7618906 RTV440PSW / BLAUPUNKT [Video recorder - VHS HiFi]

• Picture twitches. No colour. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• Lound noise from mechanism. When ejecting tape, lift loads again and ejects by itself several times.
• The tape is cut at the lower edge of the tape on the guide flange (exploded diagram nr.147).
• Cassette compartment goes up and down. No display.
• Switches off REC and PB sometimes, unlaces and rewinds. (service info for BLAUPUNKT -7618906)
• Cassette compartment stuck. Cannot be moved with eject.
• Sometimes no rewind. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Cassette is ejected if you switch from PLAY to STOP and REV.
• Uncontrollable display brightness. (picture attached)
• No eject. Does not accept cassette when manually wound; PB and REC OK.
• Cassette is accepted and then ejected with tape loops. REW appears on display.
• Head drum motor turns but doesn't thread in after operating Play, FF, REW etc. Noise. Threads in after approx 8secs, then unthreads and switches off. (picture attached)
• FF and REW defective. Tape is initialised for a short time, then stops.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately. intermittently.
• Tape stuck.
• VCR 1 - VCR 2. Adjustment of VCR; adjustment of RC. The adjustment must be performed if the VCR works via front keys and it displays VCR 1 (or 2) via RC.
• No tape movement in PB, FF or REW.
• Tooth segments of the front flap are damaged.
• No mechanical functions.
• Lacing mechanism is defective.
• Cassette stuck. No function possible. "Inoperative" is displayed.
• Tape looping intermittently.
• Black tears in still pictures. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Mechanism jammed. (picture attached)
• Does not load tape. intermittently. (BLAUPUNKT - 7618906 information)
• Nominal FM deviation adjustment for 1,8MHz.
• Difficult tape drive in PB.
• Display shows "Blocked" in each function.
• Tape is damaged. when ejected.
• After playing for a long time the appliance does not unlace.
• A loop of tape left out upon eject. Noisy FF and REW. Damaging tape upon PB. (7618906 BLAUPUNKT repair tip)
• No ATTS detection, only counter.
• No lacing in. (7618906 BLAUPUNKT repair tip)
• Cassette is no longer ejected. Drive stops. (service info for BLAUPUNKT -7618906)
• Tape stuck. in PB.
• Compartment moves down. Tape is not laced in. Drive jams.
• Blocks occasionally or does not perform any commands.
• Interference bars in middle of the picture in freeze frame.
• Sometimes no operation.
• Does not load the cassette or lace up the tape. Fault may occur intermittently or constantly.
• Occasionally, after cassette has been introduced, pre-loading does not occur. Cassette has to be ejected again. If PLAY button is pressed, appliance switches off. It can be restarted only after disconnecting mains.
• Deck goes to REW for approx 2 secs repeating 3 times then goes to FF for 4 secs then EJECTS tape. Accepts tape OK. Half load arm loads OK.
• After EJECT, appliance loads cassette by itself.
• Poor load or eject.
• Tapes E30 and E60 are damaged at the start of the tape after rewind if long play is selected. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Damages tape, especially with 240 mins cassettes.
• No ATTS.
• OK for short time from standby or when tape inserted; then immediately ejects tape and goes back to standby.
• Tape loops occur if reeling process is interrupted. (7618906 BLAUPUNKT repair tip)
• Squeaks when lacing up or during unlacing. Does not eject and the lacing belt slips through.
• No display. No user control. Tape is lowered.
• No FF. intermittently. No REW. intermittently. PB OK . Mechanical noise.
• REW does not function. FF to slow.
• REW is hard or hardly any REW.
• Cassette is not loaded or ejected. Lacing motor runs.
• Difficult to insert cassette or does not accept cassette.
• Disable child lock.
• Mechanism does not move although the threading motor runs.
• The cassette compartment does not lower and the compartment guide is bent.
• The left tape loading loosens.
• Goes to FF or CUE.
• No reeling possible, otherwise everything OK.
• 1,4MHz carrier frequency adjustment. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• Cassette blocked and noise from the gears when connecting to the mains.
• Tripping.
• A tape can be loaded and goes to the cassette-down position but nothing else happens.
• REW and FFW are defective. CUE and REV normal.
• Nominal FM deviation adjustment.
• Lever 32F, that is operated by cam gear, comes out of its support after approx. 1-2 weeks.
• Slow tape loading. Interference on picture via tuner when loading.
