*Accessories/equipment other than the marine remote commander RM-X55M are not waterproof. Do not subject them to water.

Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed information.

US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

Note

This unit cannot be connected to a digital preamplifier or an equalizer which is Sony BUS system compatible.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

•Halogenated flame retardants are not used in the certain printed wiring boards.

•Halogenated flame retardants are not used in cabinets.

•Cushions made from paper.

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 antenna (aerial) does not extend. The power antenna (aerial) does not have a relay box.

No sound.

•The volume is too low.

•The ATT function is activated, or the Telephone ATT function (when the interface cable of a telephone is connected to the ATT lead) is activated.

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

•The CD changer is incompatible with the disc (MP3/ WMA/AAC/ATRAC CD).

t Play back with this unit.

No beep sound.

•The beep sound is canceled (page 12).

•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 supply lead or battery has been disconnected.

•The power supply lead is not connected properly.

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

Makes noise when the position of the ignition is switched.

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

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

•The dimmer is set “DIM-ON” (page 13).

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

display appears.

The Auto Off function does not operate.

The unit is turned on. The Auto Off function activates after turning off the unit.

tTurn off the unit.

Card remote commander operation is not possible.

Make sure the insulation film has been removed (page 5).

DSO does not function.

Depending on the boat’s interior or type of music, DSO may not have a desirable effect.

CD/MD 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 16).

•The disc format and file version are incompatible with this unit (For details, refer to page 4 and 16).

MP3/WMA/AAC 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.

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