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Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

Brand Model Fault Detailed Problem Solution By
SONYSL3030
Picture has horizontal lines in playbackIntermittent start of drum rotation or drum off speed.
SONYCCDF40
(characters roll in viewfinder) month, date, year - pix okIntermittently, date, month and year out of vertical sync onviewfinder display. no vertical sync pulse to pin 13 of charactergenerator ic-367 on va-40 board.
SONYEVS800
Sound appears approximately 1/2 second after video - pauseCustomer complains that sound starts 1/2 seconds after pictureappears. this is very annoying on edits. could the time constant bechanged on audio mute? -hq comments: we have experimented here in the technical departmentwith this problem, and have foun
SONYSPP320
Unit searches too long for a good channelUnit searches too long for a good channel.
SONYGEN-CAM
Incorrect category for service bulletin vid0127Shouldn't this bulletin be in the csv-3 category? the onlymodels listed are cameras. -hq comments: yes, you are correct, this should be in the csv-3category. we will issue a revision (vid0127r).
SONYCFD455
Highly intermittent cd operationI have seen several cfd-454 and cfd-455 with highly inter-mittent cd operation. sometimes when a cd is inserted, focus searchhappens but the cd never starts spinning. it was found that the laser wasnot turning on.
SONYCFD454
Highly intermittent cd operationI have seen several cfd-454 and cfd-455 with highly inter-mittent cd operation. sometimes when a cd is inserted, focus searchhappens but the cd never starts spinning. it was found that the laser wasnot turning on.
SONYSPP90
No power - x601Cannot hear on handset.
SONYITA850
No icm recording and no speakerphoneWill not take icm and no speakerphone.
SONYSLV555UC
Error in service manualOn page 140 of the service manual the measuring point for theswitching position adjustment 2 is listed incorrectly as:ch1: ic-581 pin 8ch2: ic-581 pin 6 rf swp
SONYTAM50
Will not recordUnit was recording static.
SONYGDM1602
No horizontal sync - rolling videoScreen display looks like no sync. checked hd, vd in and outsignal by scope - looks ok. (important to) then check dc on ic-1, pin 2should be 8.2v but measured 0v dc. found c-2 was shorted.
SONYSLV353UC
No video in playback modeNo video in playback only blue screen.
SONYCDP270
Drawer will intermittently not close completelyIntermittent operation of drawer. unit will function properly20-30 times in a row and then will not fully load. drawer will close butloading motor will continue to run and will eventually reopen. multipleattempts to realign have proven futile. please
SONYCCDF77
Won't play, reload, ff or rewUnit would load fine. when any function was used such asplay, record fast forward or rewind, tape would start to move on take upside supply reel would not move tape would bind up unit would shutdown.
SONYWMAF58
No audio on right channelNo audio on right channel (tape and radio). i changed ic-301(amp ic) but it didn't help. i switched head wires from pins 15 and 2 onic-301 and the problem switched to left channel. unit must have a feed-back path through head winding as there was no a
SONYVTX1100M
Mts receptionUnit came in for service with no mts stereo receptionsymptom. is this unit supposed to receive us stereo tv sound? -hq comments: according to japan, vtx-1100m is made for general areawhich is using two carrier stereo system. therefore, it is not possi
SONYKV27FX10
Intermittently goes to dark raster only with retrace linesIc-1702 had cold solder joints causing loss of 9 voltsregulated. easy point to check for 9 volts at the vhf-uhf tuner.
SONYKV2675R
Low voltage shutdown, c-540 open in 135v lineUnit gets low voltage shutdown. as soon as unit's b+ isturned on, you get 150vdc. another technician replaced two each ofic-601 (voltage regulator), still has same problem. if variac is used,lower ac from 120v to 90v, unit will work ok.
SONYKV32HSR10
Dead set, "f" board ic-651 replacedDead set had relay click, no b+, had 160v b+ on pin 1 ofic-651.