KX90E / YASHICA [Camcorder - 8mm]

• Ejection of cassettes is defective, blocked mechanically.
• No Eject. Caution LED flashing. E-E OK. (KX90E YASHICA repair tip)
• Doesn't load cassette. Creaking noise from the mechanism. (KX90E YASHICA repair tip)
• Blurred, jumping picture in viewfinder. Impossible to adjust picture sharpness.
• Switches off after a short time. Take-up reel jolts.
• Transport noise in FF, REW and PB.
• RK gear goes under supply reel in REW and breaks.
• Tape stuck in mechanism, no functions. Loads OK.
• Unit will not close door. When applying power, mechanism ejects OK, but will not set back to load/unload state.
• Cassette compartment will not release.
• Only about half of picture is visible horizontally in the EVF.
• EVF video weak and out of sync.
• No playback or record colour.
• Emphasis input level adjustment.
• Cassette ejects but new cassette cannot be inserted.
• EVF picture dark. E-E OK.
• No picture.
• TG1 arm falls out.
• Intermittent transport.
• No mechanical operation. The bulletin illustrates a procedure to be followed to determine if the T reel and S reel need replacement.
• Does not accept tape.
• Part number information. Rotary upper drum assembly replacement.
• Spare parts information - Crystal X801 on AU86 board.
• ATF servo fails during PB.
• Tape spills out when REW is selected.
• Broken focus ring, zoom OK.
• FL mechanism changes.
• Switching position adjustment.
• No eject intermittently. Capstan motor possibly doesn't rotate. Intermittently ejects. Capstan motor not rotating.
• Sometimes no sound is recorded. (YASHICA - KX90E information)
• Door will not close.
• No eject. Powers down with caution indicator blinking.
• No tape loading, loads ok without a tape. No drum rotation.
• Does not load tape.
• Does not accept cassette. Mechanical crunching noise.
• Failure of flexible membrane may result in various faults.
• Mechanism loads halfway without cassette, rewinds a few seconds and stops.
• Flying erase check.
• Sync AGC adjustment.
• Feedback chroma adjustment.
• PB Y level 1 adjustment.
• Blocks intermittently during tape unloading.
• No playback, head rotating in wrong direction.
• Closes and starts to load, then jams. (service info for YASHICA -KX90E)
• Drum runs at high speed when power is applied.
• Does not load tape. intermittently.
• Irregular capstan motor.
• Service information. Evr microprocessor data transfer on board replacement.
• Lens problem after being dropped. Zoom/focus shaft may spring out of its fittings when the unit is dropped.
• Automatic focus and zoom fail intermittently.
• Will not load tapes (intermittently no rewind). Mechanism only half loads then slowly attempts to finish.
• Intermittently does not accept tape.
• After 5 min. no sound in playback.
• Part number information. Replacement of leaf switch for Q (fl) mechanism.
• No E-E colour.
• Part number information. The shape of the drum base and the guide rail base has changed.
• Date and time erased when power removed.
• Half picture with vertical white line. E-E picture OK.
• REC Y level adjustment.
• When in REW, drum reverses. When loading the drum slows down, then the tape is unloaded.
• Capstan FG offset adjustment.
• Left and right audio separation poor on self record.
• Eject inop ( TG-1 lever comes off it's guide )
• Sound fails after 5 mins PB.
• Cassette stuck in appliance and "caution" warning is displayed.
• Switches continuously from SP to LP.
• Mechanical noise. Mechanical noise during rew, or noise captured during REC.
• Tape jams.
• Irregular loading. The cass tape may stick to the drum resulting in the tape being ejected. (last emergency - drum pg error).
• Intermittently blocks.
• No eject.
• Camera switches off again immediately since the supply table is not driven.
• Shuts down.
• Mechanical noise in REW, PB and REC.
• Loading motor is not driven. Does not load cassettes and does not eject them. (KX90E YASHICA repair tip)
• Ticking noise from mechanism in all modes.
• Cassette compartment won't rise
• Does not load tape. No drum/head rotation.
• Unstable picture. Oil on the tape or on the tape path may cause picture distortion, head clogging, tape eject or no drum rotation.
• Delay burst phase adjustment.
• No camera picture recorded. EE picture ok
• PB Y level 2 adjustment. (KX90E YASHICA repair tip)
• Eats tape.
• Poor REC and PB luminance. Signal OK on IC203-31 but not pin 30. (KX90E YASHICA repair tip)
• Part number information. Changes in cassette holder assembly.
• Appliance will not record any camera picture. EE picture is ok.
• REC C RF level adjustment.
• Mechanical noise.
• Loss of Y signal after a few minutes.
• Destroys under side of tape.
• Speed problem. T guide arm and rail base guide replacement procedure.
• Part number information. The springs of the FL mechanism have been changed. There is no compatibility with the former types.
• Mechanical noise. Mechanical noise during rew, or noise captured during REC.
• Caution light on when loading.
• Mechanism jammed. intermittently.
• Buzz.
• Does not accept tape. Closes OK without one.
• No picture in E to E mode. There is no video output in the camera mode whereas in the player mode the video output proves faultless.
• No eject. Other functions OK .
• Warning LED flickers.
• No unloading or ejecting of tape.. Although the unloading operation during eject is normal the cassette compartment does not rise. (YASHICA - KX90E information)
• No PB luminance.
• Does not REC picture, only sound.
• Loads tape then ejects immediately.
• No picture intermittently. In play mode the picture may blank after playing a few seconds, periodically re-appearing.
• Unit loads half way. Drum fails to change direction, then unit unloads. (KX90E tip from YASHICA)
• The take up reel table does not rotate with an inserted cassette.
• No mechanical operation. The bulletin illustrates a procedure to be followed to determine if the T reel and S reel need replacement. (YASHICA - KX90E information)
• Low audio level. Low level microphone sound. (KX90E YASHICA repair tip)
• Chroma emphasis adjustment.
• Does not REC Y signal. Correct monitoring.
• Part number information. The FP-182 flexible board listed in the service manual does not include its connector. The numbers are listed below.
• System clock adjustment.
• Clicking noise in picture search function.
• Does not load tape. No eject. Fault occurs intermittently. .
• The zoom motor turns constantly and does not stop even if the T/W button is kept pressed down.
• How to check crystal oscillator.