•Check the timer setting (page 27 – 29) and set the clock correctly (page 11).
•Cancel the Sleep Timer (page 27).
•You cannot activate the Play Timer and Timer Recording simultaneously.
The remote does not function.•Remove the obstacle between the remote and the system.
•Move the remote closer to the system.
•Point the remote at the system’s sensor.
•Replace the batteries (R6/size AA).
•Locate the system away from the fluorescent light.
There is acoustic feedback.•Decrease the volume level.
•Move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone.
The color irregularity on a TV screen persists.•Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes. If the color irregularity still persists, place the speakers farther away from the TV set.
CD/MP3 playerThe disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” appears on the display.•Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.
The disc tray does not close.•Place the disc correctly.
•Always close the tray by pressing Z OPEN/ CLOSE on the system. Trying to close the tray with your fingers may cause problems with the system.
The disc does not eject.•You cannot eject the disc during CD Synchro Recording. Press x (TAPE B) to cancel the CD Synchro Recording, then press Z OPEN/CLOSE on the system to eject the disc.
•Consult your nearest Sony dealer.
•Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded.
•Wipe the disc clean (page 40).
•Replace the disc.
•Place the disc that this system can play.
•Place the disc correctly.
•Place the disc in the tray with the label side up.
•Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on the disc, then leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates.
•Press NX (or N on the remote) to start playback.
Disc access takes a long time.•Set “CD POWER ON” by CD power manage function (page 17).
The sound skips.•Wipe the disc clean (page 40).
•Replace the disc.
•Try moving the system to a place without vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand).
•Try moving the speakers away from the system, or placing them on separate stands. When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume, the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip.
Playback does not start from the first track.•The system is in Program Play or Shuffle Play mode. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “ALL DISCS”, “1 DISC” or “ALBM” lights up in the display.
MP3 audio track cannot be played back.•Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet in the expansion format.
•The MP3 audio track does not have the extension “.MP3”.
•The data is not stored in MP3 format even though it has extension “.MP3”.
•The discs containing tracks other than MPEG 1, 2 and 2.5 Audio Layer 3 files cannot be played back.
•The system can play to a depth of 8 directories.
MP3 audio tracks take a longer time to playback than others.•After the system reads all tracks on the disc, playback may take more time than usual if
–the number of albums or tracks on the disc is very large.
–the album and track organization structure is very complex.
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