PHILIPS VCR's

PHILIPS VCA103 Wont Eject Sometimes. Bend Metal Lever Located Next To Cassette Housing Rhs Towards Front Of Machine Should Lock Plastic White Lever.
PHILIPS VHS82 No Picture In E-e Or Playback, Sound Ok. No Test Signal. Check If Monitor Is Blanked In Stby Mode, If So T7304, T7607 (p606), C2329 S/c (p306). Also Check T7009.
PHILIPS VKR6800 CAMCORDER Blue Pix In View Finder. Change Ic401 (an2431).
PHILIPS VKR6800 CAMCORDER No Picture On View-finder. S/c Between Crt Anode And Focus Electrodes Producing Only 900v.
PHILIPS VKR6830 Camcorder See Jvc Grc7  
PHILIPS VR1010 Low Recorded Sound. Clean And Resolder Pins On Audio/ Cpntrol Head On Cct Bhoard.
PHILIPS VR1010 Poor T/u Torque. Check For Rubbish Sticking To Reel Carriers (underside).
PHILIPS VR1010 Wow On Sound, Noise From Capstan Motor. Change Toa1432da Converter Chip.
PHILIPS VR2020 Blank Screen Onplayback. (not Heads) Change Tda2740 (luminance Playback).
PHILIPS VR2020 Int Stopping In P/b Check If Tape Speed Varies If So Look For Dirty Contacts On Relay (r1001) Related To Pin 10 Of Module U280.
PHILIPS VR2020 Laces Up, Pres. Roller Flicks Over & Back,unlaces Cuts Out. Solenoid Sk5 Not Engaging. Check The Voltage At Pin 15 Of Module U220: If (below 5v) T7002 (bc548) Faulty.
PHILIPS VR2020 No E.E. Picture. U322 Faulty. Check Cd4511.
PHILIPS VR2020 No Sound On E.E., Playback And Record Ok. Replace Ic7051 (rc4559) In Module U160.
PHILIPS VR2020 Pressure Roller Wont Engage After Threading Up. Check T7008 (bd677) Or T7007 (bc548) In Module U180.
PHILIPS VR2020 Video Tuning Mark On All The Time. Check T7005 (bc548) In The U140 Sync Module.
PHILIPS VR2020 Wont Play Possible Optocoupler L.E.D. O/c. (three In Series)
PHILIPS VR254 No Lights.No Power. Cp801 In Power Supply Has Increased Resistance And Not Allowing 5v Rail.
PHILIPS VR3442 In Playback Unit Goes Into Lp And Has Fuzzy Picture In Playback ,capstan Servo Wont Lock. Also In Pause Counter Keeps Counting. Set Emitter Of Q 802 (5v Sw) Near Front Right Hand Side .To 5 Volts (+/- .5v) Be Very Accurate
PHILIPS VR401 Also Refer Vc9100  
PHILIPS VR401 Clock And Power Fails After Several Hours.. R907 On Dc To Dc Converter Supply Input Gets Hot And Wont Pass Voltage, Turning Display And Functions Out
PHILIPS VR401 Clock Display Faulty, Two Days Displayed. Ic5001 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR401 Clock Display Faulty. Two Days Displayed (fri. Perm. On) Ic5001 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR401 Clock Faulty. Clock Chip Not Soldered. Only Corner Legs Tack Soldered.
PHILIPS VR401 Could Not Load Tape. Cassette Load Machanism Jammed - Freed Jammed Mechanisim And Refit To Unit.
PHILIPS VR401 Drum Speed Int. X502 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR401 Grey Washed Out Pic On Play. Ic401 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR401 Grey Washed Out Pix On P/b. Ic401 Noisy.
PHILIPS VR401 Head Speed U/s On Play. X502 Crystal.
PHILIPS VR401 Int Capstan Speed After 1 - 2 Hours. Ic703
PHILIPS VR401 Int Capstan Speed After 1-2 Hours. Ic703 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR401 Int Capstan Speed When Cold. Ic703 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR401 Intermittent Capstan Speed. Q709 - Capstan Mute Transistor Int. C To E Leakage.
PHILIPS VR401 Intermittent Stopping. Adjust Pr Switch.
PHILIPS VR401 Loading Arms Not Fully Retracting. Circlip No. 376 Missing, Tension Arm Assy No. 45 Jammed Against Loading Arm Left Hand Side.
PHILIPS VR401 No E To E Or P/b. Fl202 O/c.
