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HVR-M35U Deck Repair

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1 to 3 Day Turn Around
Up to 6 Month Warranty

Is there a maintenance schedule for my HVR M35U video recorder?

HVR M35U Maintenance is performed periodically in order to preserve all functions in good working condition, Video equipment with mounted mechanism use wear parts, wear and deterioration will cause miscellaneous malfunctions. Dust, dirt and salt can also impair stable operation. It is important not to just perform repair at the time of breakdown, but also to perform suitable maintenance at regular intervals.

Maintenance scedule for HVR-M35U Video recorder

Operating Hours	500	1000	1500	300	3500	4000
Tape running surface cleaning
Rotary drum cleanining & Degouseing
Capstan bearing	--		--		--
Loading motor
Abnormal Sopunds	--		--		--
Breake_tension measurment	--		--		--
FWD/RVD torque measurment	--		--		--

What is operating hours vs guaranteed hours

Operating hours are based on the head rotation hours. Guaranteed hours are recommendation. It may depend on the temperature, humidity, quality of the tape or dust condition. Operating hours are listed as to the reference of maintenance. They do not mean guaranteed hours.

Adjustment?

Adjustment are performed by highly qualified engineers following adjustment are completed after most repairs are done.

Electrical Adjustmentss
Mechanical Adjustments

Minor Service	Major Service
Minor Repair and Service on Sony HVR-M35U is usually performed at 250 hours up to 500 hours depending on the environment used, such as dusty, sandy, windy salty (such as Shooting in the beach environment) and etc.	Major Repair and Service on Sony HVR-M35U is usually performed at 500 hours - 1000 hours. This includes Minor service Inspection, Alignment, Cleaning of most major and minor assemblies and replacement as necessary of all common wear parts.
Overall Cleaning Transport Cleaning Transport Alignment Drum Head Cleaning Tape Path, Tension,Switching position adjustment	Drum Head Assembly Tape Deck assembly Drum Bass Assembly Coaster (T) Block Assembly Pinch Roller Arm Assembly

Self Diagnosis Error Codes

Screen View

Before you send or bring the video recorder to us for a repair: Your video recorder has a self-diagnosis display function. This condition displays your video recorders condition as a five digit code (combination of letters, numbers and figures) on the LCD screen display windows or on the view finder. If the five digit code is displayed. Check the error code chart, the last two digits indicated by □□ will differ depending on the state of your video recorder

Self-Diagnosis Code Table
	Symptom/State
C:21:00	Condensations
C:22:00	Video Head is dirty
C:31:10	LOAD direction. Loading does not complete within specified time
C:31:11	UNLOAD direction. Loading does not complete within specified time
C:31:20	T reel side tape slackign when unloading
C:31:21	Winding S reel fault when counting the rest of tape
C:31:22	T reel fault
C:31:23	S reel fault
C:31:31	FG fault during normal capstan operations
C:31:30	FG fault when starting capstan
C:31:40	FG fault when starting drum
C:31:41	PG fault when starting drum
C:31:42	FG fault during normal drum operations
C:31:43	PG fault during normal drum operations
C:31:44	Phase fault during normal drum operations
C:32:10	LOAD direction loading motor time-out
C:32:11	UNLOAD direction loading motor time-out
C:32:20	T reel side tape slacking when unloading
C:32:21	Winding S reel fault when counting the rest of tape
C:32:22	T reel fault
C:32:23	S reel fault
C:32:30	FG fault when starting capstan
C:32:31	FG fault during normal capstan operations
C:32:40	FG fault when starting drum
C:32:41	PG fault when starting drum
C:32:42	FG fault during normal drum operations
C:32:43	FG fault during normal drum operations
C:32:44	Phase fualt during normal drum operations