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Error displays/Messages
CD/MD 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 13).
MP3 files cannot be played back.
The disc is incompatible with the MP3 format
and version (page 13).
MP3 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 ATRAC CD cannot play.
• The disc is not created by authorized software,
such as SonicStage or SonicStage Simple
Burner.
• Tracks that are not included in the group cannot
be played.
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 operation buttons do not function.
The disc will not eject.
Press the RESET button (page 4).
“MS” or “MD” dose not appear on the
source display when both the optional MGS-
X1 and MD changer are connected.
This unit recognizes MGS-X1 as an MD unit.
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Press
(SOURCE)
until “MS” or “MD”
appears, then press
(MODE)
repeatedly.
Radio reception
The stations cannot be received.
The sound is hampered by noises.
• Connect a power antenna control lead (blue) or
accessory power supply lead (red) to the power
supply lead of a car’s antenna booster (only
when your car has built-in FM/AM antenna in
the rear/side glass).
• Check the connection of the car antenna.
• The auto antenna 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 6).
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:
Press
(SENS)
until “LOCAL-ON” appears.
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Tuning does not stop at a station:
Press
(SENS)
repeatedly until “MONO-
ON” or “MONO-OFF” (FM), or “LOCAL-
OFF” (AM) appears.
• 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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Press
(SENS)
to set the monaural reception
mode to “MONO-ON.”
An FM program broadcast in stereo is heard
in monaural.
The unit is in monaural reception mode.
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Press
(SENS)
until “MONO-OFF” appears.
BLANK
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Tracks have not been recorded on the MD.
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2
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Play an MD with recorded tracks.
ERROR
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• The disc is dirty or inserted upside down.
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2
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Clean or insert the disc correctly.
• The disc cannot play because of some problem.
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Insert another disc.
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