Troubleshooting

What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center.

FM/AM GeneralDisc playbackMP3/WMA playback
SymptomsRemedies/Causes

• Sound cannot be heard from the

• Adjust the volume to the optimum level.

speakers.

• Check the cords and connections.

• The unit does not work at all.

Reset the unit (see page 2).

• SSM automatic presetting does not

Store stations manually.

work.

 

• Static noise while listening to the

Connect the aerial firmly.

radio.

 

• Disc cannot be played back.

Insert the disc correctly.

CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played

• Insert a finalized CD-R/CD-RW.

back.

• Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW with the component

• Tracks on the CD-R/CD-RW cannot

which you used for recording.

be skipped.

 

• Disc can be neither played back nor

• Unlock the disc (see page 11).

ejected.

• Eject the disc forcibly (see page 2).

Disc sound is sometimes interrupted. • Stop playback while driving on rough roads.

Change the disc.

Check the cords and connections.

• Disc cannot be played back.

• 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.

• Noise is generated.

Skip to another track or change the disc. (Do not

 

add the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> to

 

non-MP3 or WMA tracks.)

• A longer readout time is required

Do not use too many hierarchies and folders.

(“CHECK” keeps flashing on the

 

display).

 

• Tracks do not play back in the order

Playback order is determined when the files are

you have intended them to play.

recorded.

• Elapsed playing time is not correct.

This sometimes occurs while playing. This is

 

caused by how the tracks are recorded on the disc.

• “NO FILES” appears on the display.

Insert a disc that contains MP3/WMA tracks.

• Correct characters are not displayed

This unit can only display letters (upper case),

(e.g. album name).

numbers, and a limited number of symbols.

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