PHILIPS VR401 No E To E Pause Led Partially Lit All The Time.Capst. Muted Plug Ub2 And Ba4 Reversed.
PHILIPS VR401 No Go One Of P-g Magnets Had Fallen Out Of Upper Drum And Jammed Drum Assy. Fit New Upper Drum.
PHILIPS VR401 No Go. 2.5 Amp. Power Fuse Blown. Check/replace Reelmotor - (always Chsnge Reelmotors With Type Numbers Ending In 02 On Sight).
PHILIPS VR401 No Pic On E-e Or Play. Fl202 O/c.
PHILIPS VR401 No Reel Drive In Play/rec, Rew And F/f Ok. Q7754 O/c.
PHILIPS VR401 No Rewind Ry7751 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR401 No Rewind. Ry7751 Relay.
PHILIPS VR401 Not Accepting Tape. N4 - Cassette Lid Lock Off Assy Broken.
PHILIPS VR401 Poor Picture. Clean Dirty Static Discharge Brush, Adjust C311, C312.
PHILIPS VR401 Power Light Not Switching On, Clock Works O.K. no 12v Switched Rail. Replace D9008, Even If It Reads O.K. D9008 In Main Pwr Supply Box
PHILIPS VR401 Reel Motor Not Turning On Pb & Rec Ok Of F.F. & Re. Q7754 O/c Base Emitter.
PHILIPS VR401 See Sharp Vc9300  
PHILIPS VR401 Whiteout On Playback. Short (spot Of Solder) On 12v Rail Between L409 And C443 To Earth - L409 O/c.
PHILIPS VR501 Capstan Not Turning. Plug Badly Crimped.
PHILIPS VR501 Cassette In Led Intermittent. Link 233 On Servo Panel D/j.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Colour And Drum Speed. Ic504 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Colour. Ic503 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Odd Functions When On Standby. Ic801, Microprocessor.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Play Pic. Fl401 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Reel Motor, Slows Down. R7733 Int.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Stops And Int Wont Go. Q808 Int O/c - Not Real Easy To Find.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Stops, Int No Power. Q808 Int O/c.
PHILIPS VR501 Int Stops. C719 Leaky.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent Chroma And Drum Speed On Playback. Ic504 Master Osc Intermittent.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent Chroma. Ic503 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent E To E. Fl402.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent Odd Functions When On Standby. Ic801 U Processor Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent P/b Fl401.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent Power. F901 Loose.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent Rewind. Ry7751 Relay Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittent Stopping H5 Pulse Dropping Out. C719 Leaky.
PHILIPS VR501 Intermittently Shuts Down. No Functions No Display C903 Low Capacitance. (47uf 16v) See Vc9300 Schematic Servo/sys Con Pcb)
PHILIPS VR501 Loud Squeak Intermittent On F.F. Tape Guide Roller Assy No. 107 Noisy.
PHILIPS VR501 No Capstan Drive. Plug "ad" Badly Crimped.
PHILIPS VR501 No E To E Or P/b Fl402
PHILIPS VR501 No Eject. Ic801 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 No Go. Flywheel Shaft Seized.
PHILIPS VR501 No Power Resolder All Supply Board Joints.
PHILIPS VR501 No Power Q9001 Short Cct 6-72. F9001 O/c.
PHILIPS VR501 No Power. F9001 O/c, Q9001 Shorted.
PHILIPS VR501 Noisy On Cue. Lubricate Tape Roller Assembly. No: 107 In Parts List.
PHILIPS VR501 Noisy On Play. Lower Drum Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Not Erasing On Record. C611, C512 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Not Erasing On Record. C611,c612.
PHILIPS VR501 Pic And Sound Muted On Pause. Q817 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Pix And Audio Muting Q817 Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Poor Pix Video Head Dirty - Also Static Discharge Brush Dirty.
PHILIPS VR501 Poor Still Tracking & Sync. R470, R2016, R2015 Adjust As Per Manual.
PHILIPS VR501 Reel Motor Int., Slowing Down. R7733 Intermittent.
PHILIPS VR501 See Sharp Vc9300  
PHILIPS VR501 Stopping After Using "pause" P-r Switch Adjusted.
PHILIPS VR501 Tangling Tape, No Rewind Or Fast Forward. Reel Motor Faulty.
PHILIPS VR501 Video Search Poor. Clean Reel Motor Pulley & Reel Idler.
PHILIPS VR501 White Out On E-e. R239 Dj'd.
PHILIPS VR501 Whiteout On E To E. R239 D/j.
