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Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

Brand Model Fault Detailed Problem Solution By
SONYWMF12
Bent riveting plate on reel boardRiveting, tg plate (p/n 3-596-938-01) is bent causing unitnot to go in play mode.
SONYCDP302
Part number of insulator pole (a)All the bu-1a optical block assys i have seen previously aremounted with 3 spacing sleeves fitted onto the 3 insulator poles (#302,pg 60 of the s/m). these are not shown in the diagram on pg 60. the uniti am working on has been previously serviced and
SONYKV1972R
Gray area right top of screen, adj v bias, size & pin1/4x3 gray area right top of screen during caption broadcast,at high contrast level.
SONYSLHFR30
Unit would power itself on when cassette loadedWith cassette loaded and unit powered down, unit would inter-mittently power itself on. scoped all lines to mpu and found clitches onthe chassette on line (p8 of ic1). measured the resistance of switch s903and was about 1/2 meg.
SONYTC58
Cannot service by itselfNeed instructions on how to simulate hooking up tc-58 whichis part of fh series. how can the tc-58 be hooked up without the balanceof the system? can you use the ta-v10? -hq comments: please see the servicing note on page tc-2 of the s/m tooperate the
SONYXR780
Tape jamsTape jams. the gears (a, b, assy rvs) are stripping. eitherthey strip causing tape to jam or tape jams causing gears to strip.
SONYICF7600A
Part number for j1I need the correct part number for j1 which is listed inthe service manual in section ta-78 page ta-17. the part number listedis not recognized by kc. -hq comments: 1-507-804-00 is incorrect. the correct p/n for j1 is1-507-730-00. we will issue a s/b
SONYTA78
No soundThe unit had no audio output. we found ic1/pin 11 to haveabout 2 volts instead of 6. this was caused by a leaky c41.
SONYSL2405
No phase control of capstanThe unit had no phase control of the capstan. at ic1/pin 20phase output we found a 15hz square wave. this was caused by an opentracking control rv201.
SONYSLHFR30
No powerNo power. 5.5 volt line was down to 2.9 volts. replacedic001, 5.5 volts appeared but still wonunder tr-15 board, grounding the power on.
SONYCDP400
No operationFound gnd lug not making good contact with anodized blackchassis, which resulted in no gnd on s803 (in switch pcb) causing nodisc spin.
SONYCPD1201
Color monitorWhen picture control is in minimum position, background goesto red.
SONYAC910
Wrong transistor in the service manualOriginal part removed is 2sa1217. in the service manual thetransistor 2sb834 is used for q1 and q2. using this transistor is notgood because the leads are reversed compared to 2sa1217 (ecb 2sa1217,bce 2sb834).
SONYCCDV8AFU
No capstan lockIn playback unit showed white noise bar moving through pic-ture. checked all voltages at ic106, all good but pin 25 showed only0.7vdc and would not change. put scope on pins 11 and 12. pin 11 was ok.pin 12 showed only noise. fl108 open.
SONYD5
Random skippingUnit is randomly skipping. when adjusting tracking balancethe waveform is low, about 2.5vpp instead of 5vpp.
SONYEVC8U
No eject and shutdown during playback1) tape unthreads during eject mode, but will not unload.after unthreading eject led blinks. 2) during playback, unit stops afterabout 10 sec and eject led blinks.
SONYKV25DXR
Interference in pictureThis unit had an interference pattern in the picture, like aherring bone.
SONYKV25DXR
No rgb operation with pc-701Inside the pc701 pin 2 is shorted to pin 28 with a shortingwire. in the dxr pin 2 is 5 volts and pin 28 is ground.
SONYKX8200CD
No analog rgb, replaced ic108Digital rgb okay, no video on analog rgb. sync was low atq130 collector, found pin 1 of ic108 shorted to ground.
SONYCCDV8AFU
ShutdownUnit shuts down in about 10 seconds any mode. checkedvoltage at ph601, 602, 603. found voltage at ph603 pin 3 to be 1.3vdc.led side of ph603 open.