Sony CMT-X3CD - Manual (Page 25)

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“LOCKED” appears in the display window

and the disc cannot be removed from the
disc slot
.

The disc slot lock feature is activated. Turn the
feature off (page 10).
The disc or file will not play.

The disc has not been finalized (a CD-R or CD-
RW disc to which data can be added).
The sound skips, or the disc will not play.

The disc may be dirty or scratched. When the
disc is dirty, wipe it clean.

Move the system to a location away from
vibration (for example, on top of a stable
stand).
Play does not start from the first track or file.

Make sure the current play mode is correct. If
the play mode is “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM,”
change the setting (page 10).
Starting playback takes more time than
usual.

The following discs can increase the time it
takes to start playback:
 a disc recorded with a complicated tree
structure
 a disc recorded in multi-session format
 a disc that has many folders
For details on compatible USB devices, see
“Compatible USB devices and versions”
(page 29).
An unsupported USB device is connected.

The following problems may occur.
 The USB device is not recognized.
 File or folder names are not displayed on
this system.
 Playback is not possible.
 The sound skips.
 There is noise.
 A distorted sound is output.
There is no sound.

The USB device is not connected correctly.
Turn off the system, and then reconnect the
USB device.
There is noise, skipping, or distorted sound.

An unsupported USB device is connected.
Connect a supported USB device.

Turn off the system, then reconnect the USB
device and turn on the system.

The music data itself contains noise, or the
sound is distorted. Noise may have been
entered when creating music data due to the
conditions of the computer. In this case,
delete the file and send the music data again.

The bit rate used when encoding the files was
low. Send files encoded with higher bit rates
to the USB device.
“SEARCH” is displayed for an extended time,
or it takes a long time before playback
starts.

The reading process may take a long time in
the following cases.
 There are many folders or files on the USB
device.
 The file structure is extremely complex.
 Not enough free space in the memory.
 The internal memory is fragmented.
The file or folder name (album name) is not
displayed correctly.

Send the music data to the USB device again,
as the data stored in the USB device may have
been corrupted.

The character code that can be displayed by
this system are as follows:
 Upper cases (A to Z).
 Numbers (0 to 9).
 Symbols (< > +, [ ] \ _).
Other characters appear as “_.”
The USB device is not recognized.

Turn off the system and reconnect the USB
device, then turn on the system.

An incompatible USB device may be
connected.

The USB device does not work properly. Refer
to the operating manual supplied with the
USB device for how to deal with this problem.
CD-DA/MP3/WMA
USB device