Tape Deck - Sony GX255 Operating Instructions Manual

The album name, track title and ID3 tag
information do not appear correctly.
• Use a disc that conforms with ISO9660 Level 1,
Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.
• The disc ID3 tag is not ver. 1 nor ver. 2.
• Only up to 30 characters of ID3 tags are displayed.
• The characters that can be displayed by this
system are as follows:
– Upper cases (A to Z)
– Numbers (0 to 9)
– Symbols ('< > * + , – / @ [ \ ] _)
Other characters may not be displayed correctly.
Tuner
Severe hum or noise/stations cannot be
received. ("TUNED" or "STEREO" flashes in
the display.)
• Set the proper band and frequency (page 14).
• Connect the antenna properly (page 7).
• Find a place and an orientation that provide good
reception, then set up the antenna again. If you
cannot obtain good reception, we recommend you
connect a commercially available external
antenna.
• The supplied FM lead antenna receives signals
along its entire length, so make sure you extend it
fully.
• Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker
cords as possible.
• Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment.
• Set "CD POWER OFF" by CD power manage
function (page 15).
A stereo FM program cannot be received in
stereo.
• Press FM MODE repeatedly until "STEREO"
appears.

Tape deck

The tape does not record or play, or there is a
decrease in sound level.
• The heads are dirty. Clean them (page 33).
• The record/playback heads are magnetized.
Demagnetize them (page 33).
The tape does not erase completely.
• The record/playback heads are magnetized.
Demagnetize them (page 33).
There is excessive wow or flutter, or the sound
drops out.
• The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty. Clean them
(page 33).
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Noise increases or the high frequencies are
erased.
• The record/playback heads are magnetized.
Demagnetize them (page 33).
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
(page 33).
• The tape has wound to the end.
If the system still does not
operate properly after performing
the above measures, reset the
system as follows:
Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
1
Disconnect the power cord.
2
Reconnect the power cord.
3
Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
4
Press x, ILLUMINATION and DISC 1 at the
same time.
The system is reset to the factory settings. You
should set the settings you made, such as the
preset stations, clock, and timer.
Note
You cannot reset the system to the factory settings in
Power Saving Mode (page 24).