DOWNLOAD Sony HCD-M700 Service Manual ↓ Size: 11.59 MB | Pages: 127 in PDF or view online for FREE

5

C:13:00

When the self-diagnosis function for DVD is
activated, a five-character service number (e.g.,
C 13 00) with a combination of a letter and
digits appears on the screen and the front panel
display. In this case, check the following table.

The disc is dirty

cClean the disc with a soft cloth.

The disc is not inserted correctly.

cRe-insert the disc correctly.

To prevent a malfunction, the system has
performed the self-diagnosis function.

cContact your nearest Sony dealer or local

authorized Sony service facility and give the 5-
character service number.
Example: E 61 10

One of the following messages may appear or
flash in the display during operation.

All the tracks on an MD are registered into groups.

The MD deck is pausing the recording because
silence continued for 30 seconds or more during
digital recording.

The inserted recordable MD is new, or all tracks on
the MD have been erased.

• A pre-mastered MD is in the deck.

• You tried to edit in Program or Shuffle Play

mode.

• The track is recorded in MDLP mode.

• A pre-mastered MD is in the deck.

• The function is switched to MD.

• There is no disc in the MD deck, or the MD is

protected against erasure.

• There is no time remaining on the MD.

The editing operation of the MD is completed.

There is no time remaining on the MD.

The MD deck is ejecting the MD.

An attempt was made to create a new group in
excess of the maximum number of groups, or there
are insufficient characters for updating the group
management information.

• You tried to make an impossible editing

operation.

• You cannot combine or erase the tracks due to

the system limitations of MDs.

6

The signal was input again after silence continued
for 3 or more but less than 30 seconds during
digital recording, and the silence was cut to 3
seconds.

You tried to program 26 or more tracks (steps).

The MD deck is reading the TOC information of
the MD.

The MD deck is writing the information of

recorded or edited contents.

You have reached the end of the track while
adjusting the dividing point during the Divide
Function.

You attempted to erase a protected track.

There is no DVD in the player.

You pressed PLAY MODE (or PLAY MODE/
TUNING MODE on the remote) during play.

You pressed an invalid button.

There is no CD in the player.

You have reached the end of the CD while
pressing M during play or pause.

You tried to program 26 or more tracks (steps).

Adjustment of the recording level after recording
or Fade-in and Fade-out procedures have failed
since the system was either subject to vibration or
there is a damaged or dirty disc in the tray.

The power was off for a long time, so the system is
initializing itself.

There is no more space to store track, disc or group
titles.

While attempting to change the recording level
after recording, you pressed ENTER/YES on the
remote without actually changing the recording
level, so no change was made.

There is no disc in the MD deck.

You have reached the end of the MD while
pressing M during playing pause.

You pressed PLAY MODE (or PLAY MODE/
TUNING MODE on the remote) during play.

The MD is playing the specified point for
confirmation during the A-B Erase Function and
the Divide Function.

You attempted to perform another operation while
in S.F Edit (changing the recording level after
recording, Fade-in, Fade-out) mode.

You pressed ?/1 while in S.F Edit (changing the
recording level after recording, Fade-in, Fade-out)
mode.

There is no tape in the tape deck, or the tab has
been removed from the cassette.

You cannot record the tape because the tab has
been removed from the cassette.

There is no tape in the tape deck.

The function is switching to the tuner.

7

Use the self-diagnostics function in the "error history display mode" of the test mode. The least required procedure is described
below. Do not enter any other modes by mistake. If you have entered any other modes accidentally, press the  MENU/NO “R”
button to exit the mode.

1.

Press the  

?/1

  button to turn on the power.

2.

Press the  FUNCTION  button to select the “MD” function.

3.

While pressing the  x  button and the  REC MODE  button at the same time, press the  FUNCTION  button.

4.

Press the  MD 

>

 “R”  button to display “[Service]”. Then press the  ENTER/YES “R”  button.

5.

Press the  MD 

>

 “R”  button to display “Err Display”.

6.

Press the  ENTER/YES “R”  button to enter the error history display mode and  “op rec tm” appears.

7.

Select the desired contents that you want to display or to execute using the  MD 

.

 “R”  button or the  MD 

>

 “R”  button.

8.

Press the  REC MODE  button to display or to execute the selected contents.

9.

Press the  REC MODE  button again to return to step 7.

10. Press the  MENU/NO “R”  button. The message “Err Display” appears and you exit the error history mode.
11. Press the  REPEAT  button twice to exit the test mode.
12. Press the  

?/1

  button to turn off the power.

About “R”
As this unit has only a few buttons, some operations require the use of remote commander (RM-SM700E/provided with unit)  buttons. These
operations are indicated as “R” in this manual.

Example:  

MENU/NO “R”  

...Press the

  MENU/NO  

button of the remote commander.

Incorrect operations may be performed if the test mode is not entered properly.
In this case, press the  ?

/1

  button to turn the power off, and retry to enter the test mode.

8

Display

op rec tm

op play tm

spdl rp tm

retry err

total err

err history

retry adrs

er refresh

op change

spdl change

History

Displays the accumulated recording time.
When the accumulated recording time is more than 1 minute, displays the hour and minute
When less than 1 minute, displays “Under 1 min”
The display time indicates the time when the laser is set to high power more, which is about 1/4 of the actual
recording time.

Displays the accumulated playback time.
When the accumulated playback time is more than 1 minute, displays the hour and minute
When less than 1 minute, displays “Under 1 min”

Displays the accumulated rotating time of the spindle motor.
When the accumulated rotating time is more than 1 minute, displays the hour and minute
When less than 1 minute, displays “Under 1 min”

Displays the accumulated number of retry errors during recording and playback
Displays “r 

 p 

”. 

 is the number of errors during recording. 

 is the number of errors during playback.

This is displayed in hexadecimal from 00 to FF.

Displays the total number of errors
Displays “total 

”. This is displayed in hexadecimal from 00 to FF.

Displays the past ten errors.
Displays “0x ErrCd@@”.
X is the history number. The younger the number, the more recent is the history (00 is the latest). @@ is the
error code.
Select the error history number by pressing the  MD 

. 

“R”  or  MD 

> 

“R”  button.

Displays the past five retry addresses.
Displays “

 ADRS 

”, 

 is the history number, 

 is the cluster with the retry error.

Select the error history number by pressing the  MD 

. 

“R”  or  MD 

> 

“R”  button.

Mode for erasing the error and retry address histories
Procedure
1. Press the  REC MODE  button when displayed as “er refresh”.
2. When the display changes to “er refresh?”, press the  ENTER/YES “R”  button
When “Complete!!” is displayed, it means erasure has completed.
Be sure to check the following after executing this mode.
*Data has been erased.
*Perform recording and playback, and check that the mechanism is normal.

Mode for erasing the accumulated time of op rec tm, op play tm.
Use these histories as a guide line for the time of replacement of the optical pick-up. If the optical pick-up
has been replaced, perform this procedure and erase the past history.
Procedure
1. Press the  REC MODE  button when displayed as “op change”.
2. When the display changes to “op change?”, press the  ENTER/YES “R”  button.
When “Complete!!” is displayed, it means erasure has completed.

Mode for erasing the accumulated spdl rp tm time
Use these histories as the guide line for the time of replacement of the spindle motor. If the spindle motor has
been replaced, perform this procedure and erase the past history.
Procedure
1. Press the  REC MODE  button when displayed as “spdl change”
2. When the display changes to “spdl change?”, press the  ENTER/YES “R”  button.
When “Complete!!” is displayed, it means erasure has completed.