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VCC8L6 / BAUER [Camcorder - 8mm]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for VCC8L6 / BAUER.

List of fault symptoms:
  • Counter in the display counts only between 0 and 1. (with circuit diagram extract) (BAUER - VCC8L6 information)
  • Occasionally REW fails. Appliance unlaces and switches off.
  • Poor REC/PB. No synchronisation. Intermittent black/white picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switches off, a blurry picture appears on the viewfinder monitor. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Lines in the picture, (depending on the brightness). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Impossible to program date and clock display. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Poor playback and record. Picture does not synchronise and occasionally is black and white. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Tape is laced up but appliance unlaces again immediately. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Viewfinder monitor fails.
  • Sometimes no picture search.
  • Servo fault in PB, FF and REW functions, capstan motor carries out functions irregularly. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Unlaces without having an inserted cassette. Switches off directly after lacing up. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (VCC8L6 tips)
  • VTR does not function. Camera and REC are ok.
  • No PB but camera signal is present (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture in recorder PB, white diagonal lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (BAUER - VCC8L6 information)
  • No picture in the viewfinder.
  • Autofocus: if the counter has been set to infinity it remains in this position.
  • No switch on. Operation LED flashes on for a short time. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Before reaching playback mode or record, the tape loading motor stops suddenly.
  • No function accepted after a drive function button has been pressed. Switches off a few secs later.
  • Audio PB level adjustment.
  • Clock-date indication cannot be programmed.
  • In REC colour is shifted to the right. (picture attached)
  • Only remains switched on when the operation switch is pressed in. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Camera picture is dark.
  • Under cut voltage adjustment. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Distorted picture in PB. (VCC8L6 tips)
  • Head drum motor does not function. Appliance unlaces again.
  • Autofocus does not turn. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Switches off after approx 10 secs.
  • Aperture opens constantly.
  • No colour in freeze frame.
  • V lock cannot be set. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No colour. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • E-E level adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Colour is only green during camera operation. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • CUE and freeze frame are defective.
  • Picture turns dark with interference lines when switching from camera to recorder. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Battery cannot be attached or is loose.
  • Capstan motor does not run. After unloading the cassette tape spillage. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Does not shut down. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Camera picture shows white distortion.
  • Capstan runs faster after an extended operating time.
  • Viewfinder picture shows horizontal and vertical interference lines. Picture geometry is too small.
  • Damaged driver position 157 (metal) and gear position 153 (plastic).
  • No battery operation possible.
  • Line in the picture in PB. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (VCC8L6 tip from BAUER)
  • No Y signal during camera operation. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Time/date cannot be programmed. (with circuit diagram extract) (VCC8L6 tip from BAUER)
  • No picture with a connected converter.
  • No erase function on camera function. (picture attached) (VCC8L6 BAUER repair tip)
  • Own recording of the sound distorts in PB.
  • Bright parts of the picture show blooming. (picture attached)
  • Capstan runs too fast in REC/PB. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No green in camera function. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Sound hisses very loudly when recording.
  • Intermittent interference lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Noise in the picture and no sharp contours. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • REC and PB are poor, colour sometimes disappears completely during Play. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No colour (in PB).
  • REC and PB are poor, in PB sometimes the colour is missing. (picture attached)
  • Weak colours in the camera picture.
  • Stop button does not function.
  • Occasionally interference lines run through the picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No sound or poor sound.
  • Intermittent tape creasing due to accumulation.
  • Switches off immediately with battery display and also with the mains supply.
  • No camera picture and no EE picture. (picture attached)
  • Dark picture in camera operation. Only coloured spots visible. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Aperture control is defective.
  • During PB strong picture distortion on the TV and in the view finder monitor.
  • PB level adjustment.
  • Switches on and switches off after 5-10 secs.
  • Autofocus does not function. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • At switch on, PSU chirps.
  • The cassette compartment does not open. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Recorder laces up without a cassette and switches off after direct lacing up.
  • Horizontal line in the viewfinder. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No picture during REC. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Colour bar test picture shows black and white distortion. With different appliances the freeze frame is ok.
  • VCR-function immediately cuts off, no camera signal. (BAUER - VCC8L6 information)
  • Capstan motor runs jerkily. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No function. Left tape reel runs. Appliance switches off.
  • Pedestal level adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture, only a white surface. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No tape transport. Tape jitters.
