NV810 / NICON [Camcorder - 8mm]

• Interference stripes in the picture.
• No function during PB. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Unlaces without having an inserted cassette. Switches off directly after lacing up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Aperture control is defective.
• Lacing in motor stops shortly before reaching PB or REC mode.
• Switches off after approx. 10 secs.
• No colour in PB, interference lines in the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No sound or poor sound.
• Automatic white level adjustment does not work correctly.
• In PB secondary interference noises in the sound.
• On the recorded picture, in playback, significant black holes. Picture pause is ok.
• Bimolf gain control adjustment. (picture attached)
• Servo fault in PB, FF and REW functions, capstan motor carries out functions irregularly. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The Iris control is defective. The picture is too bright. (with circuit diagram extract) (NICON - NV810 information)
• REC and PB are poor, in PB sometimes the colour is missing. (with circuit diagram extract) (NV810 tip from NICON)
• Picture is only black and white. Interference in the picture. (picture attached)
• Occasionally REW fails. Appliance unlaces and switches off.
• No colour recording. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Camera only plays for a very short time with a rechargeable battery.
• Only laces up and unlaces. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Reel table does not run in Play.
• Switches off after 10 mins. (picture attached)
• AWB offset adjustment. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Switches on then immediately switches off. No function. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• During PB strong picture distortion on the TV and in the view finder monitor.
• Lines in the picture, (depending on the brightness). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• V-sub voltage adjustment.
• Horizontal line in the viewfinder. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Dark picture in camera operation. Only coloured spots visible. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Intermittent failure to switch off. Display and EVF remain lit. Power LED switches off. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent tape creasing due to accumulation.
• Picture PB only black and white with interference. (picture attached)
• VTR PC8000 and Charge switch off.
• Poor playback and record. Picture does not synchronise and occasionally is black and white. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Cassette compartment cannot be opened.
• In REC vertical lines of the picture are bent.
• FM audio VCO adjustment.
• Switches off, a blurry picture appears on the viewfinder monitor. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No Y signal during camera operation. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No function accepted after a drive function button has been pressed. Switches off a few secs later.
• Over exposure during camera operation.
• Battery cannot be attached or is loose.
• Drive is defective, right reel does not move.
• No battery operation possible. (service info for NICON -NV810)
• Recorder laces up without a cassette and switches off after direct lacing up.
• When charging the battery becomes hot.
• Lines in the camera picture. No colour. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Viewfinder picture is blurred and diffuse. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• "DEW" is indicated, no function.
• Interference bands on the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Excessive drop outs in Play and Rec.
• Occasional blooming of colour in REC and PB. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Camera picture overshadows. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (NV810 NICON repair tip)
• VCO adjustment.
• In camera mode diagonal lines in viewfinder picture. (picture attached)
• Autofocus does not function. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Occasionally interference lines run through the picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Recorder unit cannot be switched on. (with circuit diagram extract)
• In REC colour is shifted to the right. (picture attached)
• Switches off during camera function. Recorder PB is ok. (picture attached)
• Strong drop outs in REC/PB. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• CCD chip is defective. White bands and striations on the camera picture. (NV810 tip from NICON)
• During PB of own recording, which was recorded outside with a strong wind blowing, the recorded sound is drowned by the wind.
• No tape transport. (NV810 tip from NICON)
• Viewfinder monitor fails.
• Bright lines and flyback lines in the viewfinder.
• Drive functions are distorted.
• AF gate adjustment. (picture attached)
• Picture turns dark with interference lines when switching from camera to recorder. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The cassette compartment does not open. (picture attached)
• Autofocus is defective. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Clock cannot be adjusted. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Edges are doubled in PB. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Camera picture is dark.
• Switches off after approx 3 secs. (picture attached)
• Picture is grey with no picture content.
• Head drum motor does not function. Appliance unlaces again.
• Picture displays significant chroma distortion which is recognised in colour bar test picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Lacing motor does not run. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Capstan runs jerkily. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Tape is laced up but appliance unlaces again immediately. (picture attached)
• VTR does not function. Camera and REC are ok.
• Trigger circuit does not function in camera mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Capstan and drum motors run, appliance switches off.
• Colour noises in PB. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Camera picture shows white distortion.
