Error messages – Sony NW-MS7 User Manual
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Symptom
Cannot insert the “Memory Stick.”
The current time is reset.
The player gets warm.
Cannot use a “Memory Stick” used
on other devices.
Error messages
Follow the instructions below if an error message appears in the display.
Message
ACCESS
CANNOT PLAY
FILE ERROR
FORMAT ERROR
HI DC IN
HOLD
LEGAL LOCK
Meaning
Accessing the “Memory Stick.”
• The player cannot playback certain
contents of this “Memory Stick” due
to a difference in format.
• The data‘s playback date has expired.
• The current date has not been set to
playback data with date limits.
• Check-Out has been interrupted
forcefully.
• Cannot read the data.
• The data is not normal.
The inserted “Memory Stick” contains
a data format which is not supported
by Memory Stick Walkman. (For
example, if you format the “Memory
Stick” using the computer.)
The DC IN voltage is too high. (You
are not using the supplied AC power
adaptor.)
The HOLD switch is ON, and no
operating buttons are available (except
the EJECT lever).
The erasure prevention switch on the
“Memory Stick” is on LOCK while
trying to playback data with date
limits.
Remedy
This is not an error. Please wait for
access to be finished. Do not take out the
“Memory Stick” or unplug the AC
power adaptor.
• You need to set the current date to
playback data with date limits.
• If there is data in a different format,
you must delete that data from the
“Memory Stick.” See “To delete
abnormal data from the Memory
Stick,” on page 35.
You need to Check-In data you are able
to Check-In into your computer, then
format the “Memory Stick” using this
player. (See “To delete abnormal data
from the Memory Stick” on page 35.)
You must format the “Memory Stick”
following the instructions on page 23.
(You must format the “Memory Stick”
using this player. If you format the
“Memory Stick” using the computer,
you may Check-In/Out, but you cannot
playback using this player.)
You must use the supplied AC power
adaptor.
This is not an error. Switch the HOLD
switch to OFF before operating the
buttons.
Slide the erasure prevention switch on
the “Memory Stick” to OFF.
Cause/Remedy
c
Make sure the “Memory Stick” is correctly inserted as shown
on Memory Stick Walkman. (page 13)
c
If you have reset the player by pressing the RESET button, the
current time is reset. (page 32)
c
The battery is low and needs to be charged.
c
The player gets warm during charging and playback.
c
Only “MagicGate Memory Stick” can be used with this player.
c
If the “Memory Stick” has been formatted using a computer,
backup the files of the“Memory Stick” on your computer if
necessary, and reformat the “Memory Stick” using this player.
(page 23)
Troubleshooting (continued)