improper connection.
Improper setting of the amplifier
controls.
The head, capstan or pinch roller is
dirty.
The erasing head is dirty.
The heads are magnetized.
Improper setting of the DOLBY NR
switch.
The unit is placed near a television set.
There is noise in the space before the
selection.
The space before the selection is less
than four seconds long.
The 
) ( or 0 ) button was pressed
immediately before the beginning of
the following selection.
The selection contains one of the
following:
— a long pause
— a passage of low frequencies or very
low volume
— a gradual increase or decrease in
volume.
Symptom
Recording or playback cannot be made
or there is a decrease in sound level.
Excessive wow, flutter or drop-out.
Incomplete erasure.
Increased noise or poor reproduction
in high frequencies.
Unbalanced tone in high frequencies.
The specified selection cannot be
located even when Multi-AMS is on.
Playback begins in the middle of the
selection when Multi-AMS is on.
Recording and Playback Problems
Noise
Symptom
Hum noise.
Noise is recorded.
Cause
The unit is stacked on or under the
amplifier.
The recording was made near
equipment such as a television set or a
color monitor, and interference has
affected the recording on the tape and
the Dolby NR system.
Remedy
Separate the unit.
Move the unit away from the
television set or color monitor.