Sony SVT-RA40 Service Manual page 12

Error Codes (Self-Diagnosis Contents)
No. Problem
E01 The cylinder does not rotate.
The tape winds around the cylinder.
E02 The take-up reel does not rotate.
E03 The capstan motor does not rotate.
E04 The tape can not be loaded.
(But unloading can be performed.)
E05 The tape can be loaded with the cassette inserted.
But unloading can not be performed or the loading
and unloading cannot be performed with the
cassette inserted. (The tape guide is caught.)
E06 Front unloading cannot be performed when ejecting
the cassette. (Front loading can be performed.)
E07 Front loading and front unloading cannot be per-
formed when ejecting the cassette. (The cassette is
caught in the mechanism front.)
E09 The mechanism becomes 7 (INITIAL) while moving
from 1 (BRAKE), 2 (STOP), 3 (PLAY), 4 (STILL/
SLOW), and to 5 (REVERSE FRAME ADVANCE).
(The mechanism mode switch is faulty.)
E10 The capstan motor does not rotate, or the capstan
motor and the cylinder motor does not rotate with
the cassette inserted.
E11 The cylinder motor does not rotate with the cassette
inserted.
E12 The supply reel does the tape eject when tape
unloading.
E13 The tape cannot be loaded with the cassette
inserted.
E14 The tape cannot be loaded normally.
E15 The mechanism does not move to the correct
position after tape loading.
E16 Mechanism position "3" cannot be used during
intermittent recording.
Mechanism Mode Display Contents
Mode. No. Mechanism mode
00 CASSETTE OUT
01 STAND-BY
02 STOP
03 STILL
04 REC-PAUSE
06 FRAME ADVANCE
08 PLAY
1-2
Mechanism Operations and State After Occurrence
Shift to the STOP mode.
Unload forcibly.
Shift to the STOP mode.
Shift to the STOP mode.
Unload, shift to the ST-BY mode, and the power goes off.
The power is forcibly turned off with the mechanism at its current
position.
Front loading, shift to the STOP mode or ST-BY mode.
The power is forcibly turned off with the mechanism at its current
position.
Carry out the tape take-up operations, and shift to STOP mode.
Shift to the EJECT mode.
Shift to the EJECT mode.
Shift to the EJECT mode.
Shift to the EJECT mode.
Shift to the EJECT mode.
The power is forcibly turned off with the mechanism at its current
position.
Shift to the STOP mode.
Mode. No. Mechanism mode
09 REC
12 CUE
13 REVIEW
14 FAST FORWARD
15 REWIND
30 REVERSE PLAY
31 REVERSE FRAME ADVANCE
Mode. No. Mechanism mode
32 INTERMITTENT REC
33 REVERSE STILL
SVT-RA40/RA168