Technics SL-MC6

Troubleshooting guide
Before requesting service for this unit, check the chart below for a
possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple
checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the prob-
lem and restore proper operation.
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Changer will not play.
If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the reme-
dies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to the
directory of Authorized Service Centers (enclosed with this unit) to
locate a convenient service center, or consult your Technics dealer
for instructions.
Reference pages indicated in black circles. (For example: @)
roblem Probable cause(s) i Suggested remedy
A dise(s) or other foreign object(s) has fallen
inside the changer.
@ Open the front panel and remove the object.
Moisture has collected in the changer.
Allow the changer to dry out for about one hour
before using it.
The dise in the changer
does not play.
The disc labet is facing left.
@ Set the disc with the label facing right. (@)
The disc is dirty.
© Wipe the disc with a soft cloth. (@)
The disc is scratched.
The disc is warped.
The disc is not within specified standards.
@ Replace the disc with a new one.
Play stops before changing
to the next disc.
The front panel is open.
¢ Close the panel.
Acertain music passage
can’t be played correctly.
The disc is dirty.
The disc is scratched,
© Wipe the disc with a soft cloth.@)
© Replace the disc with a new one.
Reference Pema
There is noise from the
tuner or disturbance on the
TV screen,
Caused by high-frequency signals from this
changer.
Use the changer further away from the tuner or TV.
¢ If the tuner or TV’s antenna is the indoor type, use
an outdoor one.
| The error message “NO
PGM” appears on the dis-
play, when program play is
started.
The error message
“ERROR” appears on the
display, and the changer
stops operating.
Play was started without a track being pro-
grammed.
The mechanism of the changer has been improp-
erly adjusted.
The error message “F-26”
appears on the display and
the changer stops operat-
ing.
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Program a track. (@)
@ Turn the unit off and then back on again.
The servo LSI has malfunctioned.
@ Unplug the changer from its outlet, replug it in and
turn the changer ON again.
The error message “TAKE
OUT” appears on the dis-
play and the changer stops
operating.
A disc has been put in the slot of the disc in play.
« Remove the disc whose number is displayed and
press the stop button.
Because of light or noise, the changer has detect-
ed a disc in the slot of the disc being played, even
though it is empty.
@ Check whether there is a disc in the displayed slot.
With the front panel closed, hold down Il for at
least 4 seconds.
The changer does not
respond correctly to remote
commands.
The batteries have run out,
eo Replace batteries with new ones.
There is an obstruction between the remote con-
trol and the changer.
e Remove the obstruction.
The batteries are inserted incorrectly.
[The (+) and (-) polarities are reversed.]
e Reinsert batteries so that the polarities are correct.