Troubleshooting

Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Refer to “Messages” (page 62) as well.

Symptom

Cause/Solution

 

 

The recorder does

• Audio sources may not be securely connected.

not work or works

,Disconnect the audio sources once and connect them again

poorly.

(pages 17, 25).

 

• The HOLD function is turned on (“HOLD” appears in the

 

display when you press an operation button on the recorder).

 

,On the recorder, disable HOLD by sliding the HOLD switch

 

to the opposite direction of the arrow (pages 15, 47).

 

• The lid is not firmly closed.

 

,Close the lid until it clicks. Then press OPEN to open the lid.

 

• Moisture has condensed inside the recorder.

 

,Take the MD out and leave the recorder in a warm place for

 

several hours until the moisture evaporates.

 

• The dry battery is weak (“LoBATT” flashes or nothing appears).

 

,Replace the dry battery with the new one (page 14), or

 

connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the recorder.

 

• The dry battery have been inserted incorrectly.

 

,Insert the battery correctly (page 14).

 

• You pressed a button while the disc indication was rotating

 

quickly.

 

,Wait until the indication rotates slowly.

 

• When recording digitally from a portable CD player, you did not

 

use the AC power adaptor or did not disable the anti-skip

 

function such as ESP (page 19).

 

• The analog recording was made using a connecting cord with an

 

attenuator.

 

,Use a connecting cord without an attenuator (page 25).

 

• The AC power adaptor was unplugged during recording or a

 

power outage occurred.

 

• While operating, the recorder received a mechanical shock, too

 

much static, abnormal power voltage caused by lightning, etc.

 

,Restart the operation as follows.

 

1 Disconnect all the power sources.

 

2 Leave the recorder for about 30 seconds.

 

3 Connect the power source.

 

• The disc is damaged or does not contain proper recording or

 

editing data.

 

,Reinsert the disc. Rerecord the disc. If the error message still

 

appears, replace it with another disc.

 

 

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