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The clock does not appear in the front panel
display.
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“Dimmer” in “Options” setup is set to “Power
Save” (page 103).
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The “Power Save” in “Options” setup was set to
“On,” and the recorder is in standby (page 103).
Remote control
The remote does not function.
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Batteries are weak.
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The remote is too far from the recorder.
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The remote’s manufacturer code returned to the
default setting when you replaced the batteries.
Reset the code (page 88).
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Turn on the recorder.
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The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on
the recorder.
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Set the TV/DVD switch to DVD (page 88).
Others
The recorder does not operate properly.
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Restart the recorder. Press down
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on the
recorder for more than ten seconds until
“WELCOME” appears in the front panel display.
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When static electricity, etc., causes the recorder
to operate abnormally, turn off the recorder and
wait until the clock appears in the front panel
display. Then, unplug the recorder and after
leaving it off for a while, plug it in again.
Five numbers or letters are displayed in the
front panel display.
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The self-diagnosis function was activated (see
the table on page 112).
The disc tray does not open after you press
Z
(open/close).
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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 “TRAY
LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.
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Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized
Sony service facility.
“RECOVERY” appears in the front panel
display.
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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.
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A 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.
The disc tray does not open and you cannot
remove the disc after you press
Z
(open/
close).
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Turn off the recorder. Once the clock appears in
the front panel display, disconnect the mains
lead. Connect it 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.
“LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.
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The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child Lock
(page 61).
Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder
is off.
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While the recorder is adjusting the clock for the
Auto Clock Set function or scanning the
channels for the PDC/VPS function, operational
noises (such as the internal fan) may be heard,
even when the power is off. This is not a
malfunction.
The speaker does not work normally.
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Disconnect the mains lead of the subwoofer from
the mains. Wait about two minutes until the
POWER indicator on the subwoofer turns off,
and then connect the mains lead.
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