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Error displays/Messages
If these solutions do not help improve the situation,
consult your nearest Sony dealer.
If you take the unit to be repaired because of CD
playback trouble, bring the disc that was used at the
time the problem began.
Radio reception
The stations cannot be received.
The sound is hampered by noises.
• Connect a power aerial control lead (blue) or
accessory power supply lead (red) to the power
supply lead of a car’s aerial booster (only when your
car has built-in FM/MW/LW aerial in the rear/side
glass).
• Check the connection of the car aerial.
• The auto aerial will not go up.
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Check the connection of the power aerial control
lead.
• Check the frequency.
Preset tuning is not possible.
• Store the correct frequency in the memory.
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
Automatic tuning is not possible.
• Setting of the local seek mode is not correct.
t
Tuning stops too frequently:
Press
(SENS)
until “LOCAL-ON” appears.
t
Tuning does not stop at a station:
Press
(SENS)
repeatedly until “MONO-ON” or
“MONO-OFF” (FM), or “LOCAL-OFF” (MW/
LW) appears.
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
t
Perform manual tuning.
During FM reception, the “ST” indication
flashes.
• Tune in the frequency accurately.
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
t
Press
(SENS)
to set the monaural reception
mode to “MONO-ON.”
An FM programme broadcast in stereo is heard
in monaural.
The unit is in monaural reception mode.
t
Press
(SENS)
until “MONO-OFF” appears.
RDS
The SEEK starts after a few seconds of
listening.
The station is non-TP or has weak signal.
t
Deactivate TA (page 7).
No traffic announcements.
• Activate TA (page 7).
• The station does not broadcast any traffic
announcements despite being TP.
t
Tune in another station.
PTY displays “- - - - - - - -.”
• The current station is not an RDS station.
• RDS data has not been received.
• The station does not specify the programme type.
ERROR
• The disc is dirty or inserted upside down.
t
Clean or insert the disc correctly.
• A blank disk has been inserted.
• The disc cannot play because of some problem.
t
Insert another disc.
FAILURE
The connection of speaker/amplifier is incorrect.
t
See the supplied installation/connections manual to
check the connection.
L.SEEK +/–
The local seek mode is on during automatic tuning.
NO AF
There is no alternative frequency for the current
station.
t
Press
(SEEK)
–/+ while the station name is
flashing. The unit starts searching for another
frequency with the same PI (Programme
Identification) data (“PI SEEK” appears).
NO ID3
ID3 tag information is not written in the MP3 file.
NO INFO
Text information is not written in the ATRAC3/
ATRAC3plus or WMA file.
NO MUSIC
The disc is not a music file.
t
Insert a music CD.
NO NAME
A track/album/group/disk name is not written in the
track.
NO TP
The unit will continue searching for available TP
stations.
OFFSET
There may be an internal malfunction.
t
Check the connection. If the error indication
remains on in the display, consult your nearest
Sony dealer.
READ
The unit is reading all track and group information on
the disc.
t
Wait until reading is complete and playback starts
automatically. Depending on the disc structure, it
may take more than a minute.
RESET
The unit cannot be operated because of some problem.
t
Press the RESET button (page 4).
“
” or “
”
During reverse or fast-forward, you have reached the
beginning or the end of the disc and you cannot go any
further.
“
”
The character cannot be displayed with the unit.
