Troubleshooting

Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Symptom

Cause/Solution

The recorder does not work

•Audio sources may not be securely connected.

or works poorly.

b Disconnect the audio sources once and connect

 

them again (pages 6,11).

 

•Moisture has condensed inside the recorder.

 

b Take the MD out and leave the recorder in a

 

warm place for several hours until the moisture

 

evaporates.

 

•The rechargeable battery or dry batteries are weak

 

(bor “LOW BATT” flashes).

 

b Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the

 

dry batteries (pages 25, 26).

 

•The rechargeable battery or dry batteries have been

 

installed incorrectly.

 

b Install the batteries correctly (page 26).

 

•You pressed a button while the disc indication was

 

rotating quickly.

 

b Wait until the indication rotates slowly.

 

•The recording volume is too low.

 

•When recording digitally from a portable CD player,

 

you did not use AC power or did not disable the

 

anti-skip function such as ESP (page 11).

 

•The analog recording was made using a connecting

 

cord with an attenuator.

 

b Use a connecting cord without an attenuator

 

(page 6).

 

•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.

 

b Restart the operation as follows.

 

1 Disconnect all the power sources.

 

2 Leave the recorder for about 30 seconds.

 

3 Connect the power source.

 

 

No sound comes through

•The headphones plug is not firmly connected.

the headphones.

b Plug in the plug of the headphones firmly to the

 

remote control. Plug in the plug of the remote

 

control firmly to 2/REMOTE.

 

•Volume is too low.

 

b Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME +/–

 

(VOL +/– on the remote controller).

•AVLS is on.

bSlide AVLS to NORM (page 18).

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