20DV739 / PHILIPS [Video recorder - VHS HiFi]

• No Show View.
• Chassis does not respond to anything. Display OK.
• Tape spillage at times.
• No loading or unloading. Stuck half way.
• No eject. Does not accept cassette when manually wound; PB and REC OK.
• FF and REW do not function correctly or not at all.
• Power supply no function.
• No PB. Eats tape.
• Poor tape guide at pinch roller.
• Does not lace up correctly. PB only after pushing play button twice. Tape loops. Cassette is not always accepted (20DV739 tip from PHILIPS)
• No tuning. Black screen. (20DV739 tip from PHILIPS)
• Lound noise from mechanism. When ejecting tape, lift loads again and ejects by itself several times.
• Cassette is ejected and is immediately retracted. This way it gets stuck once in a while. PSU must be pulled in for turning off.
• Does not load tape.
• No REC function from standby position.
• Defective components after defective PSU.
• Head sticking (binding).
• VCR 1 - VCR 2. Adjustment of VCR; adjustment of RC. The adjustment must be performed if the VCR works via front keys and it displays VCR 1 (or 2) via RC.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately.
• Tape looping intermittently.
• Tape is not fully laced into the cassette when ejecting (tape loop with tape damage). Slow FFW and switches back to picture search
• Distortion of sound in Hi-Fi PB.
• Half lace arm does not return to correct position.
• No OSD.
• Intermittently chews tapes.
• Tape stuck inside when switching from REW or FF to eject.
• Locks up during REW.
• Squeaking from the appliance and waves in the picture after some time.
• Cassette is briefly accepted, laces up a little bit, then fast forwards briefly and cassette is ejected again.
• Lift does not come low enough, cassette is rejected.
• Poor eject then goes into safety.
• No sound after recording, sound from previous recording is not erased.
• No loading. Arms go back and forth then ejects.
• Dark display.
• Chassis does not reach half loading position after accepting tape.
• Occasionally chassis does not carry out functions.
• No audio (via SCART). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• FFWD faulty.
• Occasionally, after cassette has been introduced, pre-loading does not occur. Cassette has to be ejected again. If PLAY button is pressed, appliance switches off. It can be restarted only after disconnecting mains.
• Cassette deck doesn't come to HALFLOAD position when cassette is inserted.
• Worm gear repairing set installation.
• No fast rewind. Slow FF.
• No REW. Goes into CUE instead of FF.
• Back tension arm does not return to correct position when unloading.
• Mechanism blocks.
• Defective driver, clatters, accepts no tape.
• Poor tracking. (20DV739 tips)
• Does not load tape. intermittently. (PHILIPS - 20DV739 information)
• Tape sticks during forward and rewind and occasionally during PB according to the type of cassette.
• Lift does not stop by eject.
• Cassette is not retracted. Display lights up. No function.
• Tapes tangle, sometimes eject and sometimes just switch off when PB.
• OK for short time from standby or when tape inserted; then immediately ejects tape and goes back to standby.
• Rattling in fast forward.
• Ejects cassette after one second in PB.
• No FF. No REW.
• Cassette is ejected.
• No deck functions when cassette inserted.
• No brake (supply spool) at end of REW or FFRWD. (20DV739 PHILIPS repair tip)
• Brake does not function when winding. Tape loops at beginning after REW.
• No eject.
• Reel brakes not operating.
• How to enter or exit child lock.
• After inserting the cassette, display shows "LOCKED".
• Slow or no loading
• Creases tapes. Noise bands on screen. Displays "TRACK".
• Deck jammed.
• No mechanism operation.
• No audio.
• No picture. in PB. Audio OK .
• Drive does not work correctly and is noisy.
• Intermittent FF and REW. Tape loops on EJECT.
• Sound crackling in PB or no sound. Sometimes display indicates STEREO even with a mono tape.
• Slow lace up. No eject.