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Sony Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

Brand Model Fault Detailed Problem Solution By
SONYCCDV8
Playback picture unstable after 1 - 2 hoursAfter approx. 1 to 2 hours of operation drum and capstanservos would become erratic. picture would jump from side to side andtracking noise would appear. also, capstan would not run at all. inter-mittent capstan (from play or rec mode) would cause shu
SONYSL2500
Rewind problemClose inspection of enclosed upper drum revealed a slightimperfection (marked). replaced again ok.-hq comments: we will evaluate this sample and inform you of our results.
SONYD5
Static after 10 to 30 minsUnit has static after warm-up.
SONYCCDV8
No ejectUnit came in with tape jammed inside. i found that the unitwould not unthread, it would play fastforward and rewind.
SONYCCDV8
Shut down after 5 secondsThis particular unit was going into shutdown. after 5 secondsof play, the unit performed all function for that 5 seconds. the onlytime the unit worked without shutting down was on still.
SONYBMC550
Noise in audio on quiet scenesCustomer complains about background noise from auto focus andmechanism. cs-5 board changed. -hq comments: due to the proximity of the microphone to the focus andzoom motors, acertain amount of noise is unavoidable during quiet scenes.reducing the gain
SONYCDP102
Wrong motor coil wiringMotor coil wiring is wrong for l152-2 on hook up/board layoutpages. this coil is shown connected out of phase. copy of page 40/41 ofcdp-102 manual attached. note corrected copy. -hq comments: confirmed the wiring of l152-2 should be crossed as youfou
SONYSL2700
Cross talkThis unit had bad cross talk on both channels. the outputsfrom the band pass filters was not clean. bpf-801/802/901/902 wereall bad.
SONYCDP200
Drawer will not openThe drawer would not open because the chucking motor (m802)gear penetration was too tight.
SONYXO5
Low torqueThis unit had low take-up torque and would not rewind or ffto the end of the tape.
SONYKV1370R
No audio, replaced the if blockThis unit had no audio.
SONYSL2710
EjectPressed eject, unit unload half way, stop and reload.
SONYSLHF300
Poor tape pathThis one had poor tape path causing improper tracking. i haveseen an increasing number of new units with poor tape path right out ofthe box.
SONYSLHF900
No displayNo display at all. pin 1 of nd101 not soldered at all.
SONYCDP102
Parts rattling around insideThis is the second unit to arrive with parts rattling aroundinside. apparently the screw (ref. 301) that holds pole (a) (ref. 302)and spring (ref. 304) comes loose in transit. both times it has been thescrew toward the rear of the transport.
SONYWMF8
Tape will not playBoth units came from same distributor with complaint of notape play. this pinch roller had come off on both units after the pinholding the rubber roller came out of its hole. no signs of abuse areevident and the units function ok with new pinch roller
SONYCDP101
No audio - sled moves to outside of discUnit would not read toc. disc would spin rapidly and sledsearched randomly across disc. display read all zeros. found no clocksignal on ic104 or x101. examination of component side of board revealedthat x101 was missing. the crystal had fallen into
SONYCDP102
Discs skip tracks intermittentlyDiscs skip tracks intermittently. found insufficientlubrication on slide shafts (ref. #511) causing transport to stick.
SONYTV510N
Picture tube replacementServicer ordered crt, p/n 8-731-105-10 (140cb4). theyreceived sub crt with p/n 1-546-039-00 (140dvb4). the new crt does nothave raster. found no bulletin on this problem. upon inspection of theinternal construction, i found cathode of new crt on pin
SONYKV1770R
Intermittent functionI could not turn the set on or off.