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Hitachi VCR won't playback tapes anymore
I am asking for any help out there?
I have a Hitachi FX950E (NTSC Playback) VCR and it has started playing up, I have read through the fix suggestions on the website but nothing has worked yet. The problem is this :- I insert a recordable cassette (which normally plays back OK) into the machine and it goes straight to REW and attempts to rewind the tape 3 or 4 times slowly (start, stop, start, stop etc.) then stops and pops the tape out and shuts down. During this period of time the cassette is in the machine I can switch it to standby and it carries on rewinding slowly!! I realise that these things are nearly dinosaurs now but if anyone might have an idea for me to fix it I would appreciate it. Thanks |
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Hitachi VCR won't playback tapes anymore
Yorkie wrote:
I am asking for any help out there? I have a Hitachi FX950E (NTSC Playback) VCR and it has started playing up, I have read through the fix suggestions on the website but nothing has worked yet. The problem is this :- I insert a recordable cassette (which normally plays back OK) into the machine and it goes straight to REW and attempts to rewind the tape 3 or 4 times slowly (start, stop, start, stop etc.) then stops and pops the tape out and shuts down. During this period of time the cassette is in the machine I can switch it to standby and it carries on rewinding slowly!! I realise that these things are nearly dinosaurs now but if anyone might have an idea for me to fix it I would appreciate it. Thanks If this unit is from the early to mid 1980's, probably faulty tape end sensors. As I remember, they are soldered into pc boards on the front loading mechanism. Good luck. -- David Farber David Farber's Service Center L.A., CA |
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Hitachi VCR won't playback tapes anymore
Yorkie wrote in message
... I am asking for any help out there? I have a Hitachi FX950E (NTSC Playback) VCR and it has started playing up, I have read through the fix suggestions on the website but nothing has worked yet. The problem is this :- I insert a recordable cassette (which normally plays back OK) into the machine and it goes straight to REW and attempts to rewind the tape 3 or 4 times slowly (start, stop, start, stop etc.) then stops and pops the tape out and shuts down. During this period of time the cassette is in the machine I can switch it to standby and it carries on rewinding slowly!! I realise that these things are nearly dinosaurs now but if anyone might have an idea for me to fix it I would appreciate it. Thanks Mode switch wear or misalignment perhaps, its got into an erroneous mode -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ |
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Hitachi VCR won't playback tapes anymore
"Yorkie" wrote in message ... I am asking for any help out there? I have a Hitachi FX950E (NTSC Playback) VCR and it has started playing up, I have read through the fix suggestions on the website but nothing has worked yet. The problem is this :- I insert a recordable cassette (which normally plays back OK) into the machine and it goes straight to REW and attempts to rewind the tape 3 or 4 times slowly (start, stop, start, stop etc.) then stops and pops the tape out and shuts down. During this period of time the cassette is in the machine I can switch it to standby and it carries on rewinding slowly!! I realise that these things are nearly dinosaurs now but if anyone might have an idea for me to fix it I would appreciate it. Thanks And this is after the standard "unplug it for 5 minutes" procedure? |
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Hitachi VCR won't playback tapes anymore
On 5 Sep, 21:14, "Deke" wrote:
"Yorkie" wrote in message ... I am asking for any help out there? I have a Hitachi FX950E (NTSC Playback) VCR and it has started playing up, I have read through the fix suggestions on the website but nothing has worked yet. *The problem is this :- I insert a recordable cassette (which normally plays back OK) into the machine and it goes straight to REW and attempts to rewind the tape 3 or 4 times slowly (start, stop, start, stop etc.) then stops and pops the tape out and shuts down. During this period of time the cassette is in the machine I can switch it to standby and it carries on rewinding slowly!! I realise that these things are nearly dinosaurs now but if anyone might have an idea for me to fix it I would appreciate it. Thanks And this is after the standard "unplug it for 5 minutes" procedure? Yes, I had it disconnected for ages while seeking help but didn't work either. Thanks for the response though. |
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Hitachi VCR won't playback tapes anymore
Most likely defective sensors, or sensor circuits, or mechanical problems, or the power supply is not able to supply the proper output any longer. An experienced tech who is used to working on VCR machines could go through your VCR machine and make you an estimate for servicing it. This type of repair may not be low in cost. Jerry G. -- On Sep 5, 1:24*pm, Yorkie wrote: I am asking for any help out there? I have a Hitachi FX950E (NTSC Playback) VCR and it has started playing up, I have read through the fix suggestions on the website but nothing has worked yet. *The problem is this :- I insert a recordable cassette (which normally plays back OK) into the machine and it goes straight to REW and attempts to rewind the tape 3 or 4 times slowly (start, stop, start, stop etc.) then stops and pops the tape out and shuts down. During this period of time the cassette is in the machine I can switch it to standby and it carries on rewinding slowly!! I realise that these things are nearly dinosaurs now but if anyone might have an idea for me to fix it I would appreciate it. Thanks |
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Hitachi VCR won't playback tapes anymore
On 5 sep, 19:24, Yorkie wrote:
I am asking for any help out there? I have a Hitachi FX950E (NTSC Playback) VCR and it has started playing up, I have read through the fix suggestions on the website but nothing has worked yet. The problem is this :- I insert a recordable cassette (which normally plays back OK) into the machine and it goes straight to REW and attempts to rewind the tape 3 or 4 times slowly (start, stop, start, stop etc.) then stops and pops the tape out and shuts down. During this period of time the cassette is in the machine I can switch it to standby and it carries on rewinding slowly!! I realise that these things are nearly dinosaurs now but if anyone might have an idea for me to fix it I would appreciate it. Thanks open it up, check no cassette labels etc are floating around. Try unclipping/removing the front panel, one of the push switches rewind probably) may be jammed I had a thomson VCR do this a couple of years ago, the plastic got deformed. a squirt of swirth cleaner in the mode switch may also solve this. |
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