Troubleshooting Guide

MD/External disc control mode

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

 

 

 

MD mode cannot be set.

The faceplate was closed whilst the MD was being

Press the eject(0) button and reinsert the MD.

 

ejected.

 

The MD cannot be inserted.

There is already an MD loaded.

Eject the currently loaded MD and then load the new one.

 

 

 

The MD does not load.

The insertion orientation of the MD is incorrect or the MD

Insert the MD in the proper orientation.

 

is upside down.

 

 

 

 

The MD loads but soon comes

Nothing is recorded on the MD.

Replace the MD with one that is recorded.

out again.

 

 

 

 

 

The sound skips.

The mounting angle exceeds 30°.

Adjust to an angle of less than 30°.

 

 

 

 

The mounting is unstable.

Fix the unit securely. When the sound skips at the same

 

 

portion even when the car is stopped, the problem lies

 

 

with the MD.

There is noise during playback.

The MD is soiled with dust or dirt.

If another MD is played back and there is no problem, then the problem is due to the sound quality of the MD itself.

The specified track does not

Random play or magazine random play has been

Turn off the random play or magazine random play

play.

selected.

function.

 

 

 

Track repeat, disc repeat, track

The setting is not cancelled.

The settings for these functions remain on until the

scan, disc scan, random play,

 

setting to off or the disc ejected, even if the power is

and magazine random play

 

turned off or the source changed.

start by themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The disc control mode cannot

No cable has been connected to the disc changer input

Connect the cable to the disc changer input terminal on

be selected.

terminal on the unit.

the unit.

 

 

 

 

The specified disc does not

The specified CD is very dirty.

Clean the CD.

play, but another one plays

 

 

 

The CD is upside-down.

Load the CD with the labelled side up.

instead.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

The sound skips.

Something is touching the disc changer.

Remove whatever is touching it.

 

 

 

 

The CD is scratched or dirty.

If skipping happens at the same place when the car is

 

 

stopped, something is wrong with the CD. Clean the CD.

 

 

 

The display shows that the

The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally.

Press the reset button on the unit (see page 4).

changer is being played, but no

 

 

 

sound can be heard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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