Sony CDX-L550V: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Sony CDX-L550V
Table of contents
- Welcome!
- Table of Contents
- Location of controls
- Precautions
- Notes on discs
- Detaching the front panel Getting Started Resetting the unit
- Setting the clock
- Display items CD Player Playing a disc
- Playing tracks repeatedly Radio Storing stations automatically Playing tracks in random order
- Receiving the stored stations Storing only the desired stations
- RDS Overview of RDS
- Automatic retuning for best reception results
- Receiving traffic Presetting RDS stations with announcements AF and TA setting
- Tuning in stations by programme type
- Setting the clock Other Functions automatically Using the rotary commander
- By rotating the control Changing the operative direction By pushing in and rotating the control
- Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings Quickly attenuating the sound
- Selecting the sound position
- Setting the equalizer
- Additional Information Maintenance Removing the unit
- Specifications
- Troubleshooting
- Error displays/Messages Error displays Messages
CD playback
Troubleshooting
A disc cannot be loaded.
• Another CD is already loaded.
The following checklist will help you remedy
• The CD is forcibly inserted upside down or
problems you may encounter with your unit.
in the wrong way.
Before going through the checklist below, check
Playback does not begin.
the connection and operating procedures.
• Dirty or defective disc.
• CD-R that is not finalized, or a CD-RW.
General
• You tried to playback a CD-R not designed
No sound.
for audio use.
• Rotate the volume control dial clockwise to
• Some CD-Rs may not play due to its
adjust the volume.
recording equipment or the disc condition.
• Cancel the ATT function.
A disc is automatically ejected.
• Set the fader control to the centre position for
The ambient temperature exceeds 50°C.
a 2-speaker system.
CD will not be ejected.
The contents of the memory have been
The operation buttons do not function.
erased.
Press the RESET button.
• The RESET button has been pressed.
The sound skips from vibration.
t Store again into the memory.
• The unit is installed at an angle of more than
• The power cord or battery has been
60°.
disconnected.
• The unit is not installed in a sturdy part of
• The power connecting cord is not connected
the car.
properly.
The sound skips.
No beep sound.
Dirty or defective disc.
The beep sound is cancelled (page 18).
Indications disappear from/do not appear in
the display.
Radio reception
• The clock display disappears if you press
Preset tuning is not possible.
(OFF) for 2 seconds.
• Store the correct frequency in the memory.
t Press (OFF) again for 2 seconds to
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
display the clock.
The stations cannot be received.
• Remove the front panel and clean the
The sound is hampered by noises.
connectors. See “Cleaning the connectors”
• Connect a power aerial control lead (blue) or
(page 21) for details.
accessory power supply lead (red) to the
Stored stations and correct time are erased.
power supply lead of a car’s aerial booster.
The fuse has blown.
(Only when your car has built-in FM/MW/
Makes noise when the ignition key is in the
LW aerial in the rear/side glass.)
ON, ACC, or OFF position.
• Check the connection of the car aerial.
The leads are not matched correctly with the
• The auto aerial will not go up.
car’s accessory power connector.
t Check the connection of the power aerial
No power is being supplied to the unit.
control lead.
• Check the connection. If everything is in
• Check the frequency.
order, check the fuse.
Automatic tuning is not possible.
• The car does not have an ACC position.
• The local seek mode is set to “ON.”
t Press (SOURCE) (or insert a disc) to turn
t Set the local seek mode to “OFF.” (page
on the unit.
19)
The power is continuously supplied to the
• The broadcast signal is too weak.
unit.
t Perform manual tuning.
The car does not have an ACC position.
The power aerial does not extend.
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The power aerial does not have a relay box.
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