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Speakers
Sound comes from only one channel, or the
left and right volumes are unbalanced.
• Check the speaker connections and placement.
CD/MP3 player
“LOCKED” appears.
• Contact your Aiwa dealer or local authorized
Aiwa service facility.
The disc does not eject.
• You cannot eject the disc during CD Synchro
Recording. Press
x
to cancel the CD Synchro
Recording, then press
Z
CD on the unit to eject
the disc.
• Consult your nearest Aiwa dealer.
Play does not start.
• Check whether a disc is loaded (The disc indicator
lights up when a disc is loaded.).
• Wipe the disc clean (page 36).
• Replace the disc.
• Insert the disc that this system can play.
• Insert the disc correctly.
• Insert the disc in the slot with the label side facing
right.
• Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on
the disc, then leave the system turned on for a few
hours until the moisture evaporates.
• Press
N
(or CD
NX
on the unit) to start play.
Disc access takes a long time.
• Set “CD POWER ON” by CD power manage
function (page 15).
The sound skips.
• Wipe the disc clean (page 36).
• Replace the disc.
• Try moving the system to a place without
vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand).
• Try moving the speakers away from the system, or
placing them on separate stands. When you listen
to a track with bass sounds at high volume, the
speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip.
Play does not start from the first track.
• Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both “PGM”
and “SHUF” disappear to return to Normal Play.
MP3 audio track cannot be played back.
• Recording was not performed according to the
ISO9660 level 1, level 2 format, Joliet or Romeo
in the expansion format.
• The MP3 audio track does not have the extension
“.MP3”.
• The file is not stored in MP3 format.
• Discs containing files other than MPEG 1 Audio
Layer-3 files cannot be played.
MP3 audio tracks take longer to begin play
back than others.
• After the system reads all tracks on the discs,
playback may take more time than usual if:
– the number of albums or tracks on the disc is
very large.
– the album and track organization structure is
very complex.
The album title, track title and ID3 tag do not
appear correctly.
• Use a disc that conforms with ISO9660 level 1,
level 2, Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format.
• The disc ID3 tag is not ver. 1 or ver. 2.
• Only up to 30 characters of ID3 tags are displayed.
• The characters that can be displayed by this unit
are as follows:
– Upper cases (A to Z)
– Numbers (0 to 9)
– Symbols (< > * + , – / [ ] \ _)
Other characters may not be displayed correctly.
Tuner
Severe hum or noise/stations cannot be
received.
• Set the proper band and frequency (page 14).
• Connect the antenna properly (page 8).
• Find a place and an orientation that provide good
reception, then set up the antenna again. If you
cannot obtain good reception, we recommend you
connect a commercially available external
antenna.
• The supplied FM lead antenna receives signals
along its entire length, so make sure you extend it
fully.
• Keep the antennas away from the system and
other components.
• Consult your nearest Aiwa dealer if the supplied
AM antenna has come off the plastic stand.
• Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment.
• Set “CD POWER OFF” by CD power manage
function (page 15).
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