Trouble Shooting
CD
CD text is not displayed normally
Time is counted but no sound comes out.
Disc is dirty, or has scratches.
Clean disc, referring to the section on “ CD.
The 1st track of a mix mode disc was reproduced. (Mix mode is a format in which data except music is recorded on the 1st track and music data is recorded on other than the 1st track in a session.)
Playback music data recorded on other than the 1st track.
MP3(A3451 Only)
No playback
It takes too long for playback to start
Poor recording quality, sound is skipping
Files are not played in the desired order
Folder / file name is not displayed correctly
The disc does not conform to any of the file systems supported by this player.
Insert a disc that conforms to the file systems supported by this player. For supported file systems, see “Creating MP3 files and recording on
Make sure to add the “.MP3” extension to each MP3 file name.
The folders and files recorded on the disc are layered too much. As checking of files takes longer in this case, do not record any
unnecessary folders or files other than MP3s on the disc. (If there are many hierarchies of files and folders, it may take up to150 seconds to start playback.)
The recording quality differs depending on the encoding software used, and on setting such as the bit rate. Set the bit rate within the range specified in the specifications chart (Page 41).
Decrease writing speed as low as possible.
Files or folders are not recorded in the desired playback order.
Some writing software lets you specify the recording order by adding a prefix in the range of “01”
The disc does not conform to the file systems supported by this player.
Insert a disc that conforms to the file systems supported by this player. For supported file systems, see “CreatingMP3 files and recording on
There may be a problem with your writing software or CD recorder
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