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:
For vehicles equipped with srs airbag and seat belt pretensioner
Hint:
the vehicle is equipped with an srs (supplemental restraint system), such as the
horn button assembly,
the instrument panel passenger airbag assembly, the front seat airbag assembly,
the center airbag sensor
assembly, the front airbag sensor, the side airbag sensor and the seat belt
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Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Remove floor shift shift lever knob sub–assy
2. Remove console panel upper
3. Remove parking brake hole cover sub–assy
4. Remove console box sub–assy rear
5. Separate floor shift cable transmission control shift
Separate the end of the shift cable from the ...
Wiring
Power source
Location
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