• Only snow in picture during PB. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Switches off after operating the play switch. Capstan motor does not function. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Aperture opens constantly.
• Audio PB level adjustment.
• Zoom does not function.
• Distorted picture in PB.
• Camera does not function. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No switch off. Drive functions are not possible. (picture attached)
• The green colour cuts out when appliance is in camera function.
• PG shifter adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No colour during REC and PB. Colour is present in EE. (with circuit diagram extract)
• "Moire" effect in PB. Folding down the base board cures the fault. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Switches off after approx 10 secs.
• Impossible to program date and clock display. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Capstan motor does not run. After unloading the cassette tape spillage. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• A brown bar appears in PB.
• FM audio deviation adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• During camera record, very strong sound interference. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No capstan rotation. (picture attached)
• Strong picture drop-outs in PB. Standing picture OK.
• Capstan motor runs jerkily. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No colour in PB, blurry edges (picture attached)
• Under cut voltage adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Sometimes no picture search.
• Sometimes a negative picture occues when camera has been operated jerkily. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• REC and PB are poor, colour sometimes disappears completely during Play. (with circuit diagram extract) (NICON - NV810 information)
• No sound in EE. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Sound is discontinued. (picture attached)
• "D" appears in the display at switch on.
• Colour flickering in PB. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Intermittent tape problems.
• AGC adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• White clip/dark clip adjustment. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture with connected converter. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• V lock cannot be set. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• PB is not possible or only poorly. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No/slow winding with 90 min tape.
• VCR-function immediately cuts off, no camera signal.
• No function, left reel runs, appliance switches off. (picture attached) (NV810 tips)
• Counter in the display counts only between 0 and 1. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Autofocus: if the counter has been set to infinity it remains in this position.
• Switches on and switches off after 5-10 secs.
• No functions.
• Noise after switching from REC to PB. Picture OK after repeated switching. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Own recording of the sound distorts in PB. (NV810 NICON repair tip)
• During camera operation sometimes loud noises in the sound. (NV810 tips)
• Line in the picture in PB. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Black and white tearing on the picture edge.
• PSU chirps at switch on. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture in the viewfinder.
• Does not record and does not switch to REC position. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No camera picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No camera picture and no EE picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No tape transport. Tape jitters.
• No colour in freeze frame.
• CCD chip is defective. White stripes and streaks in the camera picture.
• Shuts down. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Poor REC/PB. No synchronisation. Intermittent black/white picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for NICON -NV810)
• Bright parts of the picture show blooming. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (NV810 NICON repair tip)
• YH level adjustment. (picture attached) (service info for NICON -NV810)
• Sync distortion in the camera viewfinder. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Colour is only green during camera operation. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• FF in pause function.
• No colour (intermittently). (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for NICON -NV810)
• After switching on, switches off again after a few secs in camera mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• In own recording tracking faults in pause in bottom half of picture or tracking faults/interference lines in PB.
• Viewfinder picture shows horizontal and vertical interference lines. Picture geometry is too small.
• During slow motion the interference bar cannot be adjusted.
• Capstan motor sometimes runs faster in Play. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Record button does not respond when pushed.
• No PB but camera signal is present (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• In PB sometimes no colour. (edges are sometimes missing). (+ extract of circuit diagram) (service info for NICON -NV810)
• Weak colours in the camera picture.
• During PB picture edges show black distortion. (picture attached)
• At start up appliance loads and unloads the tape. Cassette compartment stays open. Often the capstan continues to turn. (service info for NICON -NV810)
• Time cannot be set. (picture attached) (NV810 NICON repair tip)
• Colour bar test picture shows black and white distortion. With different appliances the freeze frame is ok.
• Laces up without a cassette.
• Noises in the sound during own recording.
• No colour, picture shows occasional dropouts and is distorted. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Damaged driver position 157 (metal) and gear position 153 (plastic). (NICON - NV810 information)
• Very wide noise zones in picture. Occasionally no picture. Fault is sensitive to oscillations. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• At switch on, PSU chirps.
• No indication in the display. (picture attached)
• Picture is white in camera operation.
• Servo error in PB, FF and REC. Capstan motor behaves "crazily"
• Picture is distorted, also when operating the camera. Sound is ok. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Sound distorted on self recorded tapes.
