Harlan, Sounds like parental lock. Hold power, on remote, for ten seconds. Jeff FAX 1-413-280-0677 Intrepid Video & Electronics 501 Luther Rd Harrisburg, PA 17111 717-909-8844 mailto:Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.9-11-2001tragedy.com www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harlan" <hpgarbe@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 7:04 PM Subject: [TechAssist] JVC HR-V646U (vcr), More or less dead > > Hi, > > When you plug in the AC cord, the display shows "CH 2" and in a few > seconds that disappears and then reads (what looks like) "Auto" and > keeps blinking this message contiually. The power button has no > effect, the vcr will not accept a cassette (ie, won't take in the > cassette), the head drum, capstan and loading motor all fail to run > at any point with one exception.... if I manually advace the loading > motor pulley till the loading gear is up in position around the > heads, and then plug in the AC cord, the capstan motor runs briefly > and also (driven by belt from capstan) the left reel rotates for that > same time. Then it stops and goes back to flashing "auto" again. > > Sorry, no schematic and I haven't tried digging out any voltages from > the power supply. Don't mean to sound lazy but could this be a bad > cap in power supply or missing some supply voltages .... looking for > anyone who may have some notes on this model/condition. ??? > > Thanks for any tips.....this unit is about a 1998 model I believe. > > Harlan > > > ------------------------------------------ > Help make your TechAssist database better! > Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.