VN3100 / NIKON [Camcorder - 8mm]

• Does not start up either in Camera or Video modes.
• Does not load tape. No eject. Fault occurs intermittently. .
• Mechanism jammed. intermittently.
• No mechanical operation. The bulletin illustrates a procedure to be followed to determine if the T reel and S reel need replacement.
• Cassette ejects but new cassette cannot be inserted.
• Tape spills out when REW is selected.
• Intermittent transport.
• Does not load tape. intermittently. (service info for NIKON -VN3100)
• RK gear goes under supply reel in REW and breaks.
• No sound during PB or REC. No audio signal at output of cinch socket and light buzzing noise inside TV.
• When in REW, drum reverses. When loading the drum slows down, then the tape is unloaded.
• Zoom problem. No zoom motor operation.
• Dropouts and slight distortion in picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No mechanical operation. The bulletin illustrates a procedure to be followed to determine if the T reel and S reel need replacement.
• Unit loads half way. Drum fails to change direction, then unit unloads.
• Mechanical noise. Mechanical noise during rew, or noise captured during REC.
• Lines through top part of viewfinder display. Data display corrupted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Unstable picture. Oil on the tape or on the tape path may cause picture distortion, head clogging, tape eject or no drum rotation.
• No PB picture, E-E OK.
• Intermittent camera picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (VN3100 NIKON repair tip)
• Eats tape.
• Drum runs at high speed when power is applied.
• Irregular loading. The cass tape may stick to the drum resulting in the tape being ejected. (last emergency - drum pg error). (VN3100 tips)
• Speed problem. T guide arm and rail base guide replacement procedure.
• Does not accept tape. Closes OK without one. (VN3100 tip from NIKON)
• Switches off after a short time. Take-up reel jolts.
• E-E Pictures are intermittent or flicker after impact. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No eject.
• Automatic focus and zoom fail intermittently.
• Failure of flexible membrane may result in various faults.
• No EE video. (NIKON - VN3100 information)
• No picture in Camera mode. (picture attached) (service info for NIKON -VN3100)
• Cassette stuck in appliance and "caution" warning is displayed.
• No loading of cassette. The optical block or the manual focus is closed. Display in the EVF.
• Intermittently does not accept tape.
• Broken focus ring, zoom OK.
• No display.
• ATF servo fails during PB.
• No picture and no sound in playback. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No eject. Other functions OK . (VN3100 NIKON repair tip)
• Ejection of cassettes is defective, blocked mechanically.
• Cuts out after a few seconds in any mode.
• Cassette compartment won't rise
• No eject intermittently. Capstan motor possibly doesn't rotate. Intermittently ejects. Capstan motor not rotating. (VN3100 tip from NIKON)
• No unloading or ejecting of tape.. Although the unloading operation during eject is normal the cassette compartment does not rise.
• Mechanical noise. Mechanical noise during rew, or noise captured during REC.
• Does not accept cassette. Mechanical crunching noise.
• No camera picture when warm.
• Viewfinder picture shakes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Door will not close.
• Bright points in pixel. 1-CCD defective pixel repair.
• Dead. (NIKON - VN3100 information)
• Mechanical noise in REW, PB and REC.
• Blocks intermittently during tape unloading.
• Tape loaded but no FF/REW/PB or REC.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately.
• Transport noise in FF, REW and PB. (VN3100 tip from NIKON)
• Doesn't load cassette. Creaking noise from the mechanism.
• No playback from unit
• No Eject. Caution LED flashing. E-E OK.
• Eject inop ( TG-1 lever comes off it's guide )
• Closes and starts to load, then jams.
• No E-E colour. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Viewfinder is only bright and half a picture.
• Switches continuously from SP to LP.
• Unit will not close door. When applying power, mechanism ejects OK, but will not set back to load/unload state.
• TG1 arm falls out. (VN3100 NIKON repair tip)
• Mechanism loads halfway without cassette, rewinds a few seconds and stops.
• Will not load tapes (intermittently no rewind). Mechanism only half loads then slowly attempts to finish.
• Intermittent REC and PB.
• Mechanical noise.
• Ticking noise from mechanism in all modes.
• Camera switches off again immediately since the supply table is not driven.
• Cassette compartment will not release.
• Caution light on when loading.
• Pixel repair for LANCLink Interface.
• No picture and no sound in PB.
• Destroys under side of tape.
• Tape stuck in mechanism, no functions. Loads OK.
• Smeared E-E picture. (picture attached)
• Does not accept tape.
• No start-up.
• Faint colours and noise in picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Does not load tape. No drum/head rotation.
• No colour in PB mode.
• No picture.
• Does not load tape.
• No eject. Powers down with caution indicator blinking.
• The take up reel table does not rotate with an inserted cassette.
• No tape loading, loads ok without a tape. No drum rotation.
• Tape jams.