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Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

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SONYICF2001
Repairability of unitsMany units have been received with various problems, and dueto the nature of problems and product, have been unrepairable. requestsome form of product training, troubleshooting guide, and/or circuitdescriptions. -hq comments: training was given on this
SONYTAN77ES
Protection light onIntermittent protect light.
SONYCDP110
Inaccurate and missing procedure in section 2 of cdp110 s/m1. rf pll freq. adj.: serial/parallel tp must be graded forthis procedure to work. 2. no. 6 should read 4.2818mhz instead of4.3218mhz. -hq comments: you are correct. for future cases please refer to thecdp alignment manual that rick heal wrote. page
SONYKV20XBR
IntermittentVery intermittent problem. at certain times, the sleep andrgb leds would light only and set would accept no other commands - alsodisplayed no sound or raster. i also noted the absence of high voltagewhen problem occurred. at the time of failure, inspe
SONYKV2680R
No system control, ic-1303 on "x' boardIt was not possible to control any functions, picture andsound were muted. we found ic-1303 to be defective. pin 13 was constant-ly high and did not permit data out of the controller to pass. -hq comments: ic-1303 is quad nand gate associated with ic-
SONYKV1714
FlybackFlyback transformer part number 1-439-237-00 is substitutedwith part number 1-439-235-00. according to servicer, the substitute doesnot fit the pc board. -hq comments: flyback part number 1-439-237-00 had not been supplied tomass production. only seve
SONYXR7150
Erratic function of tape mechanismUnit will not load intermit., sometimes will not mute while inff/ams/rew, or when reversing tape will jam-reels turn but head & pinchroller do not move back into play. unit will jam and display e-99 error(mech.jam indication). touch/move head pcb-loadi
SONYD10
Distorted audioDistorted audio.
SONYKV27DS20
Open speakers, replace spBoth speakers open - everything checks good. the flexiblewire from the voice coil to the mounting post is broken. a set ofreplacement speakers was installed and within 30 days the same problemoccured. -hq comments: thank you for your report.
SONYWMF107
Description for flex connectorsThe service manual does not differentiate between the flexconnectors. they are all described as flexible pc board.
SONYXR7200
Extension cables for servicingWill a set of extension cables for servicing be made availablefor this unit? -hq comments: we have not been notified that extension cables will beavailable. i will ask tokyo and let you know.
SONYITA600
Unreliable 20 pps dialing20 pps dialing is unreliable.
SONYITA500
Unreliable 20 pps dialing20 pps dialing is unreliable.
SONYITK500
Unreliable 20 pps dialing20 pps dialing is unreliable.
SONYITK300
Unreliable 20 pps dialing20 pps dialing is unreliable.
SONYCCDSP7
Owners manual correctionThere is an error on page 70 of the ccd-sp7 owners manual.the directions for macro are to press the telephoto button all the waywhile pressing the macro button. actually, the wide angle button must bepressed instead of the telephoto.
SONYKPR46CX10
No picture, replaced ic402No picture, high voltage ok, abl/protect circuit in protectmode. 12v on collector of q-4441.
SONYKV2649R
Remote control - turn on only all other functions inoperableRemote control - turn on only all other functions inoperable.manual control on/off ok all other functions inoperable, plus unit waslock on one channel uhf-25.
SONYKV27SXR10
Convergence problem, magnets addedWhen using cross-hatch pattern from ntsc generator, thebottom line looks like this plus top line is like this.
SONYXR6150
Schematic errorEmitter at q513 is drawn in the schematic as being connectedto ground. on page 13 the emitter of q513 is actually connected to thenext line lower, the anode at d526 and one side of s902 mute switch. thepictorial view of the main board on page 11 and 13