,Insert a recordable disc into the recorder.

The recording mode indication is incorrect.

,When the recording or dubbing is less than three minutes, the recording mode indication may be displayed incorrectly. The actual recording itself is correctly made in the selected recording mode.

Remote controlThe remote does not function.

,Batteries are weak.

,The remote is too far from the recorder or the centre unit.

,The remote’s manufacturer code returned to the default setting when you replaced the batteries. Reset the code (page 98).

,Turn on the recorder and/or the centre unit.

,Point the remote at the recorder when operating the recorder, and at the the centre unit when operating the speaker system.

,Different command modes are set for the recorder and remote. Set the same command mode (page 99).

,Set the AMP/DVD switch to the other position, and try again (page 109).

Other Sony equipment responds to the remote.

,The same command mode is set for both the equipment and recorder. Set a different command mode for the recorder (page 99).

OthersRadio stations cannot be tuned in.

,Check that the FM/AM aerial is connected securely. Adjust the aerial or connect an external aerial, if necessary.

,The reception is poor. Try manual tuning (page 96).

,No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset stations). Preset the stations (page 96).

,Press FM DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the centre unit display.

,Keep the AM aerial away from the system and other equipment (recorder, subwoofer, TV, etc.).

The recorder does not operate properly.

,Restart the recorder. Press down DVD "/1 on the recorder for more than ten seconds to turn off the recorder. If a disc is still in the recorder, press Z (open/close) and remove the disc.

,When static electricity, etc., causes the recorder to operate abnormally, turn off the recorder and wait until the clock appears in the front panel display. Then, unplug the recorder and after leaving it off for a while, plug it in again.

The disc tray does not open after you press Z

(open/close).

,It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you have recorded or edited a disc. This is because the recorder is adding disc data to the disc.

Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder is off.

,While the recorder is adjusting the clock for the Auto Clock Set function or scanning the channels for the PDC/VPS function, operational noises (such as the internal fan) may be heard, even when the power is off. This is not a malfunction.

Mechanical sound is heard from the subwoofer or the recorder when no disc is played.

,The recorder and the subwoofer have ventilation fans, which operate when the power is on. Mechanical sound may also be heard when the disc spins. These are operational sounds and are not malfunctions.

The speaker does not work normally.

,Disconnect the mains lead of the subwoofer from the mains. Wait about two minutes until the "/1 indicator on the centre unit turns off, and then connect the mains lead.

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