STAV 3270  (310-3026)            Troubleshooting       Faxback Doc. # 7396

If your receiver is not working as it should, the following suggestions
might help you.  If you follow the suggestions in this chart and the
receiver still does not work properly, contact your local Radio Shack
store for assistance.

Problem                     Cause                          Solution

Power does not turn         Power cord is disconnected.    Plug in the
on when you press POWER.                                   power cord.

                            Protection circuit activated.  Unplug the
                                                           power cord,
                                                           plug it in
                                                           again.

The receiver does not       Static discharge has affected  Unplug the
respond to button presses.  control.                       power cord,
                                                           then plug it in
                                                           again.

                                                           If static
                                                           electricity is
                                                           a problem, try
                                                           to use the
                                                           remote control
                                                           as much as
                                                           possible.

No sound.                   Incorrect connections.         Check and
                                                           correct the
                                                           connections.

                            The mute function is           Press MUTING.
                            activated.

                            The volume is turned down.     Turn up the
                                                           volume.

                            Speaker wires are              Connect the
                            disconnected.                  speaker wires.

                            Neither set of speakers        Press in
                            is selected.                   SPEAKERS A or
                                                           B.

No picture when you         Incorrect connections.         Correct the
select a video source.                                     connections.

                            The selected video source      Correct the
                            is not set correctly.          problem with
                                                           the selected
                                                           video source.

High noise level.           Station not correctly          Tune to a
                            tuned.                         stronger
                                                           station.

                            Antenna not connected.         Connect the
                                                           antenna.

                            FM antenna still bundled       Stretch the
                            or is not pointing in the      antenna taut
                            correct direction.             and reposition
                                                           the antenna.

                            AM loop antenna not pointing   Adjust the AM
                            in the correct direction.      loop antenna.

                            Noise is coming from another   Try using an AC
                            electrical appliance.          line noise
                                                           filter to
                                                           reduce the
                                                           noise.

Tuning does not             Stations are too weak.         Use a better
automatically stop                                         antenna.
when searching for
FM stations.

Cannot make copies of       Tapes are protected by a       You cannot make
video tapes.                copy restriction method.       a good copy.

                            Video connections are          Check and
                            incorrect.                     correct the
                                                           video
                                                           connections.

Using the FM RETURN Button

Press FM RETURN to return the controls to the following factory default
settings.

Tape 2 Monitor                  Off

Source                          TUNER

Band                            FM (Set to the last-tuned frequency.  If
                                the receiver cannot receive the frequency,
                                it starts searching for the next strong
                                station.)

Surround Mode                   Off

Muting                          Off

Note:  If you hear no sound when you press FM RETUN, be sure that SPEAKERS
       A or B is set to the on position.


(LB/all-08/23/94)