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Five numbers or letters are displayed in the
front panel display.
,
The self-diagnosis function was activated (see the
table on page 84).
The disc tray does not open after you press
Z
(open/close).
,
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.
,
Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony
service facility.
“RECOVERY” appears in the front panel
display.
,
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.
“FAN ERROR” appears in the front panel
display.
,
Check that the vent on the rear of the recorder is
not blocked. Then, immediately disconnect the
AC power cord (mains lead). Leave the recorder
off for a while, then re-connect the power cord
(mains lead), and press
[
/
1
on the recorder.
The disc tray does not open and you cannot
remove the disc after you press
Z
(open/close).
,
Turn off the recorder. Once the clock appears in
the front panel display, disconnect the power cord
(mains lead). (If the recorder does not turn off or
if the clock does not appear in the front panel
display, disconnect the power cord (mains lead)
anyway.) Connect the power cord (mains lead)
again while pressing down
A
on the recorder, and
release the button when the disc tray opens. Then,
keep
[
/
1
on the recorder pressed for about ten
seconds until “WELCOME” appears in the front
panel display.
“LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.
,
The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child Lock
(page47).
Self-diagnosis Function
(When letters/numbers
appear in the display)
When the self-diagnosis function is activated to
prevent the recorder from malfunctioning, a five-
character service number (e.g., C 13 00) with a
combination of a letter and four numbers appears
in the front panel display. In this case, check the
following table.
First three
characters of
the service
number
Cause and/or corrective
action
C 13 The DVD is dirty.
, Clean the disc with a soft
cloth.
C 31 The DVD/CD is not inserted
correctly.
, Re-insert the disc correctly.
E XX
(xx is a number)
To prevent a malfunction, the
recorder has performed the self-
diagnosis function.
, Contact your nearest Sony
dealer or local authorized
Sony service facility and
give the five-character
service number.
Example: E 61 10