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

The operation buttons do not function.

Press the reset button.

No sound.

•Press up the VOL control lever to adjust the volume.

•Cancel the ATT function.

•Set the fader control to the centre position for a 2-speaker system.

The contents of the memory have been erased.

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

•The power cord or battery has been disconnected.

•The power connecting cord is not connected properly.

No beep sound.

The beep sound is cancelled (page 30).

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

The display disappears if you press and hold (OFF).

tPress and hold (OFF) again until the display appears.

Stored stations and correct time are erased. The fuse has blown.Makes noise when the ignition key is in the ON, ACC, or OFF position.

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

No power is being supplied to the unit.

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

•The car does not have an ACC position. t Press (SOURCE) to turn on the unit

The power is continuously supplied to the unit.

The car does not have an ACC position.

tAfter turning off the ignition, be sure to press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the display disappears.

The power aerial does not extend.

The power aerial does not have a relay box.

CD/MD playbackPlayback does not begin.

•Defective MD or dirty CD.

•Some CD-Rs/CD-RWs may not play due to its recording equipment or the disc condition.

MP3 files cannot be played back.

•Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2 format, or the Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format.

•The file extension “.MP3” is not added to the file name.

•Files are not stored in MP3 format.

Album name/track name/ID3 tag is not displayed correctly.

•A disc is not compliant with ISO 9660 level 1.

t Use a compliant disc.

•The unit can only display the letter codes, such as ASCII, half sized European letters (ASCII only for Joliet), and Shift-JIS. Letter codes other than the above will not display correctly.

MP3 files take longer to play back than others.

The following discs take a longer time to start playback.

–a disc recorded with complicated tree structure.

–a disc recorded in Multi Session.

–a disc to which data can be added.

The sound skips from vibration.

•The unit is installed at an angle of more than 60°.

•The unit is not installed in a sturdy part of the car.

The sound skips.

•Defective or dirty disc.

•The CD-R/CD-RW has been damaged.

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