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Error displays/Messages
Radio reception
Preset tuning is not possible.
• Store the correct frequency in the memory.
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
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 the car’s aerial booster.
(Only if your car has a 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
antenna control lead.
• Check the frequency.
• When the DSO mode is on, the sound is
sometimes hampered by noises.
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Set the DSO mode to off (page 26).
Automatic tuning is not possible.
• The local seek mode is set to “on.”
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Set the local seek mode to “off” (page
24).
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
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Perform manual tuning.
The “ST” indication flashes.
• Tune in the frequency accurately.
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
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Set to the monaural reception mode (page
24).
A programme broadcast in stereo is heard
in monaural.
The unit is in monaural reception mode.
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Cancel monaural reception mode (page
24).
RDS
The Seek starts after a few seconds of
listening.
The station is non-TP or has weak signal.
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Press
(AF)
or
(TA)
repeatedly until “AF
off” or “TA off” appears.
No traffic announcements.
• Activate “TA.”
• The station does not broadcast any traffic
announcements despite being TP.
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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 displays
(For this unit and optional CD/MD changers)
The following indications will flash for about 5
seconds, and an alarm sound will be heard.
Blank
*
1
No tracks have been recorded on an MD*
2
.
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Play an MD with recorded tracks on it.
Error
*
1
• A CD is dirty or inserted upside down*
2
.
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Clean or insert the CD correctly.
• A CD/MD cannot play because of some
problem*
2
.
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Insert another CD/MD.
Failure
The connection of speakers/amplifiers is
incorrect.
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See the installation guide manual of this
model to check the connection.
High Temp
The ambient temperature is more than 50°C.
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Wait until the temperature goes down
below 50°C.
NO Disc
*
1
No disc is inserted in the CD/MD unit.
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Insert discs in the CD/MD unit.
NO Magazine
The disc magazine is not inserted in the CD
unit.
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Insert the magazine in the CD unit.
NO Music
*
2
A CD which is not a music file is inserted in
the MP3 playable CD unit.
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Insert a music CD in the MP3 playable CD
unit.
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 Reset
The CD/MD unit cannot be operated because
of some problem.
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Press the RESET button on the unit.
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