Sony MZ-N505 55-GB, Symptom, Cause/Solution

Symptom	Cause/Solution
The recorder does	• The disc is record-protected (“SAVED” appears).
not work or works	,Slide the tab (page 50).
poorly.	• Recording level is too small to record (when recording
	manually).
	,Pause the recorder and adjust the recording level.
	• A Premastered MD is inserted (“PbONLY” appears) when
	recording.
	,Insert a recordable MD
	• You tried to turn group mode on while setting the program.
	,Turn group mode on before setting the program.
The recorder	• The record starting-position setting (“R-Posi”) is set to
overwrites existing	“FrHere”.
materials when	,Set “R-Posi” setting to “Fr End”.
record.
The recorder does	• The computer does not recognize the recorder.
not work while	,Verify that the recorder is correctly connected.
connected to the	,Install the driver correctly into your computer.
computer.	,Install the OpenMG software into your computer first, and
	then connect the recorder.
“No SIG” appears in	• There is no digital signal from the portable CD player.
the display when	,When recording digitally from a portable CD player, use the
recording from a	AC power adaptor and disable the anti-skip function (such as
portable CD player.	ESP) on the CD player (page 19).
There is no recording	• The AC power adaptor was unplugged or a power outage
on the MD after a	occurred during recording.
recording operation.
The lid does not	• The power sources have been disconnected during recording or
open.	editing, or the battery have been exhausted.
	,Set the power sources again, or replace the exhausted battery
	with new ones.
	• The lid is not firmly closed.
	,Close the lid until it clicks. Then press OPEN to open the lid.
No sound comes	• The headphones/earphones plug is not firmly connected.
through the	,Plug in the plug of the headphones/earphones firmly to i.
headphones/	• Volume is too low.
earphones.	,Adjust the volume by pressing VOL +/–.
	• The plug is dirty.
	,Clean the plug.
Volume cannot be	• AVLS is on.
turned up.	,Set AVLS to “OFF” (page 46).
An MD is not played	• Playback mode is changed.
normally.	,Change to the normal play.

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