Troubleshooting
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service
center.
Symptoms
• Sound cannot be heard from the
speakers.
• The unit does not work at all.
• SSM automatic presetting does not
work.
• Static noise while listening to the radio. Connect the antenna firmly.
• Disc cannot be played back.
• CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played back.
• Tracks on the CD-R/CD-RW cannot be
skipped.
• Disc can be neither played back nor
ejected.
• Disc sound is sometimes interrupted.
• "NO DISC" appears on the display.
• Disc cannot be played back.
• Noise is generated.
• A longer readout time is required
("CHECK" keeps flashing on the
display).
• Tracks do not play back in the order
you have intended them to play.
• Elapsed playing time is not correct.
• "NO FILES" appears on the display.
• A cassette cannot be inserted.
• Cassette can be neither played back nor
ejected.
• "NO TAPE" appears on the display.
• Cassette tapes become hot.
• Tape sound is at very low level and
sound quality is degraded.
Remedies/Causes
• Adjust the volume to the optimum level.
• Check the cords and connections.
Reset the unit (see page 2).
Store stations manually.
Insert the disc correctly.
• Insert a finalized CD-R/CD-RW.
• Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW with the component
which you used for recording.
• Unlock the disc (see page 15).
• Eject the disc forcibly (see page 2).
• Stop playback while driving on rough roads.
• Use an unscratched disc.
• Check the cords and connections.
Insert a correct disc into the loading slot.
• Use a disc with MP3/WMA tracks recorded in
the format compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1,
Level 2, Romeo, or Joliet.
• Add the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> to
the file names.
Skip to another track or change the disc. (Do not
add the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> to
non-MP3 or WMA tracks.)
Do not use too many hierarchies and folders.
Playback order is determined when the files are
recorded.
This sometimes occurs during play. This is caused
by how the tracks are recorded on the disc.
Insert a disc that contains MP3/WMA tracks.
Insert the cassette with the exposed tape facing
right.
Unlock the cassette (see page 17).
Insert a cassette correctly.
This is not a malfunction.
Clean the tape head using a head cleaning tape.
To be continued....
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