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Five-digit display
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• You are using a battery pack that is not an “InfoLITHIUM”
battery pack.
c
Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (p. 18, 195).
• Moisture condensation has occurred.
c
Remove the cassette and leave your VCR for at least one hour
to acclimatize (p. 201).
• The video heads are dirty.
c
Clean the heads using the cleaning cassette (optional)
(p. 202).
• A malfunction, other than the above, that you can service has
occurred.
c
Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate your
VCR.
c
Disconnect the power cord (mains lead) of the AC power
adaptor or remove the battery pack. After reconnecting the
power source, operate your VCR.
• A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred.
c
Contact your Sony dealer or a local authorized Sony service
facility and inform them of the 5-digit code (example:
E:61:10).
If you are unable to rectify the problem even if you try corrective actions a few times, contact your
Sony dealer or a local authorized Sony service facility.
Your VCR has a self-diagnosis display function.
This function displays the current condition of
your VCR as a 5-digit code (a combination of
letters and figures) on the screen.
If a 5-digit code is displayed, check the following
code chart. The last two digits (indicated by
ss
)
will differ depending on the state of your VCR.
C:21:
ss
LCD screen
Self-diagnosis display
•C:
ss
:
ss
You can service your VCR yourself.
•E:
ss
:
ss
Contact your Sony dealer or a local
authorized Sony service facility.
E:61:
ss
E:62:
ss
C:31:
ss
C:32:
ss
C:04:
ss
C:22:
ss
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Self-diagnosis display
C:21:00