• Nominal FM deviation adjustment for 1,4MHz.
• No fast forward/rewind - all other functions o/k.
• Mechanism blocks when loading.
• Sometimes appliance can no longer be operated.
• Does not accept tape. Display OK .
• Al expulsar la cinta, la cinta no sale del casete y se queda atascada.
• Tape is not loaded around video head and cassette ejected after 15 secs. Cassette loading ok. (7618906 tips)
• Does not load tape. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Deck threads very slowly.
• No eject. Tape loops.
• Appliance ejects and then re-accepts cassette again. Tape laces up but no mechanical functions. PB is OK. When ejecting cassette, mains plug must be disconnected and connected again.
• Poor tape guide at pinch roller. (service info for BLAUPUNKT -7618906)
• PB speed changes.
• The right reel table does not run, appliance forms tape loops and shows F6 on the display.
• Does not lace up correctly. PB only after pushing play button twice. Tape loops. Cassette is not always accepted
• In service function A5 the cassette is not taken. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Tape left out of cassette when eject is selected.
• Tape is lowered into cassette compartment but comes up again immediately.
• Ejects tape after 5 seconds of rewind.
• Poor loading.
• Tape forms loops. When operating in service function A 5 the appliance laces up, but the video head and capstan do not turn. No further functions are taken. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Tape is not taken up.
• Intermittently tape is ejected when PB, FF or REC selected.
• Tape retracts, ATTS is not carried out, no reaction to transport mode. (picture attached)
• New cassette lift drive with turbo drive from WD22.
• No start-up.
• No eject. Other functions OK .
• Sometimes cassette sticks against flap.
• No E to E. (picture attached)
• Tapes are broken when winding or rewinding quickly and when you stop to go into PB.
• Creases tapes. Noise bands on screen. Displays "TRACK". (7618906 BLAUPUNKT repair tip)
• Tape sticks to cylinder in reverse picture search.
• Drive problems, eject, insert, lace up do not function or not always.
• EJECTS when any function selected.
• Changed clutch lever pos 114 482240371173
• Rattling in fast forward. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• New µP software version in the drive electronics.
• VCR doesn't respond to the RC. RC works well with the TV.
• Tape winds round capstan shaft when cassette has lowered. Display shows F1. In service function A5 the compartment goes down, capstan shaft turns immediately and transport ring turns slowly when lacing up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Accepts a tape, loads up, then immediately ejects, leaving tape looped inside.
• Ticking noise from power supply. (Appliance does not run to correct speed any longer).
• Rewind of a VHS cassette at top speed does not respect the stop at the end of the tape if the duration of the tape is not suitably selected. No slowing down at the end of the tape. There is a risk of destroying the tape. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Mechanical rattling or cassette is ejected in FF and REW.
• No functions. No display.
• Cassette is not retracted. Display lights up. No function.
• Tape is damaged. No audio.
• New lift design from WD22
• Low mono audio; colour on previous recording may remain.
• Squeaking from the appliance and waves in the picture after some time. (7618906 BLAUPUNKT repair tip)
• Cassette is loaded otherwise no further drive functions possible. In the Service test program under certain circumstances error code E1 (threading error) or E2 (capstan error) appears. Perhaps no display content.
• The brass tape lever next to the pinch roller twitches during play, the take- up reel runs jerkily.
• Resistors R3124 and R3151 in the deck electronics on board on board LFBU are burnt. Connections of transistors 7110 and 7111 have become discharged.
• New lift manufacture from WD22 (BLAUPUNKT - 7618906 information)
• Loud noises when moving cassette compartment in.
• Colour fails. Picture twitches, mainly vertically.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately. Switches to protection mode (intermittently). (BLAUPUNKT - 7618906 information)
• Tape laces in. PB for approx. 4 secs then switches into stop position.
• Dead or slow to power up.
• Check of max. FM deviation for 1,8MHz.
• No mechanical functions. Eject OK .
• Starts PB then right reel table stops. Tape is too tight when coming out of supply reel table.
• No functions. Loads OK. .
• Adjustment of max FM deviation for 1.4MHz.
• Longplay recording is not possible, loses track position.
• Tape immediately threads out after inserting cassette. (service info for BLAUPUNKT -7618906)
• When unlacing the tape lever remains pressed on and the threading ring does not go to its starting position. (7618906 tips)
• Threading motor seized up and its drive chip burnt out. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• Does not carry out drive mechanism functions or carries them out correctly only sometimes, nontransparent faulty picture.