PHILIPS VR501 Won't Load Tapes. N14 (gear) On Cassette Housing Broken.
PHILIPS VR502 Refer Vc381  
PHILIPS VR502 Tape Stuck Inset Not Unloading Loading Motor Int. Not Rev. Chassis Links 326 And 325 On Servo Panel Mounted Too Close Together Int. Shorting Together.
PHILIPS VR510 No E-e. Fl202 O/c.
PHILIPS VR601 No Video On E-r Mode. Check Ic309 For O/c C20 For S/c.
PHILIPS VR601 No Video On Playback. Check/replace Ic308 O/c.
PHILIPS VR601 See Sharp Vc390  
PHILIPS VR6349 Similar To Sharp Vca30x  
PHILIPS VR6440 Capstan Unlocked. Check Tracking Control For Dry Joints.
PHILIPS VR6440 No Reel Drive Ic708 Faulty Placing 3v Dc On Reel Drive Switch Input (ic705,p2)
PHILIPS VR6440 See Sharp Vc481  
PHILIPS VR6441 Refer Sharp Vc581  
PHILIPS VR6441 See Sharp Vc581  
PHILIPS VR6448 See Sharp Vca111  
PHILIPS VR6448 See Vca103  
PHILIPS VR6460 Set In Permanent Rewind. Check R117 2.7 Ohm O/c.
PHILIPS VR6460 Snowy E.E. And Off Air Tv Pictures. Check That The 12v Supply To The Unit Is Present, Chip Ic7002 Sometimes Faulty.
PHILIPS VR6462 Display Shows 80.00 Hours. Change Tms3763-28 Clock I.C.
PHILIPS VR6462 Head Drum Spinning Too Fast. Check Cass Led Is O/c (two In Series)
PHILIPS VR6462 No Functions Or Clock Display. Check T7125 For O/c.
PHILIPS VR6462 No Functions. Check If D6103 (30v Zener) S/c. (25v Rail)
PHILIPS VR6462 No Luminance On Record Or Play. Change Ic7051
PHILIPS VR6462 No Play Or Record. Rew And F.F. Ok. Change Ic7002.
PHILIPS VR6462 Pinch Roller Dose't Operate Properly. Eject Lever Comes Loose From Cam.
PHILIPS VR6462 Sluggish Brake Solenoid Or Head Drum Speed Hunting. Check For D/j Around Capacitor C2144 Or Dirty Brake Solenoid.
PHILIPS VR6462 Some Front Panel Controls Refuse To Light Up. Check If S/c In Plugs On The Data Lines From Front Panel.
PHILIPS VR6462 Sound Low With Wowing. Checkleft Hand Rotary Guide.
PHILIPS VR6462 Sound Slow With Wowing. Check The L/h Rotary Guide If Rotating.
PHILIPS VR6462 Test Signal On (even In Playback) Check T7508 If O/c.
PHILIPS VR6462 U.H.F. Modulator Drifting. D6601 (ztk18) (18v Zener).
PHILIPS VR6462 Very Low Playback And E-e Luminance. Check T7301, L5201,2,3,4,. R3202/3.
PHILIPS VR6462 When Searching For Stations Set Skips Weak Stations. Change C2051 & C2058 Before Changing U.H.F. Tuner.
PHILIPS VR6462 Will Not Eject. Pin Missing From Operating Lever Fig.3 In Manual.
PHILIPS VR6462 Will Not Respond To I/r Remote Control. Change Tda3047.
PHILIPS VR6462 Wont Eject Properly. Check Lever 242 (missing)
PHILIPS VR6462 Wont Rew. When Cass. Is In. With No Cass. Inserted Rewinds. Check Potential Of 4-5v At Connector 4dp2. This Comes From The "tape Begin" Photodiode On The Right Hand Side Of The Deck (p672). (goes Leaky).
PHILIPS VR6490 No Power? Power Supply Faulty.Replace 1000uf Capacitors.
PHILIPS VR6520 Cassette Only Loading Half Way. Cass. Down End Switch Broke Replace Switch.
PHILIPS VR6520 Interm. Return To Stop From F.F. Tape Counter Slows. Check Reel Sensor Opto-detector Ic1501 Reduced Sensitivity.
PHILIPS VR6520 No Capstan Rotation. Check For Loss Of The 12v Supply To The Capstan Control Chip Uc2004 Due To Fusible Resistor R209 (.68 Ohm) High In Value. (not Shown In Service Manual).
PHILIPS VR6520 No Functions Firm Up Fuse Holder, R901.
