Troubleshooting Guide

Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit.

!Cannot display the user of System Q.

<Audio Control> (page 6) is not set.

!• Cannot set up the subwoofer.

• No output from the subwoofer.

• Cannot set up the low pass filter.

• Preout is not set to subwoofer. <Menu System> (page 10)

<Subwoofer Output> (page 4) is not set to On.

!• Cannot register a security code.

• Cannot set up Display.

<Demonstration mode Setting> (page 12) is not turned off.

!Cannot play audio files.

“CD READ” is set to “2”. <Menu System> (page 10)

What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Before calling service, first check the following table for possible problems.

Tuner source

?Radio reception is poor.

The car antenna is not extended. Pull the antenna out all the way.

Disc source

?The specified disc does not play, but another one plays instead.

The specified CD is quite dirty.

Clean the CD.

The disc is loaded in a different slot from that specified.

Eject the disc magazine and check the number for the specified disc.

The disc is severely scratched.

Try another disc instead.

Audio file source

? The sound skips when an Audio file is being played.

The media is scratched or dirty.

Clean the media, referring to the CD cleaning of the section on <Handling CDs> (page 3).

The recording condition is bad.

Record the media again or use another media.

The messages shown below display your systems condition.

TOC ERR/E-04: • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine.

The CD is quite dirty. The CD is upside- down. The CD is scratched a lot.

E-05:

The disc is unreadable.

E-15:

Media was played that doesn’t have data

 

recorded that the unit can play.

E-77:

The unit is malfunctioning for some reason.

 

Press the reset button on the unit. If the “E-

 

77” code does not disappear, consult your

 

nearest service center.

E-99:

Something is wrong with the disc magazine.

 

Or the unit is malfunctioning for some reason.

 

Check the disc magazine. And then press

 

the reset button on the unit. If the “E-99”

 

code does not disappear, consult your

 

nearest service center.

IN (Blink):

The CD player section is not operating

 

properly.

 

Reinsert the CD. If the CD cannot be

 

ejected or the display continues to flash

 

even when the CD has been properly

 

reinserted, please switch off the power

 

and consult your nearest service center.

PROTECT/DCER:The speaker wire has a short-circuit or touches the chassis of the vehicle, and then the protection function is activated.

Wire or insulate the speaker cable properly and press the reset button. If the “PROTECT”/“DCER” code does not disappear, consult your nearest service center.

NA FILE:

An Audio file is played with a format that this

 

unit can’t support.

 

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COPY PRO:

A copy-protected file is played.

 

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