Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using your player, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Aiwa dealer.

For trouble concerning operations while connected to your computer, also refer to “Troubleshooting” in the separate manual for the software.

Operation

Symptom

Cause/Remedy

There is no sound.

c The volume level is set to zero.

 

Turn up the volume (page 11).

 

c The power is not turned on.

 

Set the POWER switch to ON/STANDBY, and then press and hold

 

PLAY/STOP for more than one second.

The buttons do not work.

c There is condensation inside the player.

 

Let the player sit for a few hours.

 

c The battery is exhausted.

 

Replace the battery with a new one (page 7).

 

c The player is not functioning normally.

 

Remove and reinstall the battery to reset the player.

The volume is not loud

c The volume when recording from another audio device was not

enough.

loud enough.

 

Increase the volume on the connected audio device and record

 

again.

The sound is distorted.

c The bit rate used when encoding the MP3 files was low.

 

Transfer MP3 files encoded with higher bit rates to the player.

 

c The volume setting on the connected external audio device is too

 

loud.

 

If the sound is distorted during recording, adjust the volume on the

 

connected external audio device, or turn off sound effects.

Playback stops suddenly.

c The battery is exhausted.

 

Replace the battery with a new one (page 7).

There is noise in the

c The external audio device used for recording was not connected

playback sound.

properly or the plugs were dirty.

 

c The audio output from the external audio device contained noise.

 

c Noise may have been introduced when creating MP3 files on your

 

computer due to the conditions of the computer.

Battery

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause/Remedy

Battery life is short.

c The operating temperature is below 0°C (32°F).

 

Battery life becomes shorter in cold temperatures due to battery

 

characteristics. This is not a malfunction.

Other

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause/Remedy

The player gets warm.

c The player gets warm if it is used for an extended period of time.

 

This is not a malfunction.

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