Symptom

 

Remedy

There is no sound.

 

• The USB device is not connected correctly. Turn off the system, then reconnect

 

 

the USB device.

 

 

 

The sound is distorted.

 

• The bit rate used when encoding the audio files was low. Transfer audio files

 

 

encoded with higher bit rates onto the USB device.

 

There is noise or the sound skips. • Turn off the system, then reconnect the USB device.

 

 

• Noise may have entered during the transferring process. Delete the file, and try

 

 

transferring again.

 

 

• Copy the files to your computer, format the USB device in FAT12, FAT16, or

 

 

FAT32 format, and transfer the files to the USB device again.*

 

 

* This system supports FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, but some USB devices

 

 

may not support all of these. For details, refer to the operating instructions of

 

 

each USB device or contact the manufacturer.

 

 

The USB device cannot be

• The USB device is being connected backwards. Connect the USB device in the

connected into the

(USB)

correct orientation.

port.

 

 

 

 

The USB device which has been

• It may be recorded in an unsupported format. If so, first take the precaution of

used on another device does not

backing up important files on the USB device by copying them to your

work.

 

computer hard disk. Next, format the USB device in FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32

 

 

format, and transfer the files to the USB device again.*

 

 

* This system supports FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, but some USB devices

 

 

may not support all of these. For details, refer to the operating instructions of

 

 

each USB device or contact the manufacturer.

 

“READING” is displayed for a • The reading process can take a long time in the following cases.

long time.

 

– There are many folders or files on the USB device.

 

 

– The file structure is extremely complex.

 

 

– The memory capacity is excessive.

 

 

– The internal memory is fragmented.

 

 

• Sony recommends following these guidelines.

 

 

– Total folders on the USB device: 200 or less

 

 

– Total files per folder: 150 or less

 

 

File names are not displayed

• Transfer the music data onto the USB device again, as the data stored in the

properly.

 

USB device may have been corrupted.

 

 

• The character codes that can be displayed by this system are numbers and letters

 

 

of the alphabet only. Other characters are not displayed correctly.

 

 

“DATA ERROR” appears in the

• The audio file/JPEG image file/video file you want to play is broken.

front panel display during

• The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.

playback of a USB device.

• The JPEG image file format does not conform to DCF.

 

 

• The file has the extension “.jpg” or “.jpeg,” but is not in JPEG format.

 

 

• The file you want to play has the extension “.avi” or “.divx” but is not in DivX

 

 

format, or is in DivX format but does not conform to DivX Certified profiles.

 

 

• The file you want to play has the extension “.mp4” or “.m4v” but is not in MP4

 

 

format, or is in MP4 format but does not conform to MPEG4 Simple Profiles.

 

 

Playback does not start.

• Turn off the system, then reconnect the USB device.

 

 

• Connect the USB device that this system can play. See “Playable USB Devices”

 

 

(supplement).

 

 

• Press H to start play.

 

 

Playback does not start from the

• Program Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play has been selected.

first track.

 

Press CLEAR to cancel these functions before playing a USB device.

 

 

• Resume Play has been selected.

 

 

During stop, press x on the unit or the remote and then start playback.

 

 

 

Information Additional

111GB