• New control software in the drive electronics.
• Tape stuck. intermittently.
• Drive is blocked. (7618906 BLAUPUNKT repair tip)
• Does not accept tape.
• Appliance is continually in tracking. Sometimes it functions for several seconds.
• Tape stuck inside when switching from REW or FF to eject.
• Poor cassette loading and lacing.
• Tape is damaged. in PB (after a few seconds).
• Does not start up after mains supply has been interrupted. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The cassette is not pulled in straight
• On eject command, tape is ejected, but then automatically taken back. Tape is stuck and mechanism does not function any more.
• Tape is ejected when PB, FF or REW selected.
• Defective thread in. (BLAUPUNKT - 7618906 information)
• Correction in service manual. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• Laces up tape at initialisation, but does not transport it. Clock disappears.
• Tape is not taken up to the audio control head.
• Tape damage when switching from REW to Eject or from Stop to Eject.
• Cassette is not accepted. Compartment is not lowered and motor does not start up.
• No drive function. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• Tape is not fully laced into the cassette when ejecting (tape loop with tape damage). Slow FFW and switches back to picture search
• No functions. Left reel-table turns faintly by pulses.
• Loud rattling when rewinding. FF ok.
• No REW.
• No functions after power failure.
• Tape loop into the drive when it stops during REV/ FF.
• Intermittent malfunction of mechanism.
• Appliance does not accept the cassette (not even in service function A5)
• New cassetten lift drive with turbo drive from WD22.
• Cassette loader gear often jumps.
• Tape is ejected and then drawn back.
• When trying to eject the cassette, it jams on the upper part of the operating panel.
• No drive functions, only tape draw-in and eject available.
• Modified LED light conductor.
• Intermittent tape loops.
• Demodulator adjustment.
• No ATTS. Drive mechanism stops after inserting cassette.
• Black tearing in still picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for BLAUPUNKT -7618906)
• Tape stuck. when ejected.
• 1,4MHz demodulator adjustment.
• Cassette is retracted immediately after eject.
• Tape loops.
• Drive does not work correctly and is noisy.
• Defective fuse 1202 (-28V) in PSU.
• Drive does not lace up properly. Tape guide bolt does not reach video head disk. Sluggish drive and does not unlace. Switches off by itself.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately. Shuts down.
• Holder for pulse roller pos.110 and 107 is defective.
• Tape is not thread in after eject.
• No audio record or old recording is not erased.
• Ejects cassette after one second in PB. (service info for BLAUPUNKT -7618906)
• Tape damage when lacing up. (picture attached)
• Small end cog splits then slips when torque is applied.
• BUT transistor becomes S/C during tape loading.
• No deck functions when cassette inserted.
• Cassette is not accepted. Display shows "Test".
• Faulty mechanic functions.
• Tapes tangle, sometimes eject and sometimes just switch off when PB.
• Max. FM deviation adjustment.
• Eject when switching over from reverse to normal.
• Operating noises in FF and REW. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• Does not load cassette completely. Accepts cassette, briefly REW and then ejects.
• 1,8MHz demodulator adjustment.
• Part no. info: Drive repair kits.
• Tape is damaged.
• Cassette door does not open/close or tape is damaged.
• Playback and E-E sound are missing.
• Tape creases.
• Cassette is immediately ejected. Cassette compartment is correctly positioned in appliance. Reads in.
• Cassette flap does not open. Cassette cannot be removed.
• Part no. info.: PSU repair kits.
• End time not found when using VPT method of setting the timer.
• Defective driver, clatters, accepts no tape.
• Not accepts tape. Goes to standby when try to insert tape. (7618906 tip from BLAUPUNKT)
• Rattle during lace-up. (BLAUPUNKT - 7618906 information)
• Loads tape then ejects immediately.
• Deck moves up/down and in/out.
• Shuts down. after start-up. Tape is ejected. Eats tape.
• Tape is not ejecting correctly. (service info for BLAUPUNKT -7618906)
• Tape stuck. After removing does not accept tapes.
• 1,8MHz carrier frequency adjustment.
• Cuts out when REC selected.
• When lacing in tape slips behind the back tension lever.
• Does not eject normally.
• Stereo-LED lights intermittently in mono reception.
• Dead. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Improving the picture resolution.
• Intermittently tape loop on eject.