VN9000 / NIKON [Camcorder - 8mm]

• Intermittent transport.
• Part number information. Changes in cassette holder assembly.
• Focus motor rotates slowly, or focus motor rotates so fast focus bustles around focus point.
• Auto focus doesn't operate with zoom level set to wide side.
• ATF servo fails during PB.
• Green picture (intermittently).
• Service manual adjustment. Lens block adjustment and check procedure.
• Camera switches off again immediately since the supply table is not driven.
• Switches continuously from SP to LP.
• Chroma was unlocked on PB.
• Speed problem. T guide arm and rail base guide replacement procedure.
• Mechanical noise. Mechanical noise during rew, or noise captured during REC.
• Irregular loading. The cass tape may stick to the drum resulting in the tape being ejected. (last emergency - drum pg error).
• Part number information. New connectors on replacement boards.
• Ticking noise from mechanism in all modes.
• Mechanism loads halfway without cassette, rewinds a few seconds and stops.
• Blocks intermittently during tape unloading. (VN9000 tip from NIKON)
• Eject inop ( TG-1 lever comes off it's guide )
• Battery operation int
• Part number information. The part detailed below should be used as a replacement for the guide rail base (1).
• Short battery life. New battery terminals with double pins and improved contact resistance have been adopted to extend battery life.
• No eject. Other functions OK .
• RK gear goes under supply reel in REW and breaks. (VN9000 tips)
• Battery life too short. (NIKON - VN9000 information)
• Shutsdown in PB, FF and REW modes.
• Door will not close. (VN9000 NIKON repair tip)
• B/W REC.
• Extension cable information. New extension cable.
• Outdoors the auto WB operates as if it is used indoors (misadjustment indoors/outdoors).
• Does not load tape.
• Mechanism jammed. intermittently.
• Mechanical noise in REW, PB and REC.
• No picture in normal PB. Cue, Review and Pause OK.
• Tape stuck in mechanism, no functions. Loads OK.
• No Eject. Caution LED flashing. E-E OK.
• Does not load tape. intermittently.
• Tape spills out when REW is selected.
• Automatic focus and zoom fail intermittently.
• No tape loading, loads ok without a tape. No drum rotation.
• Service information. Guide rail base (1) block assy replacement.
• No mechanical operation. The bulletin illustrates a procedure to be followed to determine if the T reel and S reel need replacement.
• Service information. Evr microprocessor data transfer on board replacement.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately.
• Low luminance signal in PB.
• No chroma from camera head.
• No focus or zoom. (service info for NIKON -VN9000)
• REC in black and white. Colour ok in cassettes recorded before fault .
• Cassette compartment will not release.
• Part number information. The shape of the drum base and the guide rail base has changed. (service info for NIKON -VN9000)
• No chroma in Camera mode.
• No picture (in PB).
• Part number information. Rotary upper drum assembly replacement.
• Part number information. Part numbers and diagrams of FL mechanism chassis kits are given in the two page service bulletin.
• Caution light on when loading. (service info for NIKON -VN9000)
• Transport noise in FF, REW and PB.
• DEW sensor on.
• Ejection of cassettes is defective, blocked mechanically.
• Does not load tape. No drum/head rotation.
• Broken focus ring, zoom OK. (VN9000 tip from NIKON)
• Does not accept cassette. Mechanical crunching noise. (NIKON - VN9000 information)
• Cassette ejects but new cassette cannot be inserted.
• Part number information. The springs of the FL mechanism have been changed. There is no compatibility with the former types.
• When in REW, drum reverses. When loading the drum slows down, then the tape is unloaded.
• Part number information. Part number - 39 pin flexible cable.
• Adjustment information. The table given in the service bulletin lists the average evr adjustment data.
• Auto focus continues operating, even if zoom lever set to macro area.
• No eject intermittently. Capstan motor possibly doesn't rotate. Intermittently ejects. Capstan motor not rotating.
• Jig availability. A modified RM95 remote commander is available as a servicing jig.
• TG1 arm falls out.
• Does not accept tape.
• The take up reel table does not rotate with an inserted cassette. (service info for NIKON -VN9000)
• Intermittently does not accept tape.
• Intermittent or no camera power.
• No PB.
• Greenish E-E picture.
• Moisture on tape indication.
• Unstable picture. Oil on the tape or on the tape path may cause picture distortion, head clogging, tape eject or no drum rotation.
• Part number information. Replacement of leaf switch for Q (fl) mechanism.
• Mechanical noise.
• Cassette compartment won't rise
• Will not load tapes (intermittently no rewind). Mechanism only half loads then slowly attempts to finish.
• Drum runs at high speed when power is applied.
• Unit loads half way. Drum fails to change direction, then unit unloads.
• Closes and starts to load, then jams.
• No unloading or ejecting of tape.. Although the unloading operation during eject is normal the cassette compartment does not rise.
• Caution light always is on and video from camera is intermittent.
• No eject.
• Does not load tape. No eject. Fault occurs intermittently. . (VN9000 NIKON repair tip)
• After 20 secs tape end indicator came in.
• Lines in picture.
• Auto focus doesn't operate in dark room.
• Cassette stuck in appliance and "caution" warning is displayed.
• Destroys under side of tape.
• Unit will not close door. When applying power, mechanism ejects OK, but will not set back to load/unload state.
• Doesn't load cassette. Creaking noise from the mechanism.
• Switches off after a short time. Take-up reel jolts.
• Tape jams.
• Ripples in picture.
• Intermittent playback colour.
• Auto focus doesn't obtain correct point, even when using siemens star.
• Does not accept tape. Closes OK without one.
• No eject. Powers down with caution indicator blinking.
• No tape top or tape end detect. (VN9000 NIKON repair tip)
• FL mechanism changes
• Service manual adjustment. Correction of alignment procedures.
• Part number information. New cassette compartment in FL mechanism.
• Eats tape.