Left And Right - Kenwood KA-5200 Instruction Manual

INDICATIONS
During AM, FM or Record Playback
Cause Correction
No pilot lamp indication, no sound although
AC is switched ON.
No sound from LEFT and RIGHT. _
Poor AC plug connection.
Blown fuse.
SPEAKERS switch set to A + B or A+ C posi-
tion.
Speaker cords disconnected.
SPEAKERS switched to OFF.
Volume Control at 0 {extreme left)
TAPE MON switch at ON position
(button push).
Check plug contact.
Replace fuse. If it blows again, trouble must be corrected.
Both A-B or A-C groups of speakers are required in this
case for response from both sides.
Check connections from amp output to speakers.
SPEAKERS switch should be switched to OFF only when
using stereo headphones.
Set to appropriate volume level.
Always set to OFF except when using tape recorders.
Sound only from one side. Poor speaker cord connections.
BALANCE control set to one extreme or
other.
Noise when AC is switched ON or when volume
Adjust BALANCE control.
Insufficient circuit warmup.
Allow 5 - 6 second interval after switching AC ON, before.
manipulating volume control.
is adjusted immediately after.
Unbalance results when volume is lowered.
Intermittent speaker response at 4 seconds
intervals.
LEFT RIGHT resistor values unbalanced.
Adjust BALANCE control.
Protection Circuit indication of short circuit in
the output.
Difference in volume level of radio and phono.
Difference in received signal and phono output
levels.
Check speaker cord connections.
Set to appropriate volume level.
During Phono Record Playbacks Only. Cause
Correction
No sound from LEFT and RIGHT, or sound
onty from one side.
Loud hum drowns out sound.
Sound audible but background hum oceurs.
interferes.
Player output disconnected.
See that player output cord is firmly plugged into amp.
input.
Poor player output cord prong connections.
Player output cord picking up hum from AC
cord.
Player not grounded.
TV signal picked up by Player output cord.
Frequently occurs near TV transmitting antenna.
See that player output cord is firmly plugged into amp.
input.
Keep player output cord away from AC cords.
Choose cord paths which keep hum at a minimum.
Twist LEFT RIGHT player output cords together.
Reverse player AC plug connections.
Connect player ground wire to GND terminal.
Route player cord so that hum is minimized.
Howling noise occurs when volume is raised or
bass response is increased.
Speaker vibrations induce feedback in Pickup.
Increase distance between player and speakers.
Choose speaker locations carefully.
Remember, loose flooring induces howling.
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