Troubleshooting

The following checklist will help you remedy problems you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures.

General

No power is being supplied to the unit.

•Check the connection. If everything is in order, check the fuse.

•If the unit is turned off and the display disappears, it cannot be operated with the remote commander. t Turn on the unit.

The power aerial does not extend.

The power aerial does not have a relay box.

No sound.

•The volume is too low.

•The ATT function is activated (page 7).

•The position of the fader control “FAD” is not set for a 2-speaker system.

No beep sound.

•The beep sound is cancelled (page 9).

•An optional power amplifier is connected and you are not using the built-in amplifier.

The contents of the memory have been erased.

•The RESET button has been pressed. t Store again into the memory.

•The power connecting lead or battery has been disconnected.

•The power connecting lead is not connected properly.

Stored stations and correct time are erased. The fuse has blown.

Makes noise when the position of the ignition key is switched.

The leads are not matched correctly with the car’s accessory power connector.

The display disappears from/does not appear in the display window.

•The dimmer is set “DIM-ON” (page 9).

•The display disappears if you press and hold (OFF). t Press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the

display appears.

•The connectors are dirty (page 12).

CD playback

The disc cannot be loaded.

•Another disc is already loaded.

•The disc has been forcibly inserted upside down or in the wrong way.

The disc does not playback.

•Defective or dirty disc.

•The CD-Rs/CD-RWs are not for audio use (page 11).

MP3/WMA files cannot be played back.

The disc is incompatible with the MP3/WMA format and version (page 11).

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MP3/WMA files take longer to play back than others.

The following discs take a longer time to start playback.

–a disc recorded with a complicated tree structure.

–a disc recorded in Multi Session.

–a disc to which data can be added.

The ATRAC CD cannot play.

•The disc is not created by authorized software, such as SonicStage or SonicStage Simple Burner.

•Tracks that are not included in the group cannot be played.

The display items do not scroll.

•For discs with very many characters, those may not scroll.

•“A.SCRL” is set to “OFF”.

tSet “A.SCRL-ON” (page 9) or press (SCRL).

The sound skips.

• Installation is not correct.

tInstall the unit at an angle of less than 45° in a sturdy part of the car.

•Defective or dirty disc.

The operation buttons do not function. The disc will not eject.

Press the RESET button (page 4).

Radio reception

The stations cannot be received.

The sound is hampered by noises.

•Connect a power aerial control lead (blue) or accessory power supply lead (red) to the power supply lead of a car’s aerial booster (only when your car has built-in FM/AM aerial in the rear/side glass).

•Check the connection of the car aerial.

•The auto aerial will not go up.

tCheck the connection of the power aerial control lead.

•Check the frequency.

Preset tuning is not possible.

•Store the correct frequency in the memory.

•The broadcast signal is too weak.

Automatic tuning is not possible.

•Setting of the local seek mode is not correct. t Tuning stops too frequently:

Press (SENS) until “LOCAL-ON” appears. t Tuning does not stop at a station:

Press (SENS) repeatedly until “MONO-ON” or “MONO-OFF” (FM), or “LOCAL-OFF” (AM) appears.

•The broadcast signal is too weak.

tPerform manual tuning.

During FM reception, the “ST” indication flashes.

•Tune in the frequency accurately.

•The broadcast signal is too weak.

tPress (SENS) to set the monaural reception mode to “MONO-ON.”

An FM programme broadcast in stereo is heard in monaural.

The unit is in monaural reception mode.

tPress (SENS) until “MONO-OFF” appears.