Panasonic RR-US550 Operating Instructions Manual page 34

Troubleshooting guide
Symptom
Display
" " appears.
" " appears.
Record
The memory is used
completely earlier than
expected.
(" " is displayed earlier
than expected.)
Recording stops halfway.
Howling occurs when
listening to the recording in
progress with earphones.
Recording ended halfway.
" " appears instead of the
recording date.
" " is not displayed.
Playing
Cannot play the recorded file though
it was recorded on this unit.
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• The operation program is damaged. Consult your dealer.
• You tried to play an MP3 file that cannot be played on this unit, or the
MP3 file is damaged. Delete the MP3 file that cannot be played. If the
problem persists, the file system is damaged. Perform format on this
unit (The data is all erased after formatting is complete.) ( ➜ page 12).
• Available recording time differs approx. 8 times, comparing XP mode
with SLP mode ( ➜ page 39).
You can record longer if recording in SLP mode ( ➜ page 15).
• If you lower the Bit Rate for ripping music CDs, more songs will be saved ( ➜ page 30).
• Is much data other than MP3 stored? Delete unnecessary data ( ➜ page 26).
• VAS is functioning ( ➜ page 16).
• Turn down the volume ( ➜ page 10).
• Keep earphones and this unit separate.
• When you are using an external microphone, keep earphones and
external microphone separate.
• The data may not be updated if the unit receives a shock (e.g. it is
dropped), or the batteries go out during recording.
• Set the time ( ➜ page 7).
• You are using the external microphone ( ➜ page 15).
• The file name was changed. Only files named according to the file
naming rules ( ➜ page 27) can be played in folder A through D.
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