Troubleshooting Guide - Aiwa TP-VS615 Instrucciones De Manejo

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To clean the head and tape paths → I
After every 10 hours of use, clean the head and tape paths with a head cleaning
cassette or a cotton swab moistened with cleaning fluid or denatured alcohol.
(These cleaning kits are commercially available.)
When cleaning with a cotton swab a, wipe the recording/playback head b,
erasure head c, pinchroller d, and capstan e.
Note
After cleaning the head and tape paths with a liquid head cleaning cassette or a
moistened swab, wait until the cleaned parts are completely dry before inserting
tapes.
To clean the cabinet
Use a soft cloth ligtly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use strong
solvents such as alcohol, benzine or thinner.
SPECIFICATIONS
Track system 2 tracks 1 channel, monaural
Frequency response 250 – 8,000 Hz (4.8 cm/sec) EIAJ
Microphone Electret condenser microphone (monaural)
Maximum output 300 mW (EIAJ/DC)
Input jack EXT MIC jack (monaural mini-jack) (1)
Output jack EARPHONE jack (monaural mini-jack) (1)
Other jack DC 3 V jack
Speaker Diameter 50 mm, 8 ohms
Recording system DC bias
Erasing system Magnet erasure
Recording speed Approx. 4.8 cm/sec. with the REC MODE switch set to
NORMAL
Approx. 1.6 cm/sec. with the REC MODE switch set to 3 ×
Power sources DC 3 V using two size AA (R6) dry cell batteries
AC house current using the AC adaptor Aiwa AC-D302
Battery life See "Battery life" above.
Maxumum outseide dimensions
84.3 (W) × 111.7 (H) × 33.4 (D) mm (excluding projecting
parts and controls)
Weight Approx. 156.4 g (excluding batteries)
Accessory Hand strap (1)
Specifications and external appearance are subject to change without notice.
COPYRIGHT
Please check the laws on copyright relating to recordings from discs, radio or
external tape for the country in which the machine is being used.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

If the unit does not perform as expected, check the following table.
Symptoms Causes
Tape does not move. • The batteries are worn out.
• The unit is in pause mode.
Tape transport is unstable. • There is slack in the tape.
• The pinchroller and capstan are dirty.
• The tape is damaged.
There is no sound. • The volume control is turned down completely.
• The earphone is not connected firmly when
listening with the earphone.
The sound is too low or • The playback head is dirty.
distorted. • The batteries are worn out.
The playback speed is • The REC MODE switch is set to the wrong
not correct. position.
• The PLAYBACK SPEED control is not set to
center position.
Recording cannot be done. • The erasure prevention tab on the recording side
of the cassette has been removed.
Tape stops during recording. • Set the V-SENSOR switch to OFF when not
using the V-SENSOR function.