Picture

There is no picture.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “DVD” or “VIDEO” appears.

Check that the system is connected securely.

The SCART cord is damaged. Replace it with a new one.

Make sure you connect the system to the input jack of your TV (page 10).

Make sure you turn on the TV and operate the TV correctly.

Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that you can view the pictures from the system.

Picture noise appears.

Try moving the system to a place without vibration.

Clean the disc.

If video from your DVD player has to go through your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-protection applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality. If you still experience problems after checking your connections, please try connecting your DVD player directly to your TV (page 10).

The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display when you play a wide picture.

The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD.

Depending on the TV, you may not change the aspect ratio.

MD deck

An MD cannot be inserted.

Insert the MD with the label side up and the arrow pointing toward the deck.

The controls do not work.

Replace the MD with a new one.

Retry the operations after “TOC” turns off.

If M-crew is active or present in the task tray at the bottom right of the screen, quit M-crew and then perform the operation.

Play does not start.

Replace the MD.

Insert the MD and leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates.

Press MD N to start play.

Press MD GROUP until “GROUP ON” disappears to cancel the Group Function.

The sound skips.

Replace the MD.

Try moving the system to a place without vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand).

Try moving the speakers away from the system, or placing them on separate stands. When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume, the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip.

Insert the disc and wait for 10 to 20 minutes with the system turned on.

Play does not start from the first track.

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both “PGM” and “SHUF” disappear to return to Normal Play.

“OVER” appears.

You have reached the end of the MD. Press and hold m or press . to return to the desired playing position.

“OVER” lights up during recording.

• Adjust the recording level lower (page 49).

Recording or editing was done, but the TOC is not updated.

MD recording and editing contents are recorded to the MD when the MD is removed, so make sure you remove the MD after recording or editing (pages 42 and 50).

The track is not deleted.

Perform check-in the track with SonicStage for Sony Net MDs and delete the track (page 83).

Recording is not possible.

Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot (page 42).

Connect the optional component properly (page 84).

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the recording source correctly.

Replace with a recordable MD.

Replace the MD with a recordable MD, or use the Erase Function to erase unnecessary tracks (page 55).

Start recording again.

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