Sony CDX-M20 - CD Playback and Error Resolution; CD Playback Troubleshooting; Understanding Error Displays

RDS
PTY displays
11
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-."
~
The
current
station
is
not
an
RDS
station.
~
RDS
data
has
not
been
received.
~
The
station
does
not
specify
the
program
type.
CD
playback
The disc cannot be
loaded.
~
Another
disc
is
already loaded.
~
The
disc has
been
forcibly
inserted
upside
down
or
in
the
wrong
way.
The disc does
not
play
back.
~
Defective
or
dirty
disc.
~
The
CD-
Rs/CD-
RW
s are
not
for
audio
use
(page 17).
MP3/WMA
files cannot be
played
back.
~
The
disc is
incompatible
with
the
MP3/WMA
format
and
version
(page 17).
MP3/WMA
files
take
longer
to
play
back than
others.
~
The
following discs
take
a
longer
time
to
start
playback.
- a disc
recorded
with
a
complicated
tree
structure.
- a disc
recorded
in
Multi
Session.
- a disc
to
which
data
can
be
added.
The
display
items do
not
scroll.
~
For
discs with
very
many
characters,
those
may
not
scroll.
~
"AUTO
SCR"
is
set
to
"OFF."
-
Set
"AUTO
SCR-ON"
(page 14).
-
Press
and
hold
(
DSPL)
(SCRL).
The sound skips.
~
Installation
is
not
correct.
- Install
the
unit
at
an
angle
of
less
than
45°
in
a
sturdy
part
of
the
boat.
~
Defective
or
dirty
disc.
The disc
will
not
eject.
~
Press~
(eject) (page 8).
Error displays/Messages
ERROR
~
The
disc is
dirty
or
inserted
upside
down.
-
Clean
or
insert
the
disc correctly.
~
A
blank
disc has
been
inserted.
~
The
disc
cannot
play
due
to
a
problem.
-
Insert
another
disc.
~
Press~
(eject)
to
remove
the
disc.
FAILURE
~
The
connection
of
speakers/amplifiers
is
incorrect.
-
See
the
installation/
connections
manual
of
this
model
to
check
the
connection.
NO MUSIC
~
The
disc does
not
contain
a
music
file.
-
Insert
a
music
CD
in
this
unit.
NO
NAME
~
A
disc/album/artist/track
name
is
not
written
in
the
track.
OFFSET
~
There
may
be
an
internal
malfunction.
-
Check
the
connection.
If
the
error
indication
remains
on
in
the
display,
consult
your
nearest
Sony
dealer.
PUSH
EJT
(Push
Eject)
~
The
disc
cannot
be
ejected.
-
Press~
(eject) (page 8).
READ
~
The
unit
is
reading
all
track
and
album
information
on
the
disc.
-
Wait
until
reading
is
complete
and
playback
starts
automatically.
Depending
on
the
disc
structure,
it
may
take
more
than
a
minute.
11
L L L L
"
or
11
I I I I "
~
During
reverse
or
fast-forward,
you
have
reached
the
beginning
or
the
end
of
the
disc
and
you
cannot
go
any
further.
II II
~
The
character
cannot
be
displayed
with
the
unit.
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