Sony CMT-M700DVD Operating Instructions Manual page 78

Problems and remedies (continued)
MD Deck
An MD cannot be inserted.
• Insert the MD with the label side up and the
arrow pointing toward the deck.
The controls do not work.
• Replace the MD with a new one.
• Retry the operations after "TOC" or
"STANDBY" turns off.
Play does not start.
• Replace the MD.
• Insert the MD and leave the system turned on for
a few hours until the moisture evaporates.
• Press MD NX (or MD N on the remote) to
start play.
• Press GROUP on the remote until "GROUP ON"
disappears to cancel the Group Function.
The sound skips.
• Replace the MD.
• Try moving the system to a place without
vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand).
• Try moving the speakers away from the system,
or placing them on separate stands.
When you listen to a track with bass sounds at
high volume, the speaker vibration may cause the
sound to skip.
• Insert the disc and wait for 10 to 20 minutes with
the system turned on.
Play does not start from the first track.
• Press PLAY MODE (or PLAY MODE/TUNING
MODE on the remote) repeatedly until both
"PGM" and "SHUF" disappear to return to
normal play.
"–OVER–" appears.
• You have reached the end of the MD. Press and
hold m or press . to return to the desired
playing position.
"OVER" lights up during recording.
• Adjust the recording level lower (see page 45).
Recording or editing was done, but the TOC is
not updated.
• MD recording and editing contents are recorded
to the MD when the MD is removed, so make
sure you remove the MD after recording or
editing (see pages 37 and 47).
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Recording is not possible.
• Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the
slot (see page 37).
• Connect the optional component properly (see
page 73).
• Replace with a recordable MD.
• Press FUNCTION repeatedlly to select the
recording source correctly.
• Replace the MD with a recordable MD, or use
the Erase Function to erase unnecessary tracks
(see page 52).
• Start recording again.
The sound from an MD you recorded is too low
(or too high).
• Readjust the recording level (see page 45).
Tape Deck
The tape does not record or play, or there is a
decrease in sound level.
• The heads are dirty. Clean them.
• The record/playback heads are magnetised.
Demagnetise them (see page 85).
The tape does not erase completely.
• The record/playback heads are magnetised.
Demagnetise them (see page 85).
There is excessive wow or flutter, or the sound
drops out.
• The capstans in the tape deck are dirty. Clean
them using a cleaning cassette (see page 84).
Noise increases or the high frequencies are
erased.
• The record/playback heads are magnetised.
Demagnetise them (see page 85).
The tape does not record.
• No cassette is loaded. Load a cassette.
• The tab has been removed from the cassette.
Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape (see
page 84).
• The tape has wound to the end.