Akai 1710W

13. Noisy recording. (Constant and loud background noise recorded on tape. )
Defective recording tape. Replace recording tape. |
Recording bias wave-form distorted. -— Check V3, OSC-60, C11, Rus |
14. Low recording sensitivity.
VU-meter functions normally
Recording tape lost sensitivity. }+-—_——_—__| Check and replace tape. |
Clean heads.
Defective head. Check and replace head.
Defective R10 or Rll. Replace R10 or Rll.
Dirty head surface