Sony GV-D800 manual Self-diagnosis display, LCD screen

Self-diagnosis display

Your VCR has a self-diagnosis display function. This function displays the current condition of your VCR as a 5-digit code (a combination of letters and figures) on the LCD screen.

If a 5-digit code is displayed, check the following code chart. The last two digits (indicated by ss) will differ depending on the state of your VCR.

LCD screen

C:21:00

	Self-diagnosis display
	•C:ss:ss
	You can service your VCR yourself.
	•E:ss:ss
	Contact your Sony dealer or a local
	authorized Sony facility.
Five-digit display	Cause and/or Corrective Actions
C:04:ss	• You are using a battery pack that is not an
	“InfoLITHIUM” battery pack.
	c Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (p. 8, 10).
C:21:ss	• Moisture condensation has occurred.
	c Remove the cassette and leave your VCR for at least 1
	hour to acclimatize (p. 67).
C:22:ss	• The video heads are dirty.
	c Clean the heads using a Sony V8-25CLD cleaning
	cassette (not supplied) (p. 68).
C:31:ss	• A malfunction, other than the above, that you can service
C:32:ss	has occurred.
	c Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate
	your VCR.
	c Disconnect the power cord of the AC power adaptor or
	remove the battery pack. After reconnecting the power
	source, operate your VCR.
E:61:ss	• A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred.
E:62:ss	c Contact your Sony dealer or a local authorized Sony
	service facility and inform them of the 5-digit code
	(example: E:61:10).

If you are unable to rectify the problem even if you try corrective actions a few times, contact your Sony dealer or a local authorized Sony service facility.

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