VR1993 / GENEXXA [Video recorder - VHS HiFi]

• Does not accept cassette; switches on when inserted, clock OK.
• Tapes are creased or snap.
• Does not load tape.
• Tape spillage.
• PB gate timing adjustment. (picture attached)
• Poor colour. in REC.
• Eats tape.
• Poor colour. in PB. (VR1993 tips)
• No REC in SP mode.
• Tapes torn.
• No 12V at tuner.
• No 13.5VA and 12VA in PSU.
• 6V missing in power supply.
• Loading arms jammed half way.
• No SECAM audio and video signal.
• No colours in SECAM REC.
• Capstan can not start with HI8 recorder. VHS OK.
• Loop of tape left when ejecting.
• Tapes damaged during PB.
• PB too fast. (GENEXXA - VR1993 information)
• Microprocessor UPD75238 does not function.
• Cassette compartment of VHS section is not completely lowered.
• No FF or REW. When unit enters FF/REW state, mechanism makes extra click, but brakes don't disengage.
• +/- PG adjustment.
• Tape slackens and creases at pinch roller level in REV.
• PB input bell adjustment. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No REW (intermittently).
• Audio PB adjustment.
• Loading motor does not start-up.
• No eject.
• No front panel function.
• Lines on top or on bottom in PB.
• No SECAM audio signal.
• No 12VA in power supply.
• Damages tapes after REW. (VR1993 GENEXXA repair tip)
• No blue. at bottom.
• Intermittently tapes jam.
• Soft brake problems. (VR1993 tips)
• No 6VA and 6V in PSU.
• Does not accept tape.
• Tape speed increases when PB selected.
• PB too fast.
• Poor audio.
• No TV/AV switching. (VR1993 GENEXXA repair tip)
• No audio signal of tuner.
• No display light.
• No picture (in PB).
• No 13.5VA in power supply. (VR1993 tips)
• Tape is ejected. intermittently.
• Runs slow, reels slow down, too much rack tension.
• No output video signal. (VR1993 tip from GENEXXA)
• Unstable OSD characters.
• No TV/AV switching.
• Pinch roller is not pressed to capstan shaft in PB mode.
• Distorted audio signal.
• Fails to load the tape to the audio/control head and the capstan shaft.
• PB output bell adjustment.
• No colour in SECAM.
• No colour in PB.
• Damages tapes when ejecting. (GENEXXA - VR1993 information)
• Cassette cannot be inserted. ALARM displayed if cassette pushed in manually. (VR1993 tip from GENEXXA)
• Stops after several secs.
• No FF.
• No colour (in REC).
• No start-up.
• Mechanism jammed. intermittently.
• No SECAM identification.
• Mechanism jammed.
• No video and audio signal during longplay.
• No tuning.
• Damages bottom of tapes. (GENEXXA - VR1993 information)
• Does not lace up fully.
• Stops.
• No functions and will not accept tape, lights up ok.
• Tape jammed inside. No front panel display.
• Cassette has wound around capstan. After removing tape, VCR starts again but in PB mode goes into accelerated speed and capstan roller moves away from capstan.
• No video signal.
• No audio record.
• No audio signal in PB, longplay and REC.