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Make Model Symptom Problem Solution By
SONY KV32TS20
On screen display remains on, d601 shorted The display button must be pressed twice to turn off osd, butwhen using an adjustment function as volume or picture, the display staysall the time.
SONY CDXA30
Unit sensitive to shock (use new dampers, p/n 3-355-772-01) It seems that the dampers are extremely stiff, which causesskipping. found that the dampers used in cdx-a15 are softer.
SONY CCD-V99
The fpr for lp scan does not work/check fpr m2855, c833 Six times we have tried replacing hr-3 on the mr-16 to resolvethe common problem of the unit scanning in lp mode. this never worked. iadvise taking the fpr out of the system as even the tech who wrote it saidit only worked one time. this may be due to
SONY CCD-V99
Unit scans in lp mode/replace c833 The unit would cue and review at lp speed. this is becausepin 1 of ic801 on the mr16 board did not have the correct input. the baseof q816 would toggle high and low in cue and play, but the input on pin 1was constant. when q816 turns on, it should put
SONY SPPS10
No tx or rx in handset - change c-519 (p/n 1-124-225-00) After finding out that the handset did not transmit orreceive (from the analyzer), i made a few checks and found no voltageat the 10.24mhz crystal. i followed it back to q506. the transistor wasbiased correctly but the collector measured 0v. it checke
SONY CDPC725
Cd stops playing, cd tray opening and closing erratically The unit would play, but after you try to advance tracks, thef.o.p. would jam up due to the flatness gear's teeth being chipped as aresult of this, the unit would stop playing in the middle of a song, andalso cause the cd tray and door to open and close.
SONY SLV GEN
Slo ff/rew when tape is inserted 50% rewound: this is normal When inserting a tape which has been rewound half way (closeto the middle), the speed of ff or rew is very slow. this is because thethe difference between the rotation speed of the reels is small.after a while there is a noticeable difference between the
SONY KV32TS36
No power possible power surge, q601/602, r644, ic602 Dead
SONY ITA505
No speaker phone and no dial out. change q-401(8-729-920-74) The unit will not dial out and the speaker phone will notwork. ic401 did not have key scan data on pins 40-44. crystal wasrunning. found reset on ic401/pin 29 to be at zero volts. q401 wasshorted from c to e.
SONY CDPC400
No focus/erratic lens motion (replace c212 p/n 1-123-382-00) When i plugged the unit in the laser starts to focuserratically.
SONY CDPC401
No focus/erratic lens motion (replace c212 p/n 1-123-382-00) When i plugged the unit in the laser starts to focuserratically.
SONY GDM1937
No operation, screaching sound from the power supply.
SONY SLVR5UC
Intermittent memory loss of programmed channels: ic202 mf-94 When entering channels into memory, channel 2 through 15memorize okay. if channels above 15 are entered into memory, the unitwill intermittently erase all channel memory. if c-e shorted on q-804 asin the vid flash 0041, the unit will memorize all stati
SONY GV200
Correct batt down adj procedures/use gv300 procedure What are the procedures for adjusting the batt pre and battdown voltages? the manual is very confusing. -hq comments: please use the gv300 procedure on page 164 of that unit'sservice manual.
SONY ACV500
Part number for complete ac-v500/a-4920-476-a Is there a part number for the complete ac-v500 assembly? -hq comments: part number is a-4920-476-a.
SONY HSAV500
Part number for complete hsa-v500 assembly/a-7001-303-a Is there a part number for the complete hsa-v500 assembly? -hq comments: part number is a-7001-303-a.
SONY SLV585HF
Mechanical noise in high speed rewind: pulley assy ref 309 Excessive mechanical noise, especially during high speedrewind.
SONY KV32TW76
Tuner drift, resoldered ground pad on tuner The customer complained of occasional snow and poor picture.the servicer made a service call and changed the tuner and resolderedseveral connections in power supply and deflection. a week later, thecustomer called back with same problem. the servicer o
SONY KV32TS36
Squeal, applied silicone to vicinity of l-509 High pitch squeal.
SONY CCDTR31
Distorted playback video/resolder l160, vs-95 There was a distorted picture on playback. i found a properwaveform at pin 43 ic151 but there was nothing at pin 45 due to theabsence of pb 5v at q025, q026 and q029.