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? Even though Synchronize Clock is ON, the clock can’t be adjusted.35
✔ The received RDS station isn’t sending time data.
☞ Receive another RDS station.
? Even though the vehicle light switch is turned ON, the unit’s display
won’t dim.36
✔ The dimmer wire isn’t connected.
☞ Connect the dimmer wire correctly.
? The Dimmer function doesn’t work. 38-1
✔ The Dimmer wire isn’t connected correctly.
☞ Check the Dimmer wire connection.
Tuner source
? Radio reception is poor.39
✔ The car antenna is not extended.
☞ Pull the antenna out all the way.
✔ The antenna control wire is not connected.40
☞ Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on
<Connecting Wires to Terminals>.
? The desired frequency can’t be entered with the Direct Access Tuning.
✔ A station that can’t be received is being entered.
☞ Enter a station that can be received.
✔ You’re trying to enter a frequency with a 0.01 MHz unit.42
☞ What can be designated in the FM band is to 0.1 MHz.
Disc source
? "AUX" is displayed without achieving External disc control mode.50
✔ O-N switch is set to "O" side.
☞ Set the switch to "N" side.
✔ Unsupported disc changer is connected.51
☞ Connect the supported disc changer. (page 4)
? The specified disc does not play, but another one plays instead.52
✔ The specified CD is quite dirty.
☞ Clean the CD.
✔ The CD is upside-down.53
☞ Load the CD with the labeled side up.
✔ The disc is loaded in a different slot from that specified.54
☞ Eject the disc magazine and check the number for the specified
disc.
✔ The disc is severely scratched.55
☞ Try another disc instead.
? The specified track will not play.58
✔ Random play or magazine random play has been selected.
☞ Turn off random play or magazine random play.
? Track repeat, disc repeat, track scan, random play, and magazine
random play start by themselves.59
✔ The setting is not canceled.
☞ The settings for these functions remain on until the setting to off
or the disc ejected, even if the power is turned off or the source
changed.
? The specified track will not play.58-a
✔ Random play has been selected.
☞ Turn off random play.
? Cannot play CD-R or CD-RW.60
✔ Finalization processing is not being conducted for CD-R/CD-RW.
☞ Conduct finalization processing with CD recorder.
✔ A non-compatible CD changer is being used to play the CD-R/CD-
RW.61
☞ Use a CD changer compatible with CD-R/CD-RW to play.
? A CD ejects as soon as it is loaded.62
✔ The CD is upside-down.
☞ Load the CD with the labeled side up.
✔ The CD is quite dirty.63
☞ Clean the CD, referring to the section on <CD cleaning> (page 8).
? The disc won’t insert.65
✔ There’s already another disc inserted.
☞ Press the [0] button and remove the disc.
? Direct Track Search and Direct Album Search can’t be done.66-1
✔ Another function is ON.
☞ Turn Random Play or other functions OFF.
? Track Search can't be done.66-2
✔ For the albums first or last song.
☞ For each album, Track Search can't be done in the backward
direction for the first song or in the forward direction for the last
song.
Troubleshooting Guide
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