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

AM

 

 

U

 

 

COAXIAL

 

Ground wire

FM

 

75

(not supplied)

ANTENNA

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.

•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 23).

•Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the display.

RDS does not work.*

•Make sure that you’re 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 or not they actually provide the service in question. If so, the service may be temporarily out of order.

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

•Select the appropriate input on the receiver.

•Set your TV to the appropriate input mode.

•Move your TV away from the audio components.

The DIGITAL OPTICAL MD OUT jack flashes red.

•When “AUTO IN” is selected for INPUT MODE, the jack flashes red when no digital audio signal is input. This is dependent on the INPUT MODE function, and is not a malfunction.

Remote control
The remote does not function.

 

 

 

• Point the remote at the remote sensor

on 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.

 

 

 

• Check if the command modes of the receiver and

 

the remote is the same. If the command mode of

 

the receiver and the remote is different, you

 

Additional

cannot operate the receiver with the remote. To

?/1, the command mode switches between

switch the command mode of the receiver, press

 

?/1 to turn off the power. Then, press ?/1 while

 

pressing INPUT MODE. Each tine you press

 

 

 

 

Information

“C.MODE. AV2” and “C.MODE. AV1”. (The initial setting is “C.MODE. AV2”.)

• Make sure you select the correct input on the remote.

* Models of area code CEL, CEK only.

Error messages

If there is a malfunction, the display shows a code of two numbers and 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.

DEC. EROR

Appears when the signal which the receiver cannot decode (ex. DTS-CD) is input when “DEC. XXXX” is set to “DEC. PCM”. Set to “DEC. AUTO”.

PROTECT

Irregular current is output from the speakers. Turn off the receiver, check the speaker connection and turn on the power again. If this problem persists, turn off the receiver and consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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