Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Audio system / Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Toyota Corolla (E120): Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Inspection procedure
1 Replace cassette tape with another and recheck
- Replace the cassette tape with another and recheck.
- Replace the faulty cassette tape with the normal one to see if the
same trouble occurs again.
Standard: malfunction disappear.


2 Check for any foreign object
- Check for foreign object.
- Check that no foreign material and troubles are detected in the radio receiver assembly cassette tape player.


3 Clean head and check operation

- Head cleaning
- raise the cassette door with your finger. Next, using a pencil or similar object, push in the guide.
- Using a cleaning pen or cotton applicator soaked in cleaner, clean the head surface, pinch rollers and capstans.
- Check that the same trouble occurs again.


Check and replace radio receiver assy
Other materials:
Precaution
1. Precaution of headlight bulb replacement
if even a thin film of oil is left on the surface of the halogen
lamp, its service life will be shortened because
the lamp will be burn at a higher temperature.
handle any halogen lamp with great care. Dropping, hitting or
damagin ...
Components
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Inspection procedure
1 Input signal check
See input signal check on page 05–745.
check the indicator light operation when each of the set/
coast, resume/accel and cancel is turned on.
Ok:
set/coast, resume/accel switch:
the signals shown in the table on the left should be
output when each switch is ...