• Colour fields of the recorded test picture are displaced by approx 2/3 to the left in PB. Same fault occurs with prerecorded cassettes.
• When reproducing own recordings the picture fails (similar to contamination). (picture attached) (NICON - NV810 information)
• Picture signal is noisy and blurred. Colour is missing. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No picture, only a white surface. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No sound using the microphone. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Capstan runs too fast in REC/PB. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No PB.
• Time/date cannot be programmed. (with circuit diagram extract)
• During camera operation line runa through the picture.
• Autofocus does not turn. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (NV810 tip from NICON)
• Brightness adjustment. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No start-up. (picture attached)
• Capstan speed fast. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No drum/head rotation. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Video frequency response adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Only noise after switching from REC to PB. Picture ok if you switch over again. (picture attached)
• No picture (in PB). (with circuit diagram extract) (NV810 NICON repair tip)
• Goes to REW after switching on without a cassette. (picture attached)
• Switches off immediately with battery display and also with the mains supply.
• No switch on. Operation LED flashes on for a short time. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• After inserting a cassette tape laces up for a short time. Unlaces again immediately and tape loops form. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Cassettes are not fully rewound to the start. Appliance unlaces before this and switches off.
• Camera functions well. Recorder does not function, operate LED is dark. (picture attached)
• Picture jitters vertically in freeze frame. Cannot be regulated with V-lock. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• With a 90 mins tape, appliance reels slowly or not at all.
• VTR remote switch does not function
• Switches off after a few secs. Eject is not possible.
• CUE and freeze frame are defective.
• Head drum runs through. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (NV810 tips)
• Autofocus only focuses in one direction.
• Only remains switched on when the operation switch is pressed in. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Without a cassette the reel tables runs backwards at start up. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Lines run horizontally through camera picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No colour. (picture attached)
• Sound hums in EE position and in recording. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• REC current adjustment. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• After lacing up, unlaces again immediately and switches off.
• Indoor white balance adjustment. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Poor rewind.
• No green in camera function. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Zoom motor does not function. (service info for NICON -NV810)
• No function. Left tape reel runs. Appliance switches off.
• Capstan runs faster after an extended operating time. (service info for NICON -NV810)
• No sound during camera operation. (picture attached)
• Intermittent interference lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No picture during REC. (picture attached)
• Driver only laces up partially and then gets stuck.
• Batteries cannot be charged.
• After a short time switches off or does not switch on. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Only a vertical line is visible in viewfinder.
• No or poor PB. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for NICON -NV810)
• No picture in recorder PB, white diagonal lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Lines when in EE operation.
• Switches on but switches off again after 5-10 secs.
• During PB humming in the sound. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Lacing motor only laces in one direction until the mechanism stops. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• At switch on, REW and head motor start running. Cassette cannot be opened and switches off after a few secs.
• Clock-date indication cannot be programmed.
• Camera picture runs through after a few mins. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No colour (in PB).
• Starts up for a moment and then switches off. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Lines in EE position. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for NICON -NV810)
• Rec. and Play are poor. Picture does not synchronise and is occasionally black and white.
• Picture is too bright in camera mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Switches off during REW.
• No colour (in REC). (with circuit diagram extract) (NV810 tips)
• In the VTR position PC8000 is defective but is ok in the load position.
• Does not shut down. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No picture with a connected converter. (service info for NICON -NV810)
• E-E level adjustment. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• At switch on appliance laces up and unlaces. Cassette compartment opens. Often capstan keeps running.
• After some time the picture runs through. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for NICON -NV810)
• PB of Sound OK. Poor recording of sound (scratching sounds). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Sound recording is distorted in playback. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (NV810 tips)
• Stops after 10 secs.
• Interference lines run rhythmically from top to bottom of the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Sound hisses very loudly when recording.
• PB level adjustment.
• Excessive drop outs on picture of recorder in PB. Freeze-frame ok.
• No REW.
• Low light indication adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Pedestal level adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No function. 9V operating voltage is missing. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Noise in the picture and no sharp contours. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Colour flickers during own recording.
• No erase function on camera function. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Stop button does not function.
• Before reaching playback mode or record, the tape loading motor stops suddenly.