20 Most Recent Sony DAV-FC8 System Questions & Answers

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I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of his 4.2mm connectors for Sony HCD-HDX500 for $26

hi timothy. go to this link and scroll on the page you might find something to help you get this sorted. Dvd not playing or ejecting Google Search

Hey I am willing to buy the broken receiver if you are interested? Please contact me and I will negotiate something with you.

Apparently not.

Examination of any hit after a web search for "DAV FC8 features" answers it in the negative.

It has NO digital interfaces.

First of all its not as easy as you think to clean the optical lens in some of the Sony systems because they have put a dust cover over the whole DVD mechanism ( unlike older systems where you could access the lens just by removing the top metal cover ).
You will have to remove the top metal cover , then remove the plastic dust cover . Using a cotton ear bud gently clean the lens ( looks like a fish eye ). Put everything back in the reverse order and try. If it still does not work you will have to replace the whole unit itself.

Hi,
Try to play a different DVD and check because if it can play cd's then it should play DVD too. Make sure that the DVD is not scratched.
Good Luck!

If you have tried unplugging the unit and still does not work. There is a update that needs to be done to your unit to keep from locking up the unit. Whats happening is that the pull up circuit is too slow which is whats locking up your unit . by adding a resistor and lifting a pin on the mirco to solder the other end of the resistor two it will take care of this problem..once this is done it takes care of all lock up problems.If you can work with microprocessors and do real fine soldering i can email you the fix. If you can have a service company take care of this for you as it is a really delicate repair.

If dust has built up in any of the cooling fans the system will detect that the fan is not turning and will not power up...The fans have an internal switch that tells the system not to boot ...blow out your fans and try again..the same thing happened to my plasma wouldn't boot..blew out fans and it was fine after that

CHECK YOUR SPEAKER CONNECTION THESE UNITS HAVE A SAFETY RELAY IF YOU HAVE A PARTIAL SHOT EVEN A SMALL PIECE OF WIRE TOUCHING THE OTHER TERMINAL IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE UNIT TO OPERATE THE FAULT MAY BE INTERMITTENT

please confirm the device you have

You could see if they will exchange just the unit and save both of you the hastle of checking and repackingit all. It does sound like the unit is faulty.
Or if your Bravia has more than one HDMI input then try on another, or a friends tv if you know some one with a HDMI tv in working order.

Sounds like the other DVD player went bonkers. Try unplugging power on the DVD player you were playing the game on for 5 minutes, then plug it back in.

do u have rca outs form the tv to the aux in of any dvd system sterio unit