2SB4211W / PHILIPS [Video recorder - VHS HiFi]

• Does not load tape. (with circuit diagram extract) (2SB4211W PHILIPS repair tip)
• No mechanism operation.
• Dark display.
• Poor eject then goes into safety.
• Defective components after defective PSU.
• OK for short time from standby or when tape inserted; then immediately ejects tape and goes back to standby.
• Tapes tangle, sometimes eject and sometimes just switch off when PB.
• Tape spillage at times.
• Tape is not fully laced into the cassette when ejecting (tape loop with tape damage). Slow FFW and switches back to picture search
• No tuning. Black screen.
• Ejects cassette after one second in PB.
• Service info: modifications of the lacing motor and its holder. (2SB4211W tip from PHILIPS)
• No PB. Eats tape.
• Cassette is not retracted. Display lights up. No function.
• Intermittent FF and REW. Tape loops on EJECT.
• No REC function from standby position. (2SB4211W PHILIPS repair tip)
• Drive is blocked.
• Poor tracking.
• Half lace arm does not return to correct position.
• No eject. Does not accept cassette when manually wound; PB and REC OK.
• Power supply no function.
• Does not lace up correctly. PB only after pushing play button twice. Tape loops. Cassette is not always accepted
• Deck jammed.
• Tape stuck inside when switching from REW or FF to eject.
• Top cover pos.22
• Mechanism blocks.
• Part no. info: new upper cylinder tool.
• No FF. No REW.
• Poor tape guide at pinch roller.
• Cassette is ejected.
• No REW. Goes into CUE instead of FF.
• Brake does not function when winding. Tape loops at beginning after REW.
• Back tension arm does not return to correct position when unloading.
• No sound after recording, sound from previous recording is not erased.
• Chassis does not respond to anything. Display OK.
• No fast rewind. Slow FF.
• Cassette is ejected and is immediately retracted. This way it gets stuck once in a while. PSU must be pulled in for turning off.
• No loading or unloading. Stuck half way. (service info for PHILIPS -2SB4211W)
• Lift does not stop by eject.
• Part no info: PSU repair kits.
• Reel brakes not operating.
• No audio.
• Low sound in REC.
• Part no. info: correction in the customer service manual.
• How to replace power IC SPH4690 by TDA4605.
• PSU does not function.
• Service info: PSUs NSM1 and NSM1A are fitted with 2 different ICs.
• Intermittently chews tapes.
• Does not load tape.
• 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.
• Locks up during REW. (2SB4211W tip from PHILIPS)
• Cassette is briefly accepted, laces up a little bit, then fast forwards briefly and cassette is ejected again.
• Tape looping intermittently.
• Head sticking (binding).
• Tape sticks during forward and rewind and occasionally during PB according to the type of cassette.
• No audio record or old recording is not erased.
• Occasionally chassis does not carry out functions.
• Chassis does not reach half loading position after accepting tape. (PHILIPS - 2SB4211W information)
• New capacitors 2620 and 2622.
• Service info: PSUs NSM1 and NSM1A are mounted with 2 various ICs. (PHILIPS - 2SB4211W information)
• Slow lace up. No eject.
• Lound noise from mechanism. When ejecting tape, lift loads again and ejects by itself several times.
• Squeaking from the appliance and waves in the picture after some time.
• After inserting the cassette, display shows "LOCKED".
• No deck functions when cassette inserted.
• No OSD.
• No eject.
• Does not load tape. intermittently. (2SB4211W tips)
• Creases tapes. Noise bands on screen. Displays "TRACK".
• Slow or no loading
• No audio (via SCART). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Appliance fault after cleaning and lubricating the idler wheels.
• Sound cuts out repeatedly when the TV is watched via the VCR. Tuner has been changed to no avail.
• No brake (supply spool) at end of REW or FFRWD.
• Defective driver, clatters, accepts no tape.
• No picture. in PB. Audio OK .
• Rattling in fast forward.
• Lift does not come low enough, cassette is rejected.
• Cassette deck doesn't come to HALFLOAD position when cassette is inserted.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately.
• No loading. Arms go back and forth then ejects.
• Drive does not work correctly and is noisy.
• No operation. PSU pulsates. (2SB4211W PHILIPS repair tip)
• 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.
• Part no. info: Drive repair kits.
• Worm gear repairing set installation.
• FFWD faulty.
• FF and REW do not function correctly or not at all.