Sony DTC-87ES Operating Instructions Manual page 47

Sub code operation
Others
Symptom
Cause Remedy
End ID cannot be written during
playback.
The portion where you want to write the
end ID is blank.
Set the deck in the record-pause mode
by pressing REC, then write the end ID.
Renumbering function does not
operate.
Start ID cannot be erased.
The portion between the end of a start ID] When writing the start IDs manually, write
and the beginning of the following start | so that the intervals between them are
ID is less than 9 seconds (18 seconds in | more than 9 seconds (18 seconds in the
the long-play mode) long. long-play mode).
Skip ID cannot be erased. Two skip !Ds are written continuously. When writing the skip IDs, write so that
the intervals between them are more than
1 second (2 seconds in the long-play
mode).
End ID cannot be erased.
Tape transport noise seems
excessively loud in rewind or
fastforward mode.
The tape stops running
suddenly.
Unbalanced left and right
volume.
Increase of noise or
deterioration of sound quality.
The clock for the date function
does not operate once the power
is off.
Contamination of the head.
The end ID is written at the beginning of
the tape.
Start recording from the beginning of the
tape.
The end ID is written immediately after a | First erase the start ID.
start ID.
This situation depends upon the cassette
being used and is not a problem.
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Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to
change the tape.
A defective or damaged cassette has
been inserted.
Incorrect adjustment of the recording
level.
Adjust the recording level correctly.
(page 21)
Clean the head, using the cleaning tape.
The battery built in this unit is weak. Ask the Sony dealer to change the
battery.
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