  • Camera functions well. Recorder does not function, operate LED is dark. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Lines in the camera picture. No colour. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • FF in pause function.
  • Low light indication adjustment. (picture attached)
  • In PB secondary interference noises in the sound.
  • Sound distorted on self recorded tapes.
  • Sometimes a negative picture occues when camera has been operated jerkily. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • On the recorded picture, in playback, significant black holes. Picture pause is ok.
  • VTR remote switch does not function
  • Camera picture runs through after a few mins. (picture attached)
  • Noise after switching from REC to PB. Picture OK after repeated switching. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (VCC8L6 BAUER repair tip)
  • AF gate adjustment. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • During PB humming in the sound. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Sync distortion in the camera viewfinder. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Shuts down. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • FM audio VCO adjustment.
  • AWB offset adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (VCC8L6 BAUER repair tip)
  • PB of Sound OK. Poor recording of sound (scratching sounds). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Drive is defective, right reel does not move.
  • Batteries cannot be charged. (VCC8L6 tip from BAUER)
  • PG shifter adjustment. (picture attached)
  • "Moire" effect in PB. Folding down the base board cures the fault. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switches off during camera function. Recorder PB is ok. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Picture displays significant chroma distortion which is recognised in colour bar test picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Without a cassette the reel tables runs backwards at start up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Colour flickering in PB. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Colour flickers during own recording.
  • VTR PC8000 and Charge switch off.
  • Recorder unit cannot be switched on. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Picture is too bright in camera mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No function during PB. (picture attached)
  • Strong drop outs in REC/PB. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No colour (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Autofocus is defective. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Interference stripes in the picture.
  • Excessive drop outs on picture of recorder in PB. Freeze-frame ok. (VCC8L6 BAUER repair tip)
  • Intermittent failure to switch off. Display and EVF remain lit. Power LED switches off. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Automatic white level adjustment does not work correctly. (VCC8L6 tip from BAUER)
  • V-sub voltage adjustment.
  • No start-up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Camera picture overshadows. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Lacing motor only laces in one direction until the mechanism stops. (picture attached)
  • Video frequency response adjustment. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Black and white tearing on the picture edge. (VCC8L6 tips)
  • Over exposure during camera operation.
  • Edges are doubled in PB. (picture attached)
  • Only laces up and unlaces. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No sound in EE. (picture attached)
  • Time cannot be set. (picture attached)
  • No tape transport.
  • When reproducing own recordings the picture fails (similar to contamination). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Picture jitters vertically in freeze frame. Cannot be regulated with V-lock. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Autofocus only focuses in one direction.
  • No switch off. Drive functions are not possible. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Noises in the sound during own recording.
  • REC current adjustment. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Sound hums in EE position and in recording. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • "DEW" is indicated, no function.
  • Capstan speed fast. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Trigger circuit does not function in camera mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Switches off after 10 mins. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • After a short time switches off or does not switch on. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • During PB of own recording, which was recorded outside with a strong wind blowing, the recorded sound is drowned by the wind.
  • Bright lines and flyback lines in the viewfinder.
  • During camera operation line runa through the picture.
  • FM audio deviation adjustment. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No colour (in REC). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Switches off after a few secs. Eject is not possible.
  • Record button does not respond when pushed.
  • No drum/head rotation. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (VCC8L6 BAUER repair tip)
  • VCO adjustment.
  • Occasional blooming of colour in REC and PB. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • PSU chirps at switch on. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • After some time the picture runs through. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • In own recording tracking faults in pause in bottom half of picture or tracking faults/interference lines in PB.
  • Sound recording is distorted in playback. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • During camera operation sometimes loud noises in the sound.
  • No or poor PB. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Capstan runs jerkily. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • In REC vertical lines of the picture are bent.
  • Lacing in motor stops shortly before reaching PB or REC mode.
  • After lacing up, unlaces again immediately and switches off.
  • At start up appliance loads and unloads the tape. Cassette compartment stays open. Often the capstan continues to turn.
  • Picture signal is noisy and blurred. Colour is missing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No functions.
  • No camera picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No function, left reel runs, appliance switches off. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Sound is discontinued. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • A brown bar appears in PB.
  • No PB.
  • Poor rewind.
  • Starts up for a moment and then switches off. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Picture PB only black and white with interference. (picture attached)
  • CCD chip is defective. White bands and striations on the camera picture.
