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Make	Model	Symptom	Problem
SONY	ACP80UC	Unit generates interference on tv	Ac adaptor generates interference on tv sets when located ontop of set or near antenna. causes arcing on vhf chan 13 and herringboneon uhf chan 20 and 26. adding copper foil shield increased interference.three other units have same problem. -hq commen
SONY	CCDM8U	Battery will not eject from compartment	Battery will not eject from unit due to small plastic t shaped insert located inside compartment. apparently part is to keep battery from rattling in compartment.
SONY	SL2305	No pb color	There was no pb color. we found that there was no signalbeing input at ic3/p5. the signal was being lost at l6 which checkedgood with anΩmeter. however, replacement resolved the problem.
SONY	KV25XBR	No color the first two minutes	Color only incorrect for the first two minutes set is poweredon. monitor pin 14 was high then drops to level selected after about twominutes. every other function ok, also all level functions ok.
SONY	CCDV8AFU	Distorted picture	Dealer complained that unit had bad heads. it did indeed looklike a head was defective. head check showed head to be normal.
SONY	CFM100	No audio output	No output, no operation light, transport operations normal.output ic101 (la4550) runs extremely hot to touch.
SONY	SL2700	Unit will not power off	Unit would not power off. after much troubleshooting foundic8, pin 4, always low. all inputs normal.
SONY	TCFX705	No transport	No transport functions, ie, pb, r/w, or ff. servicer hadreplaced ic501, 502, 507. inspection revealed signals going into ic502,but not output functions.
SONY	SLHFR60	Shut down during pb of a blank tape or tape with dropouts	Syscon bd (-15) contains jw-193, connecting pin 24 of ic401(rot sens) to pin 6 of ic301 (noise det). pin 6 of ic301 goes high duringpb of a blank tape or dropout portion, shutting down the unit via pin 24of ic401.
SONY	KV1515	Black icicles/wrong part	Looks like black icicles at top of screen, projecting downabout 1/2 to 1 1/2, and diminishing toward the right side.
SONY	EVS700U	No braking from ff or rew (tape jam)	When stopping unit from ff or rew, tape jams (no braking).
SONY	CCDV8AFU	S/m correction (q716, cp9 board)	Wrong p/n in s/m, page 162. 8-729-126-23 is incorrect.8-729-122-63 is correct. -hq comments: we will issue a s/b shortly.
SONY	SLHF300	Video noise	Mistracking occurred. 60hz noise could be seen at output(pin 1, ic801) of ctl amp.
SONY	TCFX311	Missing part of front plate assembly	Meter received is missing aluminum trim on front plate. oldis cemented on and not removable. -hq comments: the part # ordered is for tc-fx311 and does not includeplate. part # for plate is 3-318-833-01. please refer to s/b #149 fornew part number.
SONY	ITA600	No icm record	When out button was pressed, unit would beep error withflashing led.
SONY	CFD5	No reverse play	1) no reverse play. 2) head plate continuously cycles inpause.
SONY	TCM5000EV	Unit would record with external mic, not internal	Unit would record with external mic, but not internal. tested internal mic, ok. found open switch inside j901.
SONY	CDP30	Focus ok. achieved but toc not read	Fok achieved, runup occurred, but toc not read. eye patternsomewhat weak 600-700mv offset 500mv from 0vdc. te test points looked to+5v rail. signal @ rf amp pins 9 and 10 (efb and ffb) close to normal.
SONY	SLHFR70	Herringbone pattern when using tv tuner	After about one hour the picture would intermittently developea herringbone pattern which varied in intensity when using the televisiontuner. turning off the vcr would eliminate the problem. the picture didnot go snowy.
SONY	CDXR7	Intermittent skipping	The unit intermittently skipped. we found that when the unithad a disc loaded but was not running that there was a sound coming fromthe disc motor. the motor was not running but a static sound was beingclearly emitted which you could vary by manually c