The recorder does not operate properly.

,Press down [/1 on the recorder for more than five seconds until the recorder turns off. Then, press [/1 again to turn on the recorder.

,When static electricity, etc., causes the recorder to operate abnormally, turn off the recorder and wait until the clock appears in the front panel display. Then, unplug the recorder and after leaving it off for a while, plug it in again.

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.

“E02” appears in the front panel display.

,The HDD information is incorrect. You cannot make a new recording to the HDD. Format the HDD following the instructions of “Format HDD.” (page 100). Note that all of the recorded contents on the HDD will be erased. If this does not fix the problem, contact your nearest Sony dealer.

Mechanical sounds are heard when the recorder is off.

,While the recorder is adjusting the clock for the Auto Clock Set function, operational noises may be heard, even when the power is off. This is not a malfunction.

Any buttons do not function and “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

,The recorder is locked. Cancel the Child Lock (page 12).

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

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

“REPAIR” appears in the front panel display.

,The recorder’s repair function is activated to repair the hard disk drive or disc. Leave the recorder on until “REPAIR” disappears from the front panel display. Some data may be lost even if the repair function is activated.

“E01” appears in the front panel display.

,There is a problem in the HDD. Contact your nearest Sony dealer. Note that contents on the HDD may be erased when servicing this unit.

Resetting the Recorder

You can reset the recorder to all its factory settings.

1 Make sure that the recorder is turned on and remove the disc.

2 Hold down x (stop) on the recorder and press [/1 on the recorder.

All settings are reset and the recorder turns off.

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