Sony 2-678-737-13(1) User Manual

Chapter 6

Maintenance

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Chapter 6   Maintenance

The following alarm indicators may appear on LCD monitor or an external monitor. For further information about
each symptom and recovery method, see the relevant page indicated in the parentheses.

If an error still recurs after you retry the corrective actions several times, contact
Sony Customer Service or your place of purchase.

C:21:ss

t Condensation has occurred. Remove the cassette and insert it again after

approximately 1 hour 

(page 91)

.

C:22:ss

t The video head is dirty. Use a cleaning cassette to clean the head 

(page 89)

.

C:31:ss/C:32:ss

t Symptoms other than the above are occurring. Insert a cassette again and

retry the operation. Do not take this action, however, if there is negligible
condensation in the unit 

(page 91)

.

t Unplug the power cord, plug it in again, and then retry the operation.
t Replace the tape.

t Remove the cassette, unplug the power cord, and leave the unit for

approximately 1 hour 

(page 91)

.

• The remaining tape time is less than 5 minutes.

• Condensation has occurred 

(page 91)

.

• The self-diagnostics message is displayed 

(page 87)

.

C:ss:ss/E:ss:ss
(Self-diagnosis display)

%

 (Moisture condensation warning)*

Q

 (Warning indicator pertaining to the

tape)

Z (Eject cassette warning)*

* An alarm beep will be emitted when an alarm indicator or message is displayed (page 78).