Error displays/messages – Sony CDX-GT23W User Manual

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Error displays/Messages

The display disappears from/does not appear
in the display window.

• The dimmer is set “DIM-ON” (page 10).
• The display disappears if you press and hold (OFF).

t Press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the

display appears.

• The connectors are dirty (page 13).

The Auto Off function does not operate.

The unit is turned on. The Auto Off function activates
after turning off the unit.
t Turn off the unit.

CD playback

The disc cannot be loaded.

• Another disc is already loaded.
• The disc has been forcibly inserted upside down or in

the wrong way.

The disc does not playback.

• Defective or dirty disc.
• The CD-Rs/CD-RWs are not for audio use (page 12).

MP3/WMA files cannot be played back.

The disc is incompatible with the MP3/WMA format
and version (page 12).

MP3/WMA files take longer to play back than
others.

The following discs take a longer time to start
playback.
– a disc recorded with a complicated tree structure.
– a disc recorded in Multi Session.
– a disc to which data can be added.

The display items do not scroll.

• For discs with very many characters, those may not

scroll.

• “A.SCRL” is set to “OFF.”

t Set “A.SCRL-ON” (page 10).
t Press and hold (DSPL) (SCRL).

The sound skips.

• Installation is not correct.

t Install the unit at an angle of less than 45° in a

sturdy part of the car.

• Defective or dirty disc.

The disc will not eject.

Press Z (eject) (page 6).

Radio reception

The stations cannot be received.
The sound is hampered by noises.

• Connect a power antenna (aerial) control lead (blue)

or accessory power supply lead (red) to the power
supply lead of a car’s antenna (aerial) booster (only
when your car has built-in FM/AM antenna (aerial)
in the rear/side glass).

• Check the connection of the car antenna (aerial).
• The auto antenna (aerial) will not go up.

t Check the connection of the power antenna

(aerial) control lead.

• Check the frequency.

Preset tuning is not possible.

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

Automatic tuning is not possible.

• Setting of the local seek mode is not correct.

t Tuning stops too frequently:

Set “LOCAL-ON” (page 10).

t Tuning does not stop at a station:

Set “MONO-ON” (page 10).

• The broadcast signal is too weak.

t Perform manual tuning.

During FM reception, the “ST” indication
flashes.

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

t Set “MONO-ON” (page 10).

An FM program broadcast in stereo is heard in
monaural.

The unit is in monaural reception mode.
t Set “MONO-OFF” (page 10).

ERROR

• The disc is dirty or inserted upside down.

t Clean or insert the disc correctly.

• A blank disc has been inserted.
• The disc cannot play due to a problem.

t Insert another disc.

FAILURE

The connection of speakers/amplifiers is incorrect.
t See the installation/connections manual of this

model to check the connection.

LOAD

The unit is loading the disc.
t Wait until loading is complete.

L. SEEK +/–

The local seek mode is on during automatic tuning.

NO MUSIC

The disc does not contain a music file.
t Insert a music CD in this unit.

NO NAME

A disc/album/artist/track name is not written in the
track.

OFFSET

There may be an internal malfunction.
t Check the connection. If the error indication

remains on in the display, consult your nearest
Sony dealer.

PUSH EJT

The disc cannot be ejected.
t Press Z (eject) (page 6).

READ

The unit is reading all track and album information on
the disc.
t Wait until reading is complete and playback starts

automatically. Depending on the disc structure, it
may take more than a minute.

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