PHILIPS VR6520 Own Rec. Noisy Pre-rec. Tape Okay. Mono Multi Q702/3 Out. Adjust R709.
PHILIPS VR6520 Wont Accept Tape Or Lace Up. Check R1101.
PHILIPS VR6540 Refer Sharp Vc482  
PHILIPS VR6540 See Sharp Vc 482  
PHILIPS VR6541 Refer Sharp Vc582  
PHILIPS VR6541 See Sharp Vc 582  
PHILIPS VR6541 See Vc581  
PHILIPS VR6542 Refer Sharp Vc682  
PHILIPS VR6542 See Sharp Vc 682  
PHILIPS VR6640 See Sharp Vc 483  
PHILIPS VR6641 Refer Sharp Vc585  
PHILIPS VR6641 See Sharp Vc 585  
PHILIPS VR6660 Clock Display Giving Wrong Readouts. Change Ic2 (sn75518n).
PHILIPS VR6660 Failure To Play When Button Pressed. Check For Shorts On And Around Plug C3.
PHILIPS VR6660 Loop Of Tape Hanging Out Of Cassette (intermittently). Replace Idler Wheel.
PHILIPS VR6660 Wont Go Into Play Mode "m" Lighting Up In Display. Check For Leakage Between K1 And K2, Check For4 Debris S/c Plug C3
PHILIPS VR6740 Drum Frequency Hunts Check Adjustment Of Buffer Oscillator Tp9 R738
PHILIPS VR6740 No Capstan Lock. R794 (4.7k). Put Another 4.7k In Parallel. On Cap Servo Pcb
PHILIPS VR6740 See Sharp Vc 486  
PHILIPS VR6840 Refer Sharp Vc496  
PHILIPS VR6840 See Sharp Vc 496  
PHILIPS VR684305 Int Failure To Select Record. Check Record Inhibit Switch (leads Shorting At Switch). Located On End Sensor P.C.B.
PHILIPS VR6940 Refer Sharp Vc488  
PHILIPS VR6940 See Sharp Vc 488  
PHILIPS VR6942/75 No Hifi Audio Record Or Play. Carriers Recorded No Mod C6314 S/c 1000uf 25v
PHILIPS VR701 Intermittent Stopping. Q804 O/c.
PHILIPS VR701 See Sharp Vc383  
PHILIPS VR901 Int No Functions When Using Fron Controls Remote Ok. Sockets Gc And Gb On Digitron Panel Dry Jointed - Int 5v To Front Panel Ic.
PHILIPS VR901 No Display. Digitron Broken.
PHILIPS VR901 See Sharp Vc388  
PHILIPS VR901 Stops Intermittently. Adjust P/r Switch.
PHILIPS VR901 Tape Jammed. Lock Off Assy In Cassette Housing.
PHILIPS VR901 Tracking Bar On Pre-recorded Tapes. Adjust T-path.
PHILIPS VRD022 Capstan Speed Varying. Capstan Shaft Binding, Cleaned And Lubed Adjusted Servo's.
PHILIPS VRD022 Clock U/s. Ic5001.
PHILIPS VRD022 Drum Motor Int. Not Starting. Replace D.D. Motor.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Bad Pix On Playback No Reverse Video Search. Connection 85 On P-c Board Inside Lower Drum Has Thin Sliver Of Solder On It Which Intermittently Shorting To Frame. Clean Reel Motor Pulley & Idler And Take Up Spool.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Capstan Speed Varying. D/j On Sync Head.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Colour On Playback. Int No Power. Crack In P/c Board Around Centre Retaining Screw - Screw Done Up Too Tight - Area Around R538 D/j Mains Input Board.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Head Servo - Going Fast After 10 Mins. Ic701 Faulty.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Performing Odd Functions Even With No Tape In Unit. Ic801 - Faulty.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Pix P/b. Fl401.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Power. Fuse F901 Loose.
PHILIPS VRD022 Int Whiteout And No Sound. Pin 2 Of Plug Ak (servo Panel) Badly Crimped - Causing Int. 12v To Yc Board.
PHILIPS VRD022 No Drum Rotate. Ic704.
PHILIPS VRD022 No Go - Unlaces. Capstan Shaft Seized, Belt Stretched. Belt 358 37125, plug Ad Badly Crimped.
PHILIPS VRD022 No Power. K901 O/c
PHILIPS VRD022 Tangling Tapes. Check Reel Motor.

Last Updated on 20/09/98
By Allan
Email: allan@vidcam.com.au