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CQ-RDP383N
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CQ-RDP383N
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N
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Problem
Possible cause/Possible solution
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MP3/WMA (Continued)
Problem
Possible cause/Possible solution
No sound from left,
right, front, or rear
speaker.
Left and right sounds
are reversed.
The right speaker lead is connected to the left speaker and the left speaker lead
to the right speaker.
a
Connect the speaker leads to the correct one.
Cables are not correctly connected.
a
Connect the cables correctly.
Left and right balance, or front and rear balance is off on one side.
a
Adjust BALANCE and FADER as appropriate (
a
Page 24).
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Sound Setting
You played a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format MP3 file.
a
The file playing time of VBR (Variable Bit Rate) format MP3 file is
sometimes displayed incorrectly.
You ran the file in fast forward or fast reverse during playback or turned off the
ignition switch of the car during playback.
a
Playing another file will return the file playing time to normal.
File playing time is not
displayed correctly.
Troubleshooting
(continued)
Problem
Possible cause/Possible solution
a
A disk which has both CD-DA data and MP3/WMA data on it may not be
reproduced normally. (For example, it may be reproduced without sound.)
a
Undisplayable characters and symbols will be converted into an asterisk
( ).(
a
Page 20)
CD text is not dis-
played normally.
Time is counted but no
sound comes out.
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CD
Problem
Possible cause/Possible solution
a
There may be a problem with your writing software or CD recorder (CD-
R/RW drive). For details refer to the user manual of your writing software.
The disc does not conform to the file systems supported by this player.
a
Insert a disc that conforms to the file systems supported by this player.
For supported file systems see “Points to remember when making
MP3/WMA files” (
a
Page 20).
Files or folders are not recorded in the desired playback order.
a
Some writing software lets you specify the recording order by adding a
prefix in the range of “01” - “99”, etc. to the file name. For details refer
to the user manual of your writing software.
High-speed writing was executed when MP3/WMA data was recorded on the disc.
a
Decrease writing speed as low as possible.
a
There may be a problem with your writing software or CD recorder (CD-
R/RW drive). For details refer to the user manual of your writing software.
a
The recording quality differs depending on the encoding software used,
and on settings such as the bit rate. Set the bit rate within the range spec-
ified in the specifications chart (
a
Page 39).
The folders and files recorded on the disc are layered too much.
a
As checking of files takes longer in this case, do not record any unneces-
sary folders or files other than MP3s/WMAs on the disc.
(If there are many hierarchies of files and folders, it may take up to 150
seconds to start playback.)
There is no extension attached.
a
For an MP3 file, attach “.mp3”, and for a WMA file, attach “.wma”.
The disc does not conform to any of the file systems supported by this player.
a
For supported file systems, see “Points to remember when making
MP3/WMA files” (
a
Page 20).
No playback.
It takes too long for
playback to start.
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MP3/WMA
Poor recording quality,
sound skipping.
Files are not played in
the desired order.
Folder / file name is not
displayed correctly.
