Sony SVT-RA168, Service Manual

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SVT-RA40/RA168
Error Codes (Self-Diagnosis Contents)
No. Problem Mechanism Operations and State After Occurrence
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 Mode. No. Mechanism mode Mode. No. Mechanism mode
00 CASSETTE OUT 09 REC 32 INTERMITTENT REC
01 STAND-BY 12 CUE 33 REVERSE STILL
02 STOP 13 REVIEW
03 STILL 14 FAST FORWARD
04 REC-PAUSE 15 REWIND
06 FRAME ADVANCE 30 REVERSE PLAY
08 PLAY 31 REVERSE FRAME ADVANCE
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.