EV1 / MELECTRONIC [Video recorder - VHS HiFi]

• The sound of a pre-recording can be heard on a new recording. The picture is ok. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No sound in EE operation. (picture attached)
• The appliance laces up during playback and then unlaces after 2 seconds. (with circuit diagram extract) (EV1 tips)
• No colour in PB. (picture attached)
• No sound in EE operation and PB. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Head and capstan servo do not synchronise and there is no colour during playback. (picture attached)
• Unlaces, laces up and unlaces again when STOP is pressed while PLAY is on. (MELECTRONIC - EV1 information)
• Colour "moire" through the AM-station (picture attached)
• No functions. No switch off of power.
• Laces up by itself. Cassette is loaded then ejected. Head drum runs uncontrolled. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No EE picture and no PB possible.
• F625 (1.25A) fuse blown.
• Cassette will not load.
• Tracking lines run through the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• The appliance stays on continuously and cannot be switched off. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Machine appears to be in the timer record mode, with the operate on record LED on and no display. When a cassette was inserted the machine set itself to record.
• Machine shuts down after 5 seconds.
• Chroma drop out on known good recordings, very intermittent. Checked for dry joints and clean video heads.
• The edge of the tape creases.
• After inserting the cassette the appliance winds forward for a short time and then ejects the cassette.
• Play LED's light continuously. Appliance does not perform any tapedrive functions, EE and eject are ok (with circuit diagram extract)
• Cassette is not pulled in. (MELECTRONIC - EV1 information)
• No function, the cassettes are accepted. The timer functions.
• Poor picture and lowerer sound in PB of own recordings after a short time.
• The sound oscillates, tracking cannot be controlled, interference in the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Sams info.
• During PB the picture is dark. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The appliance transports too fast during playback. (picture attached) (service info for MELECTRONIC -EV1)
• No luminance on playback.
• No E-E, playback OK.
• With well-known good recordings, colour fails.
• Does not accept any functions. DEW on the display.
• The sound was very fluttery and jerky but the picture was virtually unaffected.
• Picture rolls and does not synchronise, sound howls, colour is intermittent.
• Colour is intermittent during play, no colour during special functions. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture and sound during PB. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• After plugging in the main plug into the socket the appliance does not function. The display does not light. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Not recording.
• Capstan motor does not synchronise. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No display. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Intermittent failure to play rented tapes in colour, machines own recording's played ok.
• Goes into rewind, no load, cuts out after 5 seconds.
• The display is dark or shows strange signs. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Noisy picture during playback. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (EV1 tip from MELECTRONIC)
• Drum and capstan servo do not synchronise and the colour is missing (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The appliance does not wind. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Appliance does not eject the cassette and therefore does not take any tape drive functions. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Eats tapes and makes a grinding mechanical noise.
• Head and capstan servo do not synchronise. No colour during playback. (picture attached)
• Upper cylinder runs continuously. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• EE picture and playback do not function.
• No picture during playback, picture is dark. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• On record/playback the appliance stops after approx. 5 sec, afterwards it does not function anymore. After switching on/off the appliance functions ok. (EV1 tips)
• Poor picture and reduced sound after some time in PB of own recordings.
• Dead. Clock does not light up.
• The picture is dark during playback. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No audio. in PB. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No functions. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• The picture runs through, the sound varies and there are lines in the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (EV1 MELECTRONIC repair tip)
• After switching on the function LED goes off.
• No control pulse out of IC 301.
• Video head drum does not turn. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No function during play, REC, FFWD and REW. (picture attached)
• Appliance laces up and unlaces straight away.