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Make Model Symptom Problem Solution By
SONY PSFL99
Arm drops too fast - tighten lifter assy ref. #217 Tonearm drops onto record without any damping.
SONY XRU880
Replacement keyswitch different from original Replaced switch with one from diagnostic board. -hq comments: this problem was also reported on the xr-u770. npcchecked with tokyo and found that the part number in the manual iscorrect, but that the switch vendor supplied the wrong switches. npc hasp
SONY CCDTR101
Possible poor bass response at high sound levels Customer was taping marching band with ccd-tr101 camcorder andnoticed poor bass response compared to other camcorders.
SONY SPPA60
Icm cuts off early - replace ic3, p/n 8-759-089-98 When incoming message time set to 4 min., rec will cut off atabout 10-15 sec. when set to 1 min, it works ok.
SONY XRU110
Incompatibility between cdx-a30/xru110/xa-18 Cdxa30 does not work with xru-110 & xa-18. when you firstturn on power, all cd functions work fine. but, when i press reset buttoncd does not work. i have to turn power off and on again to get systemworking again.
SONY CCDTR55E
Washed out picture in camera mode/check c-304 vc60 Unit came in with stuck iris. after restoring iris function,the unit displayed washed out picture with poor chroma and poor contrast.found c304 missing. the board looked like it was never soldered or a verypoor soldering job.
SONY CFD440
Wrong power cord Part #1-557-287-11 for cfd-440 power cord, as listed inservice manual, is for a non-polarized detachable cord. a polarizeddetachable cord is actually used. #1-558-834-11 seems to work. it ispolarized on both ends and detachable. -hq comments: please
SONY ICFM200
No power or intermittent power - replace ic4, p/n 875993761 The unit had no power at all. after removing back of unit,the unit would work when the main board was tapped. i followed thevoltage to ic4 and found that ic4 had 5.1v going in and 0v coming out.after replacing ic4, i had 2.7v out, but still no power.
SONY FD230
Horizontal line across screen (vert. collapse), c-502 Television had audio but with a horizontal line across thescreen. no visible cracks or bad solder connections. found signal atic501/pin 2 to be noisy and containing ripple. found c502 open.
SONY CFD757
Schematic error Schematic error for the cfd-757. the unit actually conformsto the schematic for the cfd-758. the error in on page 63. it involvesr358 and r365. -hq comments: tokyo has been informed and will issue a s/m supplement ora correction manual in mid-december
SONY TAAX301
Part number change on transformers t1, t2 - see correction-2 The part numbers for the power transformers t1 and t2 on thismodel have been changed.
SONY TCWR635S
Circuit change on main board - see s/m supplement-1 The main board (p/n 1-647-190-11) has been changed (new p/n1-647-190-13).
SONY CDX5460
Explanation of error codes not shown in service manual Is there a list of the error codes available for the abovemodel? how about other models? -hq comments: the list of error codes for this model is limited, andunfortunately the explanations are not very descriptive. the only errorcodes we know about ar
SONY CDX5060
Explanation of error codes not shown in service manual Is there a list of the error codes available for the abovemodel? how about other models? -hq comments: the list of error codes for this model is limited, andunfortunately the explanations are not very descriptive. the only errorcodes we know about ar
SONY TCC5
Method for cleaning tcc5 pinch rollers Tcc5 pinch rollers can't be cleaned without disassemblingcassette tray and front panel.
SONY CCDFX310
No ee video/replace timing generator ic 801 Unit had no ee video.
SONY KV27V55
Buzzing, applied silicon to t601 - ac line filter Buzzing in the set, no matter if the set is on/off.
SONY XRU770
No operation; reset only (replace d511, p/n 8-719-977-07) When power was applied to unit, reset was noted but, no otheroperation was possible. since i was already familar with the zener diodeson data and clock lines that either leak or are shorted, i checked d513and d514. these were ok. on this model there
SONY CCDV5000
No video No ee or pb video. using the ccdv5000 troubleshooting guide,we traced the signal up to pin 16 of the hd8 hic board, but a very weakone coming out of pin 20.
SONY SLV585HF
Intermittent hi-fi pb: drum assembly. Customer complained of intermittent hi-fi pb on movies andself recordings. svcr cleaned and adj tape path no help. on rf waveform,one channel was low, so he changed heads, no help.