Chapter5

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Please check the following before contacting your Sony dealer.

General Operation Troubles

 

Symptom

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

 

A menu item is not available.

• There are menus that cannot be used depending on the setting in [IN/OUT REC]

 

 

menu.

 

 

t Change [IN/OUT REC] menu settings (page 46).

 

 

• Some menu items are only available in EE mode or playback mode.

 

 

t Set the unit to EE mode or playback mode.

 

 

• Some menu items are only available when the tape is inactive.

 

 

• There are some menus you cannot use without setting the clock.

 

 

• Some menu items are not available when REC/SAVE switch on the cassette

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Some menu item settings change

inside the unit has been set to SAVE.

• You have pulled out the power cord during a menu operation.

 

 

t Set the switch to REC.

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accidentally.

t Adjust the menu again. To prevent this incident recurring, do not pull out the

 

 

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plug while adjusting the menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unit operates by itself.

• [COMMANDER] in [OTHERS] menu is set to [WIRELESS] and a Sony Remote

 

 

Commander whose command mode is set to VTR4 is operated near the unit.

 

 

t Set [COMMANDER] to [CONTROL S].

 

 

 

 

The supplied wireless Remote

t Set [COMMANDER] in [OTHERS] menu to [WIRELESS].

 

Commander does not work.

 

 

 

 

 

Even though the settings on the unit are

• On the Remote Control Unit DSRM-10, press PLAY button while holding REC

 

correct, you cannot make the unit record

button down.

 

using the Remote Control Unit DSRM-10

 

 

(not supplied).

 

 

 

 

 

Whenever you connect the unit to an AC

• [AC ON MODE] in [OTHERS] menu is set to [ON].

 

outlet or the AC adaptor, the unit turns on

t Set [AC ON MODE] to [STANDBY].

 

automatically.

• There is a cassette inside the unit and [AUTO REPEAT] in [VTR SET] menu is

 

 

set to [ON].

 

 

t Set [AUTO REPEAT] to [OFF].

 

 

 

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