Additional Informatoin - Sony SLV-SE220 Service Manual

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Troubleshooting
If you have any questions or problems not covered below, please consult your nearest
Sony service facility.
Symptom Remedy
The 1) (onestandby)
switch does not function.
+ Connect the mais lead to the mams securely.
The power 1s tumed on
but the VCR does not
operate.
+ Moisture condensation has occurred. Turn the power off,
unplug the mains lead and leave the VCR to dry for over
three hours.
The VCR is plugged in
but the display window
remains dark
Set POWER SAVE in the USER SET menu to OFF (see
page 69).
The clock has stopped
and" :- -" appears in
the display window.
The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains.
Reset the clock (and timer).
The playback picture
does not appear on the
TV screen.
"| Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. Ifyou are
ustng a monitor, set it to video input
If the VCR ts connected to the TV with the Scart cable,
Make sure the VIDEO indicator ws hin the display
window Use the = TV VIDEO button on the remote
commander to light up the VIDEO indicator.
The picture is not clear.
The picture has no
| colour.
The picture rolls
vertically during picture
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* Existing broadcasts may intertere with the VCR. Reset the
RF channel output of your VCR (see page 22).
+ Adjust the tacking with the PROGRAM +/-— buttons on the
VCR.
* The video heads are dirty (see the last page of
Troubleshoonng). Clean the video heads using the Sony T-
25C1.D. F-2SCLDR. of T-25CLW video head cl
cassette. [f these cleaning cassettes are not ay
your area, have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony
service ticility (a standard service charge woll be required).
Do not use a commercially available hquid type cleaning
cassette other than Sony's, as 11 may damage the video
heads.
* The video heads may have to be replaced. Consult your
local Sony service facility for more information.
The COLOUR SYSTEM option in the USER SET menu is
Set to the wrong position. Set the option to conform to the
system that the tape Was recorded in,
¢ Adjust the vertical hold contrei on the TV or monitor.
The SHOW VIEW menu
or the TIMER
PROGRAMMING menu
does not appear,
* Check that TIMER METHOD in the EASY OPERATION
menu 1s set correctly (see page 71).
The VPS/PDC function
does not operate
Properly.
Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
© Check that the VPS'PDC time you set is the correct one
(there might be a mstake in the TV programme inde). If
the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good
VPS PDC intormation, the VCR will not start recording.
© If the reception 1s pour, the VPS'PDC suznal might be
altered and the VCR might not start recording.
You cannot watch Canal
Plus programmes when
the VCR is in standby
mode
+ Check that DEC is set to ON for this channel in the TV
STATION TABLE menu.
* Make sure the Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged securely.
A Canal Plus programme
ts always recorded
scrambled
Canal Plus
A tape cannot be
inserted
Make sure the Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged securely.
* Check that DEC is set to ON for this channel in the TV
STATION TABLE menu.
Check that a tape is not already in the tape compartment.
The remote commander
does not function.
Make sure vou are pointing the remote commander at the
Temote sensor on the VCR.
Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with
new ones if they are weak
Make sure the [Tv] / [VIDEO
correctly.
remote control switch is set
The selected input line
connector number does
Nor appear im the display
window
* Press INPUT SELECT to display the connected line.
Others
The trackiny meter does
not appear on the TV
screen.
The recording condition of the tape is very poor and
tacking cannot be adjusted.
You cannot control other
TVs.
Set your TV's code number. The code number may change
when you replace the batteries of the remote commander.
The display window
becomes dim.
°
The display window automatically becomes dim when the
VCR is in standby of tmer recording mode.
The VCR needs to be
cleaned.
Clean the cabinet. pane] and controls with a dry. soft cloth.
ora soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent
solution. Do not use any type of solvent, such as alcohol or
benzine.
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Symptom Remedy
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The picture has no
sound.
* The tape ts detective.
* If you made A/V connections, check the audio cable
connection.
The sound from a tape
P recorded with the VCR is
notin sterea or the
STEREO indicator in the
display window is
flashing.
* Adjust the tracking.
* The video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads using the
Sony T-2SCLD, E-25CLDR, or T-25CLW video head
cleaning cassette as explained above.
No TV programme
appears on the TV
screen.
+ Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are
using a monitor, set it to video mput.
Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset the
RF channel output ef your VCR (see page 22)
* Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT button,
Select a programme position when recording TV
programmes; select a line input when recording from other
equipment.
TV reception is poor. * Make sure the aenal cable is connected securely.
* Adjust the TV aenal
+ Make sure the TV system is correctly set for your TV.
» Make sure TV SYSTEM (B/Gi or D/K) in the
INSTALLATION menu ts set to the same system in your
local area
The tape starts playing as |
SOON as 11 is inserted.
* The safety tab has been removed, To record on this tape,
cover the tab hole (see pave 44).
The tape 1s ejected when
you press @ REC.
* The satety tab has been removed. To record on this tape,
cover the tab hole (see page 44)
Nothing happens when
| you press @ REC.
Make sure the tape is not at its end.
The mer does not
operate.
P| The [ine Through
: function dogs not
operate
+ Check that the clo
+ Make sure a tape has been inserted.
* Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
+ Make sure the tape ts not atats end.
+ Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording.
+ Make sure your nmer settings are past the current time.
Check that the decoder 1s tumed on.
Check that the satellite tuner 3s turned on,
The clock stops ifthe VCR as disconnected from the mains.
Reset the clock and timer.
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Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead.
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+ Set POWER SAVE in the USER
page 07).
Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads
«Normal picture
initial
contamination
+ Rough picture *No picture (or
black & whi
screen appears)
*Unctear picture
terminal
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