The FM reception is poor.

•Use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below. If you connect the receiver to an outdoor antenna, ground it against lightning. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe.

Outdoor FM antenna

Receiver

There is no picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen or monitor.

•Make sure you have connected the video output of your video component to the TV.

•Move your audio components away from the TV.

Remote control

The remote does not function.

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• For receiver operation, you can only use

the DISPLAY button when the TUNER

input is selected.

• Point the remote at the remote sensor on

Ground wire (not supplied)

To ground

Radio stations cannot be tuned in.

•Check that the antennas are connected securely. Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna, if necessary.

•The signal strength of the stations is too weak (when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct tuning (page 42).

•Make sure you set the tuning interval correctly (when tuning in AM stations with direct tuning).

•No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset stations). Preset the stations (page 44).

RDS does not work.

•Make sure that you are tuned to an FM RDS station.

•Select a stronger FM station.

The RDS information that you want does not appear.

•Contact the radio station and find out whether they actually provide the service in question. If so, the service may be temporarily out of order.

the receiver.

• Remove any obstacles in the path between

the remote and the receiver.

• Replace all the batteries in the remote with

new ones, if they are weak.

• Make sure you select the correct input on

the remote.

Error messages

If there is a malfunction, the display shows a message. You can check the condition of the system by the message. Refer to the following table to solve the problem. If any problem persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

If an error message appears while you perform Auto Calibration, see “Error and warning codes” (page 22) to solve the problem.

PROTECT

Irregular current is output from the receiver. The receiver will automatically turn off after a few seconds. Check the speaker connection and turn on the power again.

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