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 18, 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 16, 47).

 

• The lid is not firmly closed.

 

, Close the lid until it clicks.

 

• 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 15), or

 

connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the recorder.

 

• The dry battery have been inserted incorrectly.

 

, Insert the battery correctly (page 15).

 

• 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 20).

 

• 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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