Sony RDR-GX310 Self-diagnosisFunction (When letters/numbers appear in the display), action, number, First three, the service, (open/close), characters of

Five numbers or letters are displayed in the front panel display.

,The self-diagnosis function was activated (see the table on page 84).

The disc tray does not open after you press Z

(open/close).

,It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you have recorded or edited a DVD. This is because the recorder is adding disc data to the disc.

The disc tray does not open and “TRAY LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

,Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

“RECOVERY” appears in the front panel display.

,The recorder’s recovery function was activated when the recorder was turned on because the power was turned off or failed during recording. Leave the recorder on until “RECOVERY” disappears from the front panel display.

“FAN ERROR” appears in the front panel display.

,Check that the vent on the rear of the recorder is not blocked. Then, immediately disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). Leave the recorder off for a while, then re-connect the power cord (mains lead), and press [/1 on the recorder.

The disc tray does not open and you cannot remove the disc after you press Z (open/close).

,Turn off the recorder. Once the clock appears in the front panel display, disconnect the power cord (mains lead). (If the recorder does not turn off or if the clock does not appear in the front panel display, disconnect the power cord (mains lead) anyway.) Connect the power cord (mains lead) again while pressing down A on the recorder, and release the button when the disc tray opens. Then, keep [/1 on the recorder pressed for about ten seconds until “WELCOME” appears in the front panel display.

“LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

,The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child Lock (page 47).

Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display)

When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the recorder from malfunctioning, a five- character service number (e.g., C 13 00) with a combination of a letter and four numbers appears in the front panel display. In this case, check the following table.

First three	Cause and/or corrective
characters of	action
the service
number
C 13	The DVD is dirty.
	, Clean the disc with a soft
	cloth.
C 31	The DVD/CD is not inserted
	correctly.
	, Re-insert the disc correctly.
E XX	To prevent a malfunction, the
(xx is a number)	recorder has performed the self-
	diagnosis function.
	, Contact your nearest Sony
	dealer or local authorized
	Sony service facility and
	give the five-character
	service number.
	Example: E 61 10

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