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REFERENCES

Troubleshooting

What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center.

Symptoms

Remedies/Causes

General

•  Sound cannot be heard from the speakers.

•  Adjust the volume to the optimum level.
•  Check the cords and connections.

•  The unit does not work at all.

Reset the unit (see page 3).

•  “AUX IN” cannot be selected.

Check the “

SRC SELECT” 

=

 “

AUX IN” setting (see 

page 19).

•  KD-R501: Nothing appear on the display.

KD-R501: Check the USER Color settings (see page 19)

FM/AM

•  SSM automatic presetting does not work.

Store stations manually.

•  Static noise while listening to the radio.

Connect the aerial firmly.

•  “AM” cannot be selected.

Check the “

SRC SELECT” 

=

 “

AM” setting (see 

page 19).

Discs in general

•  Disc cannot be played back.

Insert the disc correctly.

•  CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played back.
•  Tracks on the CD-R/CD-RW cannot be 

skipped.

•  Insert a finalized CD-R/CD-RW.
•  Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW with the component which 

you used for recording.

•  Disc can neither be played back nor ejected. •  Unlock the disc (see page 10).

•  Eject the disc forcibly (see page 3).

•  Disc sound is sometimes interrupted.

•  Stop playback while driving on rough roads.
• Change the disc.
•  Check the cords and connections.

•  “NO DISC” appears on the display.

Insert a playable disc into the loading slot.

•  “PLEASE” and “EJECT“ appear alternately 

on the display.

Press 

0

, then insert a disc correctly.

MP3/WMA 

playback

•  Disc cannot be played back.

•  Use a disc with MP3/WMA tracks recorded in a format 

compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, Romeo, or 
Joliet.

•  Add the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> to the 

file names.

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