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AUDIO - Cassette Tape Player (continued)

T-124prose procedure
Continued from T-123

Symptom: Cassette tape will not play.

Step 1

  1. 1
    Check if cassette tape will load.
    Audio unit face with a cassette tape being inserted from below; large arrow indicates the loading direction.
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  2. 2
    If cassette tape will not load, see, "Cassette tape will not load". (Refer to page T-123.)
  3. 3
    If cassette tape loads, go to Step 2.

Step 2

  1. 1
    Play a known good tape, and check the sound quality.
    Two cassette tapes shown side by side with curved arrows between them indicating tape swapping/comparison.
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  2. 2
    If sound quality is normal, the previous tape is defective. The system is OK.
  3. 3
    If sound quality is still poor, go to Step 3.

Step 3

  1. 1
    Check for oxide or dirt on the head, capstan, and pinchroller.
    Head cleaning supplies on a cloth — bottle of head cleaner, swab, and a cassette head cleaning tool laid out.
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  2. 2
    If oxide or dirt is found, clean the parts with a head cleaner.
  3. 3
    If after cleaning the parts, the tape still does not play, refer to "Speaker(s) do not operate", pages T-115 or 117.
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See also

T-115AUDIO — TROUBLESHOOTING — Speaker(s) do not operate (Without headrest speakers)T-117AUDIO - Symptom: Speaker(s) do not operate (With headrest speakers.)

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