Appendix

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you believe your CD player is failing to work properly, check the following troubleshooting table for tips. Sometimes simple mistakes in setup or operation may appear like serious problems. There are also times when the problem in question may be caused by something else other than your CD player, and at times like these you should check any other electronic devices being used at the same time.

If the problem in question continues to persist even after checking the troubleshooting table below and taking whatever corrective action is recommended, contact your nearest Pioneer Service Station or contact the store from which you purchased your player for further assistance.

Description of problem

 

Possible cause of problem

 

Recommended action

 

 

 

 

A disc fails to be ejected even after the

Ö

Power cord has not been plugged in.

Ö Plug in power cord.

EJECT button has been pressed.

Ö

EJECT button is broken.

Ö

See p. 15.

 

 

 

 

Playback comes to a halt almost

Ö

Disc has been inserted upside down.

Ö Reinsert with label side facing upward.

immediately after it begins.

Ö

Disc is dirty or covered with condensation.

Ö Wipe disc to remove dust or condensation.

 

 

 

 

No sound is output.

Ö

Power cord has come loose or has not been

Ö Plug in power cord properly.

 

 

properly plugged in.

 

 

 

Ö Audio mixer is not working properly.

Ö Check switch and volume settings on audio

 

Ö Jacks or jack plugs are dirty.

 

mixer.

 

Ö Wipe away dust or dirt and reinsert plugs.

 

Ö Player is currently in pause mode.

Ö

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button (3/8) to

 

 

 

 

begin playback.

 

 

 

 

Sound is distorted or full of noise.

Ö

Output cord has not been properly plugged in.

Ö Connect output cord to line input jack of

 

 

 

 

audio mixer. Do not connect to microphone

 

Ö Jacks or jack plugs are dirty.

 

jack.

 

Ö Wipe away dust or dirt and reinsert plugs.

 

Ö

Player is subject to noise from a nearby

Ö Turn off power to television set or move

 

 

television set.

 

television set further away from CD player.

 

 

 

 

A large amount of noise is generated

Ö

Disc is seriously warped or scratched.

Ö Replace with new disc.

when playing back a certain disc or discs.

Ö

Disc is unusually dusty or dirty.

Ö Wipe away dust or dirt from disc.

Playback halts unexpectedly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track searching fails to halt with auto

Ö

Track searching sometimes takes longer than

Ö Press the TIME MODE/AUTO CUE button

cueing turned on.

 

expected when the length of silent portions

 

and hold the button down for 1 second or

 

Ö

between tracks is unusually long.

 

longer to turn auto cueing off.

 

If the length of a silent portion between two

 

 

 

 

tracks is longer than 10 seconds in duration, the

 

 

 

 

second track cannot be played back unless auto

 

 

 

 

cueing is turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back cueing fails to work when the CUE

Ö

No cueing point has been defined.

Ö Specify the desired cueing point. (See p.

button is pressed during playback.

 

 

 

24.)

 

 

 

 

Unable to produce loop playback by press-

Ö

No cueing point (i.e., starting point) has been

Ö Specify the desired cueing point. (See p.

ing the LOOP OUT/EXIT button.

 

defined.

 

24.)

 

 

 

 

 

Television pictures are distorted or noise

Ö

Interference caused by CD player.

Ö

Turn off the power to the CD player or

appears in FM broadcasts.

 

 

 

move the player further away from the

 

 

 

 

radio or television set.

 

 

 

 

 

Disc is not rotating even though power

Ö

Disc rotation is automatically halted when no

Ö

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button (3/8) to

has been turned on.

 

operation is performed for 80 minutes or longer

 

begin playback. Alternatively, press the

 

 

when in pause mode.

 

EJECT button (0) to eject the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

ÖThere may be times when the CMX-5000 fails to operate properly as a result of static electricity or some other form of interference from an outside source. If any such problem occurs, turn off the power to the CMX-5000, wait for the currently inserted disc to come to a full stop, and then turn on the power again to see if that fixes the problem in question.

ÖThe CMX-5000 cannot be used to replay partially-written CD-R or CD-RW discs.

ÖThe CMX-5000 cannot be used to replay non-standard-shaped discs or any discs other than 12-cm discs or 8-cm discs which have been inserted into an 8-cm disc adapter. (Note that attempting to replay such discs may result in damage or breakdown.)

ÖThe BPM value measured by the CMX-5000 may differ from the BPM value recorded on a CD or from our DJ mixer, but this difference is a result of differences in the BPM value measurement method; not a result of a fault with the player.

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CMX-5000 specifications

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