Sony DVD player error E30:00

[Lewin A.R.W. Edwards]

I'm looking at a DVD player for a co-worker. It's a Sony DVP-S300, and
when you power it up it shows the Sony logo for a second or two, then
says "PLAY", and goes immediately to an E30:00 message that blinks on
the VFD and OSD for a few seconds. The machine then powers down.

A disc in the mechanism doesn't seem to spin at all. Any ideas what this
error code means?

Thanks!

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[CLSNOWYOWL]

You have possibly a problem with the voltage regulator circuitry in the power
supply. if you are unfamiliar with electronics, this is not a do-it-yourself
type of repair.

There are a number of procedures that need to be performed to properly
troubleshoot and then diagnose the circuitry ofthe power supply to determine
what the problem is.

Another thing worthy of note is that often times these errors are often
contributed to or exacerbated by cold solder or dry solder connection from the
components mounted to the circuit board. It is also entirely possible that
capacitors or other components in the power supply may have simply failed.

Subject: Sony DVD player error E30:00
From: "Lewin A.R.W. Edwards" la...@larwe.com
Date: 12/18/101 12:05 PM EST
Message-id: <3C1F77A7...@larwe.com>

[Lewin A.R.W. Edwards]

Hi,

> You have possibly a problem with the voltage regulator circuitry in the power
> supply. if you are unfamiliar with electronics, this is not a do-it-yourself
> type of repair.

Well, I design digital circuits and write their firmware for a living,
so I wouldn't classify myself as "unfamiliar with electronics" ;)

Most of the PSU outputs are labeled, so I'll check them first; this unit
doesn't seem to be very old and doesn't get terribly warm so I'm not
sure it's likely to be dried-out electros. Is that specifically what
this error code means, or is your response generic? I have noticed that
the tray jams slightly and needs to be helped to the fully closed
position, so I was thinking this error might have been a "timeout
waiting for mechanism to reach a certain state" type error. I see from
google that there are many people with this problem.

[David]

It is an ENGINEERING problem with that model and multiple modifications need
performed on the Sony DVD player to properly fix the problem for good.

You will have to ship the unit off to a Sony Factory service center for the
flat rate repair on the unit. Sony's flat rate repair is only slightly more
than the service manual by itself. Plus you may need the computer interface
to complete the repair or Sony's special DVD test software disc. If it does
not turn out being a simple power supply voltage problem, you will need teh
service manual just to identify where any signals are on the motherboard of
the unit. BTW the motherboard is the replacement part on most DVD players
and they cost a lot for a repair part.

FYI Most of the in warranty failures we have been seeing over the last
several years have been due to ENGINEERING design problems, with a few
manufacturing problems, and very few actual ordinary parts failures.

David

Lewin A.R.W. Edwards <la...@larwe.com> wrote in message
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[-:Install:-]

Pfffff.......I think e's having a go !! 8)

retime the tray loading gears for a start..
check sled movement

"David" <dkuh...@locl.net> wrote in message
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[Lewin A.R.W. Edwards]

> Pfffff.......I think e's having a go !! 8)
>
> retime the tray loading gears for a start..
> check sled movement

I've got the tray opening and closing smoothly now. Sled doesn't appear
to move, but it is not jammed ; I can move it by hand easily. Definitely
no disk activity at all.

I can't get into the service menu, though. Any alternative routes into that?

[-:Install:-]

I dont know about Sony service modes.... most the stuff we do is via the
remote
LG/Hitachi/Akai.

"Lewin A.R.W. Edwards" <la...@larwe.com> wrote in message

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[Lewin A.R.W. Edwards]

Hi,

I got into the service mode. It ONLY works through the remote, I didn't
realize that, since all the buttons you need to get into that mode are
also on the front of the player :)

Anyway, the player is basically not energizing the spindle motor or sled
servo. Can't even turn them on manually through the service mode.

[Anthony Falvo]

there ia an open fuse on the main board i think its f402 and couple of smd
resistors to change plus a new traverse opticl asy...you can try the fuse if
the optical asy is not damaged it wil work... sony says to jump out the fuse
completely...

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