38
GB
VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 files Player
There is no picture.
• Check that the player is connected securely.
• Make sure you operate the TV correctly.
• Make sure you set the color system correctly,
according to your TV (color) system.
• Press CD.
• Make sure that GAME MIXING is canceled.
The disc tray does not close.
• The disc is not placed properly.
The disc will not play.
• The disc is not lying flat in the disc tray.
• The disc is dirty.
• The disc is loaded label side down.
• There is moisture on the disc.
Play does not start from the first track.
• The player is in Program or Shuffle Play mode.
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM” or
“SHUF” disappears.
MP3 files cannot be played back.
• Recording was not performed according to the
ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2 format.
• The file extension “.MP3” is not added to the file
name.
• Files are not stored in MP3 format.
• Discs containing files that are not MPEG1
Layer-3 cannot be played back.
• Files that are too small (64 kB or less) cannot be
played back.
MP3 files take longer to play back than others.
• After the unit reads all files on the disc, playback
may take more time than usual if:
— the number of folders or files on the disc is
very large.
— the folder and file organization structure is
very complex.
The folder title, track title and ID3 tag do not
appear correctly.
• The CD was not recorded in conformance with
ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2. Use a CD that
conforms with ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2.
• The disc ID3 tag is not ver. 1 (ver. 1.0 or 1.1).
The folder title, track title, ID3 tag, and the
CD-TEXT characters don’t appear properly.
• The characters that can be displayed by this unit
are as follows:
– Upper cases (A to Z)
– Numbers (0 to 9)
– Symbols (< > * + , – / [ ] \ _)
Other characters may not be displayed correctly.
The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED”
appears.
• Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized
Sony service facility.
About ID3 tag version 2
Although not a malfunction, the following occurs
when an MP3 file containing ID3 tag ver. 2 is
played:
– When skipping a portion of ID3 tag ver. 2 (at
the beginning of the track), sound is not output.
Skip time changes depending ID3 tag ver. 2
capacity.
Example: At 64 kbytes, it is about 2 seconds
(with RealJukebox*)
– The displayed elapsed playing time when
skipping a portion of ID3 tag ver. 2 is
inaccurate.
For MP3 files of a bit rate other than 128 kbps,
time is not displayed accurately during
playback.
– When an MP3 file is created with MP3
conversion software (ex. RealJukebox*), ID3
tag ver. 2 will automatically be written.
* “RealJukebox” is a registered trademark of
RealNetworks, Inc.
As of December, 2001
Problems and remedies (continued)