  • During PB picture edges show black distortion. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Servo error in PB, FF and REC. Capstan motor behaves "crazily"
  • "D" appears in the display at switch on.
  • White clip/dark clip adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No sound during camera operation. (picture attached)
  • Capstan and drum motors run, appliance switches off.
  • Cassettes are not fully rewound to the start. Appliance unlaces before this and switches off.
  • The Iris control is defective. The picture is too bright. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Switches off after approx 3 secs. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • AGC adjustment. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Switches off after operating the play switch. Capstan motor does not function. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Driver only laces up partially and then gets stuck.
  • No function. 9V operating voltage is missing. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Lines when in EE operation.
  • No picture with connected converter. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No colour recording. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • At switch on, REW and head motor start running. Cassette cannot be opened and switches off after a few secs. (service info for BAUER -VCC8L6)
  • Interference lines run rhythmically from top to bottom of the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Very wide noise zones in picture. Occasionally no picture. Fault is sensitive to oscillations. (picture attached)
  • In the VTR position PC8000 is defective but is ok in the load position.
  • Reel table does not run in Play.
  • Laces up without a cassette.
  • Lines run horizontally through camera picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Indoor white balance adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • PB is not possible or only poorly. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No colour during REC and PB. Colour is present in EE. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Does not record and does not switch to REC position. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • With a 90 mins tape, appliance reels slowly or not at all.
  • Brightness adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract) (VCC8L6 tip from BAUER)
  • Lacing motor does not run. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Picture is distorted, also when operating the camera. Sound is ok. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Camera does not function. (with circuit diagram extract) (VCC8L6 BAUER repair tip)
  • After inserting a cassette tape laces up for a short time. Unlaces again immediately and tape loops form. (with circuit diagram extract) (VCC8L6 tips)
  • Switches on but switches off again after 5-10 secs.
  • Strong picture drop-outs in PB. Standing picture OK.
  • Switches off after approx. 10 secs.
  • No picture (in PB). (extract of circuit diagram attached) (VCC8L6 tips)
  • Stops after 10 secs.
  • Viewfinder picture is blurred and diffuse. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No colour, picture shows occasional dropouts and is distorted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • During slow motion the interference bar cannot be adjusted. (VCC8L6 tips)
  • In PB sometimes no colour. (edges are sometimes missing). (with circuit diagram extract) (VCC8L6 tips)
  • Only a vertical line is visible in viewfinder.
  • Bimolf gain control adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No sound using the microphone. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Rec. and Play are poor. Picture does not synchronise and is occasionally black and white.
  • Colour fields of the recorded test picture are displaced by approx 2/3 to the left in PB. Same fault occurs with prerecorded cassettes.
  • At switch on appliance laces up and unlaces. Cassette compartment opens. Often capstan keeps running.
  • Switches on then immediately switches off. No function. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Picture is only black and white. Interference in the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No REW.
  • No indication in the display. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Only noise after switching from REC to PB. Picture ok if you switch over again. (picture attached)
  • No colour in PB, blurry edges (picture attached)
  • Colour noises in PB. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Goes to REW after switching on without a cassette. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Zoom motor does not function.
  • Lines in EE position. (picture attached)
  • Clock cannot be adjusted. (with circuit diagram extract) (VCC8L6 tip from BAUER)
  • The green colour cuts out when appliance is in camera function.
  • Switches off during REW.
  • YH level adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Capstan motor sometimes runs faster in Play. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (VCC8L6 tips)
  • Picture is grey with no picture content.
  • No capstan rotation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • When charging the battery becomes hot.
  • CCD chip is defective. White stripes and streaks in the camera picture.
  • Camera only plays for a very short time with a rechargeable battery.
  • Drive functions are distorted.
  • Intermittent tape problems.
  • No/slow winding with 90 min tape.
  • In camera mode diagonal lines in viewfinder picture. (with circuit diagram extract) (BAUER - VCC8L6 information)
  • During camera record, very strong sound interference. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Interference bands on the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (BAUER - VCC8L6 information)
  • Only snow in picture during PB. (picture attached)
  • Cassette compartment cannot be opened.
  • Head drum runs through. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Picture is white in camera operation.
  • No colour in PB, interference lines in the picture. (picture attached)
  • Zoom does not function.
  • After switching on, switches off again after a few secs in camera mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Excessive drop outs in Play and Rec.

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