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Five numbers or letters are displayed in
the front panel display.
,
The self-diagnosis function was activated
(see the table on page 160).
The disc tray does not open after you press
Z
(open/close).
,
It may take a few seconds for the disc tray
to open after you have recorded or edited a
DVD. This is because the recorder is adding
disc data to the disc.
The disc tray does not open and
“LOCKED” appears in the front panel
display.
,
The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child
Lock (page 91).
The disc tray does not open and “TRAY
LOCKED” appears in the front panel
display.
,
Contact your Sony dealer or local
authorized Sony service facility.
The disc tray does not open and you
cannot remove the disc after you press
Z
(open/close).
,
Turn off the recorder. Once the clock
appears in the front panel display,
disconnect the mains lead. (If the recorder
does not turn off or if the clock does not
appear in the front panel display, disconnect
the mains lead anyway.) Connect the mains
lead again while pressing down
A
on the
recorder, and release the button when the
disc tray opens. Then, keep
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on the
recorder pressed for about ten seconds until
“WELCOME” appears in the front panel
display.
“RECOVERY” appears in the front panel
display.
,
The recorder’s recovery function was
activated when the recorder was turned on
because the power was turned off or failed
during recording. Leave the recorder on
until “RECOVERY” disappears from the
front panel display.
“HDD ERROR” appears in the front panel
display.
,
The hard disk error occurred. Press down
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on the recorder for ten seconds until
“WELCOME” appears in the front panel
display. If this does not resolve the problem,
format the recorder’s HDD by pressing
down the HDD button on the recorder for
more than ten seconds until “FORMAT”
appears in the front panel display. Note that
all the contents recorded on the HDD will
be erased. If this does not fix the problem,
contact your nearest Sony dealer.
“FAN ERROR” appears in the front panel
display.
,
Check that the vent on the rear of the
recorder is not blocked. Then, immediately
disconnect the mains lead. Leave the
recorder off for a while, then re-connect the
mains lead, and press
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on the recorder.
The Parental Lock does not work.
,
Check the “Parental Lock” settings
(page 136).
Mechanical sound is heard when the
recorder is off.
,
While the recorder is updating the EPG
information or during a timer recording,
operational noises (such as the internal fan)
may be heard, even when the power is off.
This is not a malfunction.
,
While the recorder is adjusting the clock for
the Auto Clock Set function, scanning the
programme positions for the PDC/VPS
function or updating the EPG information,
operational noises (such as the internal fan)
may be heard, even when the power is off.
This is not a malfunction.
