Ok I've just researched the HRS8000. we never had that here. Its the same
mech as our HRD530 but with SVHS from 1988 ish
Forget the stuff about the sensors, thats on much more modern stuff like our
HRS7000/8600 the nearest model numbers.
Unplug it, take the bottom off, and carefully tighten the 2 or 3 small
screws fastening the green pcb's onto the bottom of the mech, it will
probably be a loose one causing a bad earth. and perhaps your symptoms. If
not then you could have numerous other things like a shorting pole on the
capstan motor etc.
Also as reported by Mark, the membrane switches can be troublesome, but
usually just inactive buttons. they gave most trouble when juices were spilt
into them!
Since this mech was used in Fergusons-UK (don't know what brand US have for
that- Thomson?) and Toshibas there should be many time served VCR tech out
there with experience so it doesn't have to be a JVC seervice centre
necessarily.
Hope this helps
AW
"Vincent Poy" wrote in message
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I didn't realize you were in Europe but from what you're saying, it seems
like it doesn't really need any parts replaced but rather just labor.
There is a place locally that charges $US35 + labor but I know they are
n't
factory authorized and I wonder if being factory authorized will make a
difference or not. Where exactly is the right hand sensor located or what
does it look like?
Since you might be familar with this, I had a Mitsubishi HS-U70 SVHS VCR
that failed a few years back and it had like missing audio as well as
missing color and the problem seemed to have been bad capacitors but when
I
shipped the thing to be repaired, it was fixed but shipping caused the
Control Audio Head to not be aligned and the guy I think readjusted it.
It
will play any tapes it records but when I take the tape to the JVC HR-
S8000U, it will only show scrolling black & white with distorted audio and
also, any tape that the Mitsubishi recorded on can't be re-recorded with
the JVC, is this just a alignment problem as the guy that fixed it didn't
have the factory jig for proper alignment.
Cheers,
Vince
"JVC Dude" wrote in
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I would suspect that the soldering under the right hand sensor may be
dry jointed .
If you aren't familiar with repairing equipment then don't try to cure
this yourself, since it involves stripping the deck out, then removing
the main board (although some models access from underneath may be
possible.) Its not easy!! Also the mains psu capacitor can retain
approx 380Volts- just waiting to shake hands with anyone who doesn't
know wheres safe and wheres not!
Your supposition is correct re the FF button it would FF when turned
on or if 2 buttons are effectively pressed, then other odd symptoms
may occur.
Remember as I said these units are very sensitive to light. There was
a mod to cover the right sensor (a slim 2" black LED type of thing
standing centre right of the mechanism)- its use is primarily to
detect if the tape is at the beginning and then shuttle forward off
it.
As to what you should pay, I would think £30-£40 to cover an hours
time would be typical- however it may not be this sensor and only an
engineer with the top off, probing around could really correctly
diagnose this.
Andrew
"Vincent Poy" wrote in message
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This VCR doesn't have a jog wheel. If if was the FF button then
wouldn't it FF even in the stop position?
Cheers,
Vince
"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in
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Sounds to me like the FF button or jog wheel may have a problem.
Seen things like this before.
Mark Z.
"Vincent Poy" wrote in message
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Vincent Poy wrote in
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"JVC dude" wrote in
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Hi Vincent,
Is there a lot of light getting in through the top/side? these
decks have optic sensors and can be tripped into doing strange
modes with light otherwise sounds like a faulty switch contact
or something similar. when you say play button do you mean on
the set or the remote. ~Its possible the remote if someting was
spilt into it may do that. if its not related to the remote
then there may be a faulty switch on the front panel. its
certainly not a common problem. I presume you've unplugged and
plugged in again to reset the machine!
Other possible causes, dirty mode switch contacts, or poss
a capstan motor control fault , but that would be very rare.
its more likely to be one of the above.
hope this helps
AW
Hi AW:
Right now, there has to be a lot of light as I was trying to see
if things are working with the cover off but originally, the
cover was on when the problem happened. What is weird is that
randomly, it will decide to play a tape correctly. As for the
play button, I'm talking about the button on the front panel and
not the remote as I haven't used my remote in a few years. I've
already did the plug/unplug a few times just to make sure that
wasn't the problem. I'm just trying to figure out will this be a
expensive repair since I see a lot of repairers that aren't
factory authorized but don't most problems need a service manual
or will equipment tell them what is wrong? Since it seems lots
of places have a fixed labor rate but then you have to pay for
parts and I hope they don't randomly change out parts.
Cheers,
Vince
I just put the cover back on and the first play of the tape plays
normally but then the next play, it does the same Play + Fast
Forward mode again.
Cheers,
Vince
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