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Sony Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

Brand Model Fault Detailed Problem Solution By
SONYSTRVX550
No remote functionNo remote control operation. reset controller ic301, did notrepair problem.
SONYSL5000
Threading belt slippage causing loading and eject failureFailure to load or unload tape.
SONYSLHFR30
Much grainier and darker picturePicture is much grainier and darker than his tv when on cable.this e to e or playback can -hq comments: we have not received any similar reports regarding thisproblem. i checked in our lab with an hfr30 connected to an antennasystem, and also at home c
SONYSL5200
Intmt partial threading and loading operation at turn onIntermittently, at turn on, unit would partically load andthreading ring would rotate about 1/4 turn and everything would stop.then when you shut unit off and turn it on again it would return threadingring to start position as well as the cassette compar
SONYKV1920
Severe tearing in pix both horiz and vert - poor interlacePicture had severe tearing and poor interlace. scoping agcbuss revealed high noise level.
SONYSL2710
No beta hifi indication in e to e or no beta hifi recordUnit displayed no beta hifi indication in e to e mode andwould not record beta hifi. beta hifi playback was ok. found no 9vavailable from switch on pk-3 board due to shorted capacitor c568.
SONYSL2000
Unit will not record but p/b okUnit would not record due to very low record current. therewas no voltage present at pin 8, ic3.
SONYKV5300
"m" boardServicer noticed the differences as to the wires near m1 thatare soldered to m board. the original board has eyelets with the wirespassed through and soldered, and new one does not.
SONYCDP200
Mistake in cdp-200 service manual - page 43Servicer tried doing rf pll adj on page 43 of cdp-200 s/m.this states that you should put freq. counter tp17 on servo board andcheck and adjust for 4.3218mhz +/- 40khz. on tp17 could not even getclose.
SONYSL2710
No channel display and no videoNo channel display and no video.
SONYKV1970R
Picture was dark, replace q301Picture was dark until channel # went off.
SONYKX2501A
Set dead, replaced c666 and d658 (add 4700pf across d658)Should d658 short r675 opens. no 16v to ic 651 allowing power supply to produce 240v on 140v line. blowing out c666.
SONYXM55
Part numberNeed part number for c302 (2200uf 16v). part supplied bynpc is too big to fit in place of this cap. -hq comments: cap's part number is 1-123-566-00. the part is availablefrom npc.
SONYSL5200
Intermittent eject out of a selected functionUnit would intermittently drop out of the function selectedand eject the tape. found that taping on unit would cause the symptoms.
SONYSL2500
Drop out of function is special effects modeAfter 15 mins on, unit would go into stop mode when specialeffects was selected.
SONYXR20
Mute problem - intermittentS802 (mute sw) not operating with every cycle of eject. lub-ing did not help. audio on tape remained dead when tape was inserted. -hq comments: the problem seems to be caused by s802 according to yourreport. however, we have received similar problems
SONYICF2001
Frequency image on 79.70 mhzOn icf-2002 on 79.70mhz it is picking up 101.00 mhz and wecompared to icf-7600d which is an european model but it is an identicalunit and it is doing the same thing. is there any solution for these? -hq comments: did you try sens low? if the fm101.1mh
SONYBMCJ888U
Repair procedureWe have a betamovie signal converter jig bmcj-888u that hasfailed. please advise how we are to proceed. -hq comments: we are sending a copy of the draft for the bmcj-888u fieldservice alignment manual. the manual contains a circuit description,electri
SONYSL2000
No battery charge from ttNo battery charge from tt. unit was burning d811 on ma-1 brdand blowing fuse f801 in sl. found q651 and ic681 defective. unit wouldnow charge properly, but would not shut off charging ckt when batterythermal switch opened. d824 on ma-1 brd in sl was
SONYCDP400
Disk turns backward at maximum speedDisk turned backward at maximum speed as soon as turning onthe power sw. there was no 1/4 rfck from ic503 at pin 27. 8.64mhz clockwas good, so i replaced ic503. i also replaced ic505, because lrck signalwas very low. but they did not cure the problem