Sony DAV FR1 Operating Instructions - Page 89

Additional Information The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3. • Set [AUDIO] to [STEREO] in the Control Menu display (page 51). • Make sure the system is connected appropriately. The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound track. • Make sure the sound field function is on (page 53). • Check the speaker connections and settings (pages 29, 81). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the entire 5.1 channel. It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format. The sound comes from the center speaker only. • Depending on the disc, the sound may come from the center speaker only. No sound is heard from the center speaker. • Check the speaker connections and settings. • Make sure the sound field function is on (page 53). • Depending on the source, the effect of the center speaker may be less noticeable. No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the surround speakers. • Check the speaker connections and settings. • Make sure the sound field function is on (page 53). • Select a sound field containing the word "C. ST. EX" (page 55). • Depending on the source, the effect of the surround speakers may be less noticeable. Operation Radio stations cannot be tuned in. • Check that the antennas (aerials) are connected securely. Adjust the antennas (aerials) or connect an external antenna (aerial) if necessary. • The signal strength of the stations is too weak (when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct tuning. • No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset stations). Preset the stations (page 72). • Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the display. The remote does not function. • There are obstacles between the remote and the system. • The distance between the remote and the system is too far. • The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the system. • The batteries in the remote are weak. The disc does not play. • There is no disc inserted. • The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray. • The disc is skewed in the system. • The system cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 8). • The region code on the DVD does not match the system. • Moisture has condensed inside the system. Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about half an hour (page 3). The MP3 audio track cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet. • The MP3 audio track does not have the extension ".MP3." • The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension ".MP3." • The system can only play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer3) audio. • Set [DATA CD PRIORITY] to [MP3] in the [CUSTOM SETUP] setting (page 81). • Directory level is more than 8. • The disc contains more than 99 albums (the maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be contained on an album is 250). The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed. • The system can only display alphabetical letters and numbers. Other characters are displayed as " ". The display for entering the password does not appear for Super Audio CD, even though Custom Parental Control is set. • Custom Parental Control is set for different layers of a Super Audio CD. continued 89US