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Sony Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

Brand Model Fault Detailed Problem Solution By
SONYKV1543R
Incorrect tuning operation, open ground d039/r055When set was turned on, it was locked into address position aand would not tune out of this position. any movement of m2 board wouldclear the problem. i then noticed the junction of d039 and r055 which aregrounded at a common point of the pc board, was
SONYKV1513
DeadThis unit kills this if ic after 3 days. replacing ic andinstalling a diode on the vcc of ic, figuring spike entering the part,with no luck. when ic was bad, no sound and picture just snow. voltageson agc pins are all wrong, but when new ic was put in
SONYKV1204
No raster, replaced flybackNo raster or lack of width with flashing lines. after setis on for about 10 to 15 minutes the flyback transformer became hot. part# 1-439-185-00.
SONYKP5040
Test signal interference, r3383 and r3384 connection changeI have two kp-5040s with cross-hatch interference on weaksignal stations - cures suggested in fprs have not helped. if i liftr3383 and r3384 from the 12 volt line and jump them to pin 2 of connectorba-9, and thereby remove voltage from the horizontal cr
SONYKX2501
High pitch squeal, replaced t654When the unit would warm up there was a high pitch squeal.
SONYKX2501
Intermittent horizontal sync, replaced ic501After set got warm about 5 minutes, pix would lose horizontalsync. cooling the ic501 would correct problem.
SONYKX2501
Poor picture, replaced ic103Customer complained of dim picture and excessive audio level.
SONYKV9200
Parts information missingI need assistance with the above unit. it seems that thecircuit was modified or changed during production and this was not shownon the s/m or the two existing supplements. this particular set has adiode d402 and q410, q411 added to the base of q402.
SONYKV2650R
Set would not get some channels, replace ic001Set would not get channels 2,3,7,8 on cable. changed ic001.set would then pick up missing channels, but was missing others. ic waschanged again and would pick up all but channel 13. set was delivered tohome and would receive all channels but 3. set r
SONYKV2648R
Shut down, relay contactsSet comes on and immediately shuts down with loss of b+.found relay contacts spaced too far apart. therefore there was no wipingaction to the contacts at all. i have also found this problem onnumerous other sets.
SONYKV2648R
Dead, replace q602 and r616Set came in dead. found convertor q602 shorted and resistorr616 open.
SONYKV2647R
Picture draw up and v jitter, c508 reversedPicture would draw up from the bottom and vertical jitter.
SONYKV2647R
Set on/off repeatedly, open r-143When ac cord is plugged in, the unit turns itself on and offrepeatedly. if the plug to socket labelled mf-5 was disconnected, theset stayed on and would not turn off at all. with this connector removed,there was no dc voltage at pin 21 of ic101 and yet
SONYKV2145R
Shut down, leaky q881Set would shut off once or twice a week. problem wasisolated to hi-voltage shut down crt. found q881 leaky. with a newtransistor shut down voltage increased by 112v, changed dividerresistor for correct voltage.
SONYKV1948R
Color distortion, color killer adjWhile watching old b/w movies, the customer is unhappy withcolor confetti which flashes through picture. -hq comments: we were able to eliminate color confetti problem in ourlab set (kv1547r) by adjusting color killer level using the followingvoltage di
SONYKV1946R
Incorrect tuning operation, open l508Tuning ok, but would not hold channels in memory.
SONYKV1923
Sound distortion, replaced ic cx760Sound becomes garbled as volume is increased.
SONYKV1914
Color distortionNew picture tube would go soft on one of the colors - firstwas the red, second time the blue. found filament voltage from theflyback incorrect. peak to peak was 30v s/b 22, also ringing.
SONYKV1913
Incorrect colorIncorrect color phasing. fsc had replaced crt (becausepicture was dark) with new crt installed the screen controls did notaffect the proper color stripe on the trinitron-red controlled green-green controlled blue and blue controlled red. with nysc colo
SONYKV1747R
Incorrect tuning functionNo vhf channels, only snow. uhf channels ok.