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Error displays/Messages
The display disappears from/does not appear
in the display window.
• The dimmer is set “DIM-ON” (page 10).
• The display disappears if you press and hold
(OFF)
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Press and hold
(OFF)
on the unit until the
display appears.
• The connectors are dirty (page 13).
The Auto Off function does not operate.
The unit is turned on. The Auto Off function activates
after turning off the unit.
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Turn off the unit.
CD playback
The disc cannot be loaded.
• Another disc is already loaded.
• The disc has been forcibly inserted upside down or in
the wrong way.
The disc does not playback.
• Defective or dirty disc.
• The CD-Rs/CD-RWs are not for audio use (page 12).
MP3/WMA files cannot be played back.
The disc is incompatible with the MP3/WMA format
and version (page 12).
MP3/WMA files take longer to play back than
others.
The following discs take a longer time to start
playback.
– a disc recorded with a complicated tree structure.
– a disc recorded in Multi Session.
– a disc to which data can be added.
The display items do not scroll.
• For discs with very many characters, those may not
scroll.
• “A.SCRL” is set to “OFF.”
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Set “A.SCRL-ON” (page 10).
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Press and hold
(DSPL)
(SCRL).
The sound skips.
• Installation is not correct.
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Install the unit at an angle of less than 45° in a
sturdy part of the car.
• Defective or dirty disc.
The disc will not eject.
Press
Z
(eject) (page 6).
Radio reception
The stations cannot be received.
The sound is hampered by noises.
• Connect a power antenna (aerial) control lead (blue)
or accessory power supply lead (red) to the power
supply lead of a car’s antenna (aerial) booster (only
when your car has built-in FM/AM antenna (aerial)
in the rear/side glass).
• Check the connection of the car antenna (aerial).
• The auto antenna (aerial) will not go up.
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Check the connection of the power antenna
(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.
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Tuning stops too frequently:
Set “LOCAL-ON” (page 10).
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Tuning does not stop at a station:
Set “MONO-ON” (page 10).
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
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Perform manual tuning.
During FM reception, the “ST” indication
flashes.
• Tune in the frequency accurately.
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
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Set “MONO-ON” (page 10).
An FM program broadcast in stereo is heard in
monaural.
The unit is in monaural reception mode.
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Set “MONO-OFF” (page 10).
ERROR
• The disc is dirty or inserted upside down.
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Clean or insert the disc correctly.
• A blank disc has been inserted.
• The disc cannot play due to a problem.
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Insert another disc.
FAILURE
The connection of speakers/amplifiers is incorrect.
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See the installation/connections manual of this
model to check the connection.
LOAD
The unit is loading the disc.
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Wait until loading is complete.
L. SEEK +/–
The local seek mode is on during automatic tuning.
NO MUSIC
The disc does not contain a music file.
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Insert a music CD in this unit.
NO NAME
A disc/album/artist/track name is not written in the
track.
OFFSET
There may be an internal malfunction.
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Check the connection. If the error indication
remains on in the display, consult your nearest
Sony dealer.
PUSH EJT
The disc cannot be ejected.
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Press
Z
(eject) (page 6).
READ
The unit is reading all track and album information on
the disc.
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Wait until reading is complete and playback starts
automatically. Depending on the disc structure, it
may take more than a minute.
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