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Additional Information
Troubleshooting
If you have any questions or pr oblems not cover ed below , please consult your near est
Sony ser vice facility.
Additional Information
Symptom
The I/u ON/STANDBY switch
does not function.
The power is turned on but the
VCR does not operate.
The clock has stopped and
“–:– –” lights in the display
window .
The playback pictur e does not
appear on the TV scr een.
The picture is not clear .
Power
• Normal picture
• No picture (or
black & white
screen appears)
• Unclear picture• Rough picture
Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads
initial
contamination
terminal
Playback
Clock
Remedy
• Connect the mains lead to the mains secur ely.
• Moisture condensation occurs. T urn the power of f,
unplug the mains lead and leave the VCR to dry for
over thr ee hours.
• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected fr om the
mains for mor e than one hour . Reset the clock (and
timer).
• Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you
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.
• 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.
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