Troubleshooting guide – Sony CDX-4160 User Manual

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Actual total number:

Sony CDX-4160 (

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,S,C,A) 3-859-005-11(1)

EN

Troubleshooting guide

The following checklist will help you remedy the problems that you may encounter with your unit.
Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures.

General

Additional Information

Problem

No sound.

The contents of the memory
have been erased.

Indications do not appear in the
display.

No beep tone.

Cause/Solution

•Adjust the volume with (+).
•Set the fader control to the center position for two-speaker

systems.

• The power cord or battery has been disconnected.
• The reset button has been pressed.

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Store the settings again into the memory.

Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning
the connectors” (page 10) for details.

An optional power amplifier is connected and you are not

using the built-in amplifier.

The beep tone is muted (page 8).

Cause/Solution

Another CD is already loaded.

The CD was forcibly inserted upside down.

Dusty disc.

The ambient temperature is more than 50°C.

Press the 6 button for two seconds.

Press the reset button.

• The unit is installed at an angle of more than 20°.
• The unit is not installed in a sturdy part of the car.

Problem

CD cannot be loaded.

Play does not begin.

CD is automatically ejected.

CD will not eject.

The operation buttons do not
function.
The sound skips due to
vibration.

CD playback

Problem

Preset tuning is not possible.

Automatic tuning is not
possible.

The “ST” indication flashes.

Cause/Solution

• Store the correct frequency.
• The broadcast signal is too weak.

The broadcast signal is too weak.
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Use manual tuning.

•Tune in the frequency correctly.
•The broadcast signal is too weak.

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Set to the MONO mode (page 7).

Radio reception

Display

Solution

Clean or insert the CD correctly.

Press the reset button or 6.

Cause

A CD is dirty or inserted upside
down.

The CD player cannot be operated
because of some problem.

If the above-mentioned solutions do not help improve the situation, consult your nearest Sony
dealer.

Error displays

The following indications will flash for about five seconds.

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