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 13).

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 12).

MP3/WMA files cannot be played back.

The disc is incompatible with the MP3 format and version (page 12).

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).

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/MW/LW 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” (MW/ LW) 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.

RDS

The SEEK starts after a few seconds of listening.

The station is non-TP or has weak signal.

tDeactivate TA (page 7).

No traffic announcements.

•Activate TA (page 7).

•The station does not broadcast any traffic announcements despite being TP.

t Tune in another station.

PTY displays “- - - - - - - -.”

•The current station is not an RDS station.

•RDS data has not been received.

•The station does not specify the programme type.

Error displays/Messages

ERROR

•The disc is dirty or inserted upside down. t Clean or insert the disc correctly.

•A blank disk has been inserted.

•The disc cannot play because of some problem. t Insert another disc.

FAILURE

The connection of speaker/amplifier is incorrect.

tSee the supplied installation/connections manual to check the connection.

L.SEEK +/–

The local seek mode is on during automatic tuning.

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