Sony FST-ZX8 Operating Instructions Manual page 37

The timer does not function.
• Check the timer setting (page 27 – 29) and set the
clock correctly (page 11).
• Cancel the Sleep Timer (page 27).
• You cannot activate the Play Timer and Timer
Recording simultaneously.
The remote does not function.
• Remove the obstacle between the remote and the
system.
• Move the remote closer to the system.
• Point the remote at the system's sensor.
• Replace the batteries (R6/size AA).
• Locate the system away from the fluorescent light.
There is acoustic feedback.
• Decrease the volume level.
• Move the microphone away from the speakers or
change the direction of the microphone.
The color irregularity on a TV screen persists.
• Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on after 15
to 30 minutes. If the color irregularity still
persists, place the speakers farther away from the
TV set.
CD/MP3 player
The disc tray does not open and "LOCKED"
appears on the display.
• Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony
service facility.
The disc tray does not close.
• Place the disc correctly.
• Always close the tray by pressing Z OPEN/
CLOSE on the system. Trying to close the tray
with your fingers may cause problems with the
system.
The disc does not eject.
• You cannot eject the disc during CD Synchro
Recording. Press x (TAPE B) to cancel the CD
Synchro Recording, then press Z OPEN/CLOSE
on the system to eject the disc.
• Consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Playback does not start.
• Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is
loaded.
• Wipe the disc clean (page 40).
• Replace the disc.
• Place the disc that this system can play.
• Place the disc correctly.
• Place the disc in the tray with the label side up.
• Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on
the disc, then leave the system turned on for a few
hours until the moisture evaporates.
• Press NX (or N on the remote) to start
playback.
Disc access takes a long time.
• Set "CD POWER ON" by CD power manage
function (page 17).
The sound skips.
• Wipe the disc clean (page 40).
• Replace the disc.
• 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.
Playback does not start from the first track.
• The system is in Program Play or Shuffle Play
mode. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "ALL
DISCS", "1 DISC" or "ALBM" lights up in the
display.
MP3 audio track cannot be played back.
• Recording was not performed according to the
ISO 9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet in the
expansion format.
• The MP3 audio track does not have the extension
".MP3".
• The data is not stored in MP3 format even though
it has extension ".MP3".
• The discs containing tracks other than MPEG 1, 2
and 2.5 Audio Layer 3 files cannot be played back.
• The system can play to a depth of 8 directories.
MP3 audio tracks take a longer time to
playback than others.
• After the system reads all tracks on the disc,
playback may take more time than usual if
– the number of albums or tracks on the disc is
very large.
– the album and track organization structure is
very complex.
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