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Sony Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

Brand Model Fault Detailed Problem Solution By
SONYCDP30
Disc will not spinDisc won't spin due to resting on table assembly. servicerhad 2 units with same problem. found in both cases that 2 of the 3supports for m703 spindle motor assy were broken off.
SONYCDP70
No playNo play, disc spins backward briefly. found no 35 mhz. thisis second unit in one month with same problem.
SONYRT44
Need diagram of bias osc areaI need diagram of bias osc. area on the power amp board. -hq comments: the schematic diagram for the area of ckt is in theservice manual on page 31.
SONYKV1976R
Cb tvi, see sb ctv0288rCustomer experiences cb tvi through speakers, even with setturned off, but with master power on. same problem with power on, alsogets noise in picture. customer is a cb operator himself and seemsfamiliar with noise reduction techniques. tvi appears to
SONYCDP302
Skipping the track specially on telarc discThis disc has 20 track music. from 18 to 20, it skips usuallyfirst part of music, like from 0.00 jump immediately to 0.18 and so on.
SONYESR10
Popping noise at low volume on tapeAt low volume there is a popping noise when playing back tape.appears to be spark plug related. happens only when in ford products.
SONYCDP102
Noise in audio after warming upNoise in the audio after the unit has been playing for 15-20min.
SONYKV1956R
Intermittent no uhf, leaky capacitor not shown in s/mThis unit would intermittently shift from uhf channels tocable channels causing no normal uhf ch. reception.
SONYSTRV45
No audio outputNo audio output. had audio to relay but relay was notengaging.
SONYXR65
Distorted soundDistortion in audio when listening to radio (fm) and systemeq switch was turned on, but system eq did not distort on tape. but iflistening to tape and dolby was turned on, unit had several distortion.
SONYKV2680R
Audio noise on right channel with cable, poor cable signalMy last visit to cathedral city i was shown a kv-2680r. whenon sap or both, the right channel was very noisy. i visited anotherdealer and found this to be the same on another kv-2680r. the area is oncable which is very bad. but the problem is this mo
SONYSLHF900
Rainbow in editsRainbow or beat noise in video when in video insert functiononly. upon inspection found erase head not being turned on in thisfunction. -hq comments: this is normal in the sl-hf900. a strong and constantsignal such as color bars from a signal generato
SONYCDP302
Frozen clv motor shaftClv motor would not turn, even though it was getting drive.
SONYKV2670R
Loss of -33v resulting no channel del/add, replace l-105Could not erase or add a channel. all channels had to besequenced thru in numerial order. found no neg -24v or -10v on pins 6and 7 of ic105 (memory) only when set was on. the -33v supply power supply waspresent when set was off.
SONYTCV7
No ams functionWhen trying to put the unit into ams function, the headchassis did not stay in the ams position. it came down to the stop posi-tion and went into fwd or rvs mode.
SONYSTRVX450
Scrambled display then blanks out and mutes after 10 secIc301 crashes. can be reset manually by grounding pin 33.you could preset a station (if you are quick), then the proper displayfreq. would show for a short while. one by one the segments of thedisplay would grow dim quickly, then become scrambled. aft
SONYWM7
Substitute headphone jack does not fitThe jack substituted (p/n 1-507-787-11) is different from theoriginal jack (p/n 1-507-787-00). the jack substituted does not fit onthe main pc board because the new jack consists of 3 pins while the oldjack consists of 5 pins. -hq comments: part number
SONYWMF65
Shut offThere is no part number for a reference #222 (pinch leverassy) in the service manual. -hq comments: the part number is x-3320-311-1. we will issue a s/b.
SONYCPD1201
Color rgb monitorsSet shuts down at turn on.
SONYCDP30
No audio outputNo focus.