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Error displays/Messages
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).
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/MW/LW 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).
RDS
The SEEK starts after a few seconds of
listening.
The station is non-TP or has weak signal.
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Deactivate TA (page 8).
No traffic announcements.
• Activate TA (page 8).
• 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 program type.
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 is incorrect.
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See the installation guide manual of this model 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.
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Press
(SEEK)
–/+ while the program service name
is flashing. The unit starts searching for another
frequency with the same PI (Program
Identification) data (“PI SEEK” appears).
NO INFO
Text information is not written in the MP3/WMA file.
NO MUSIC
The disc does not contain a music file.
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Insert a music CD.
NO NAME
An album/track 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.
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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 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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