Akai QZ-503R Series

Troubleshooting
Before requesting service:
Before
requesting
service,
please
read
the
operator's
manual
thoroughly
and
check
the
following.
PROBLEM
CAUSE
COUNTER
MEASURE
e
No
power
e
Power
cord
is
unplugged.
®
Connect
power
cord
securely.
e
Remote
control
batteries
are
weak.
e
Replace
with
new
batteries.
e
Audio
cords
or
speaker
cords
are
notcon-
|
®
Connect
cords
securely.
nected securely.
©
Mute
is
engaged.
e
Press
MUTE
button
to
cancel
mode.
©
CD
playback
does
not
start
|
©
CD
is
not
loaded.
e
Load
a
disc
for
playback.
e
CD
is
upside
down.
e
Load
disc
with
label
side
up.
©
CD
is
not
loaded
properly.
e
Position
correctly
in
disc
grooves.
e
Tape
playback
sound
is
|
¢
Tape
is
stretched,
twisted
or
damaged.
e
Store
tapes
correctly.
strange
©
Dirty
tape
heads
or
tape
transport
sys-
;
©
Clean
heads
with
head
cleaner
tape.
tem.
e
Can
not
record
to
tape
e
Tape’s
recording
protect
tabs
have
been
|
@
Cover
holes
with
adhesive
tape.
removed.
©
Can
not
record
to
MD
e
Recording
protect
tab
is
open.
®
Close
recording
protect
tab.
e
Playback
only
MD
is
loaded.
e
Replace
with
recordable
MD.
©
CDand
MD
player
are
not
connected
with
|
*
Connect
with
optical
cable.
optical
fibre
cable.
e
Recording
time
of
MD
is
FULL.
e
Replace
disc,
or
erase
it.
©
Timer-controlled
function
|
¢
Clock
is
not
set
to
present
time.
e
Reset
the
current
time.
does
not
operate
e
Timer
mode
indicator
is
not
lit.
e
Press
TIMER
button
to
confirm.
e
Remote
control
does
not
|
¢
Remote
control
is
not
pointed
at
the
re-
|
©
Point
remote
control
in
correct
direction
operate
mote
sensor
window.
:
for
operation.
e
Obstacle
between
remote
control
and
|
¢
Remove
obstacle
and
point
remote
con-
main
unit.
trol
at
the
unit's
remote
sensor
window.
e@
Weak
batteries.
e
Replace
with
new
batteries.
In
addition
to
the
above
there
are
other
operations
that,
if
performed
incortectly
could
be
misinterpreted
as
a
malfunction.
Before
requesting
service,
please
be
sure
to
re-check
the
operation
procedure
before
requesting
service.