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.

t Check 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. t Perform manual tuning.

During FM reception, the “ST” indication flashes.

•Tune in the frequency accurately.

•The broadcast signal is too weak.

t Press (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.

NO MUSIC

The disc is not a music file.

tInsert a music CD.

NO NAME

A track/group/disc name is not written in the track.

OFFSET

There may be an internal malfunction.

tCheck the connection. If the error indication remains on in the display, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

READ

The unit is reading all track and group information on the disc.

tWait until reading is complete and playback starts automatically. Depending on the disc structure, it may take more than a minute.

RESET

The unit cannot be operated because of some problem.

tPress the RESET button (page 4).

“ ” or “ ”

During fast-forward or reverse, you have reached the beginning or the end of the disc and you cannot go any further.

“”

The character cannot be displayed with the unit.

If these solutions do not help improve the situation, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

If you take the unit to be repaired because of CD playback trouble, bring the disc that was used at the time the problem began.

Error displays/Messages

ERROR

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

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

FAILURE

The speaker/amplifier connection is incorrect. t See the supplied installation/connections

manual to check the connection.

L.SEEK +/–

The local seek mode is on during automatic tuning.

NO ID3

ID3 tag information is not written in the MP3 file.

NO INFO

 

Text information is not written in the ATRAC3/

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ATRAC3plus file.