You will get the same symptom if the micro thinks there is something wrong at the vcr. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 9:40 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: UP-DATE -Symphonic TVCR model TVCR9G1 Dead > > Jerry, > The ribbon cables still looks good, and it's been in and out of there about > 10-12 times. > UP-DATE: It's not a tape deck problem. It's a NO start problem. > I get a Horz drive pulse, at the base, and collector of the Horz driver , > and at the base of the H.O.T.,....but, it's only there for 1 second, and I > can't tell if it's on freq. or not. > H.O.T checks good, but won't fire up. Going to try a new H.O.T., anyway. > > LLW > > LeRoy Westlund > Westlund TV & Electronics " Walk tall,...Walk straight > 93 North Main and look the world > Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 right in the eye " > Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Monday, January 20, 2003 3:35 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Symphonic TVCR model TVCR9G1 Dead > > > > > >Check the loading motor ribbon cable at the connector end to see if one of > >the traces has rolled up. Those cables are designed for one insertion at > the > >most. > >Jerry Silverman > >Greentron Inc > >4 Newland Ave > >Greenville SC 29609 > >864 232 3889 > >Fax 271 2080 > >mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> > >To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 7:29 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Symphonic TVCR model TVCR9G1 Dead > > > > > >> > >> Hi Gang, > >> This (high end) Symphonic TVCR9G1 is a dead unit. > >> When I push the pwr. button, red light blinks for one second, but pwr. > >don't > >> turn on. > >> Head cleaner tape was stuck in unit. > >> I manually removed cassette, and tested my standby voltages. They all > test > >> OK. > >> I cleaned mode switch. Mech alignment seems to be OK, but, I may need to > >> disassemble, to double check. I was just hoping that one of you could > give > >> me some more ideas, before doing a mech align. proceedure. > >> I replaced IC670, and IC671. Also replaced C675, C1675, and C1622. > >> I also checked D1655. SMPS seems to be working OK. Unit just won't fire > >up. > >> Oh,...yes,...I even replaced the center LED. NO help. > >> > >> All suggestions are appreciated. > >> Thanks, > >> LLW > >> > >> LeRoy Westlund > >> Westlund TV & Electronics " Walk tall,...Walk straight > >> 93 North Main and look the world > >> Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 right in the eye " > >> Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > >> mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------ > >> Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > >> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > >> ------------------------------------------ > >> To REMOVE your email address, click here: > >> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >> To CHANGE your email address, click here: > >> http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > >> > >> > > > >------------------------------------------ > >Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > >------------------------------------------ > >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html