gfennessy wrote:Gripes With Sony... (Hmmmm... I guess that's what you get when you import an American product into the Australian market...)
3 things: AM frequency steps in 10 rather than 9Mhz, FM steps in odd decimals (100.1, 100.3, 100.5 - not too much on an issue), and DVD Zone is Zone 1...
So I emailed them about this issue - they were good - to start.
Said "there is a little switch on the bottom of the unit, that will change the frequency steps". Duh - Oh brother!
I took the unit out again. Looked for a switch - No switch. Looked everywhere. May have undone a couple of screws and peered inside - no switches, no jumpers - NADA!
So I emailed Sony again - Whoops, they said - "we made a mistake - no switch... you need to take it to an auto-electrician"... NO WAY! "Oh, and by the way, you can't change the zone on this to zone 4!"...
Well, I'm not buying it! There must be a simple way to change the Zoning and AM frequency - it's probably software rather than hardware. Any thoughts anyone. I have the circuit diagram if that helps?
Hi, Gents
Hello from Russia
I received approx. same unit SONY XAV-70BT from US and have the same problems, i am reading your chat and want to share my expearience as well.
First of all radio issues AM/FM : solved by re placing 3 resistors from one place to another (there is US, EU, RU AM/FM options on the AUDIO board of the unit).
But still have to solve one more issue...DVD region 1 to be changed to 0 or to 5 (RUssia)
If you need help to identify which resistors to be moved to you should have SERVICE MANUAL of your unit (there is audio board drawing).
If somebody have news pls. share
Cheers