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TROUBLESHOOTING
Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the
points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used.
lf the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer
to carry out repair work.
Amplifier Section
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
No power supplied to unit.
© Power plug is disconnected from outlet.
another component
power outlet (e.g. timer, etc.),
but power to that unit is disconnected.
© The component power plug has been plugged into|
@ Turn on power to other component.
® Insert plug securely in outlet.
No sound.
® Connecting cords are disconnected from
terminals, or connected incorrectly.
® Terminals or connecting cord pin plugs are dirty.
® The connecting bar(s) is(are) disconnected from the
adaptor terminals.
® The MUTING switch is set to ON.
® The function switch selected does not match the
component being played back.
© Operation of other components is mistaken.
e Both the SPEAKER A ON/OFF switch and the
SPEAKER B ON/OFF switch are at the ON
position, but speakers are connected to only the
SPEAKERS A or B terminals (not to both).
No sound from one speaker.
® Connecting cords or speaker wires are
disconnected to the side.
® BALANCE control has been adjusted to one side.
® Connections are mistaken.
@ Operation of cassette deck is mistaken.
Can't record tapes.
® Connect securely.
© Clean terminals and plugs.
e Replace the connecting bar(s) properly.
© Turn switch OFF.
e Set switches correctly (PHONO,
TUNER,
CD,
VIDEO/AUX, TAPE).
® Consult the operating instructions for the other
components.
@ Set the SPEAKER ON/OFF switch to the OFF
position for the speaker terminal to which
speakers are not connected.
e Connect:securely.
e Adjust BALANCE control to center position.
e Reconnect properly.
® Consult the operating instructions for the cassette
deck.
If only the power of the VSP-333 is turned off while the VSP-333 is connected, then the sound may become distorted, put this does not
indicate a malfunction.
Tuner Section
Cause
Symptom
No sound.
e Has the antenna been disconnected or is the
connection loose?
e Has the power cord been unplugged for several
days? (Station memory has been lost.)
e Connect the antenna properly.
Remedy
° Memorize the preset stations once again.
Sound distortion.
[On the FM band]
® Are the signals weak and reception poor?
© Static from other appliances (particularly
automobiles) or multipath reflection (radio waves
beamed off mountains and tall buildings and not
received directly.)
e Are radio waves weak, causing antenna input to
be insufficient?
e Substitute an FM outdoor antenna for the FM T
type antenna.
° Set the FM MODE switch to MONO (reception will
be in monaural).
® Try varying the height and direction of the
antenna or use an FM outdoor antenna
substituting a 75 @ coaxial cable for the standard
cable and fixing it as far away as possible from
the street.
e Use an external. antenna.
Sound distortion.
[On the AM band]
e Is the AM loop antenna oriented poorly or located
in an unsatisfactory position?
© Static from other electrical appliances (fluorescent
lights/motors?)
© Change the direction of the antenna until best
reception is obtained as far as possible from
tuner.
e Switch off other appliances or keep as far away
as possible from the tuner when in use.
Stereo: broadcasts not received in
stereo.
e Are the signals weak, with insufficient input?
® Is the FM MODE switch MONO?
e Change to an outdoor FM antenna.
e Press the FM MODE switch to AUTO.
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