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C:21:00
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. 11, 13).
• Moisture condensation has occurred.
c Remove the cassette and leave your VCR for at least 1 hour to
acclimatize (p. 95).
• The video heads are dirty.
c Clean the heads using a Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette
(not supplied) (p. 96).
• 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 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 monitor 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
Monitor 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 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