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:
Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Precaution
2. Disconnect battery negative terminal
3. Remove horn button assy
Place the front wheels facing straight ahead.
using a torx socket wrench (t30), loosen the 2 torx
screws until the groove along the screw circumference
catches on the screw ca ...
Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Remove radiator grille sub–assy
2. Remove front bumper cover
3. Remove lh headlamp assy
Remove the 3 bolts.
pull out the headlight assy lh forward, then disconnect
the bracket of body side.
Release the claws and disconnect the connectors as
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Source voltage drop
The srs is equipped with a voltage–increase circuit (dc–dc converter) in the
airbag sensor assy center
in case the source voltage drops.
When the battery voltage drops, the voltage–increase circuit (dc–dc converter)
functions to increase the
voltage of the srs to normal voltage.
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