Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you have any questions or pr oblems not cover ed below , please consult your near est Sony ser vice facility.

Clock Power

Playback

Symptom

Remedy

 

The I/u ON/STANDBY switch

• Connect the mains lead to the mains secur ely.

doesnot function.

 

 

 

 

 

The power is turned on but the

• Moisture condensation occurs. T

urn the power of f,

VCR does not operate.

unplug the mains lead and leave the VCR to dry for

 

over thr ee hours.

 

The clock has stopped and

• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected fr om the

“–:– –” lights in the display

mains for mor e than one hour . Reset the clock (and

window.

timer).

 

The playback pictur e does not

• Make sur e the TV is set to the video channel. If you

appear on the TV scr een.

are using a monitor , set it to video input.

 

• If the VCR is connected to the TV only with the aerial

 

cable, make sur e that RF MODULATOR in the

 

OPTIONS-2 menu is set to ON.

 

 

 

The picture is not clear .

• Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING +/– buttons.

 

• The video heads ar e dirty (see below). Clean the video

 

heads using the Sony T -25CLD, E-25CLDR, or

 

T-25CLW video head cleaning cassette. If these

 

cleaning cassettes ar e not available in your ar ea, have

 

the heads cleaned at your near est Sony ser vice facility

 

(a standar d service char ge will be r equired). Do not

 

use a commer cially available liquid type cleaning

 

cassette other than Sony’s, as it may damage the video

 

heads.

 

 

• The video heads may have to be r

eplaced. Consult

 

your local Sony ser vice facility for mor e infor mation.

Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads

• Normal picture

• Rough picture

• Unclear picture

• No picture (or

 

 

 

black & white

 

 

 

screen appears)

initial

terminal

contamination

 

 

 

 

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