| PHILIPS | VCA103 | Wont Eject Sometimes. | Bend Metal Lever Located Next To Cassette Housing Rhs Towards Front Of Machine Should Lock Plastic White Lever. |
| PHILIPS | VHS82 | No Picture In E-e Or Playback, Sound Ok. No Test Signal. | Check If Monitor Is Blanked In Stby Mode, If So T7304, T7607 (p606), C2329 S/c (p306). Also Check T7009. |
| PHILIPS | VKR6800 CAMCORDER | Blue Pix In View Finder. | Change Ic401 (an2431). |
| PHILIPS | VKR6800 CAMCORDER | No Picture On View-finder. | S/c Between Crt Anode And Focus Electrodes Producing Only 900v. |
| PHILIPS | VKR6830 | Camcorder See Jvc Grc7 | |
| PHILIPS | VR1010 | Low Recorded Sound. | Clean And Resolder Pins On Audio/ Cpntrol Head On Cct Bhoard. |
| PHILIPS | VR1010 | Poor T/u Torque. | Check For Rubbish Sticking To Reel Carriers (underside). |
| PHILIPS | VR1010 | Wow On Sound, Noise From Capstan Motor. | Change Toa1432da Converter Chip. |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | Blank Screen Onplayback. (not Heads) | Change Tda2740 (luminance Playback). |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | Int Stopping In P/b | Check If Tape Speed Varies If So Look For Dirty Contacts On Relay (r1001) Related To Pin 10 Of Module U280. |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | Laces Up, Pres. Roller Flicks Over & Back,unlaces Cuts Out. | Solenoid Sk5 Not Engaging. Check The Voltage At Pin 15 Of Module U220: If (below 5v) T7002 (bc548) Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | No E.E. Picture. | U322 Faulty. Check Cd4511. |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | No Sound On E.E., Playback And Record Ok. | Replace Ic7051 (rc4559) In Module U160. |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | Pressure Roller Wont Engage After Threading Up. | Check T7008 (bd677) Or T7007 (bc548) In Module U180. |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | Video Tuning Mark On All The Time. | Check T7005 (bc548) In The U140 Sync Module. |
| PHILIPS | VR2020 | Wont Play | Possible Optocoupler L.E.D. O/c. (three In Series) |
| PHILIPS | VR254 | No Lights.No Power. | Cp801 In Power Supply Has Increased Resistance And Not Allowing 5v Rail. |
| PHILIPS | VR3442 | In Playback Unit Goes Into Lp And Has Fuzzy Picture In Playback ,capstan Servo Wont Lock. Also In Pause Counter Keeps Counting. | Set Emitter Of Q 802 (5v Sw) Near Front Right Hand Side .To 5 Volts (+/- .5v) Be Very Accurate |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Also Refer Vc9100 | |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Clock And Power Fails After Several Hours.. | R907 On Dc To Dc Converter Supply Input Gets Hot And Wont Pass Voltage, Turning Display And Functions Out |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Clock Display Faulty, Two Days Displayed. | Ic5001 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Clock Display Faulty. Two Days Displayed (fri. Perm. On) | Ic5001 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Clock Faulty. | Clock Chip Not Soldered. Only Corner Legs Tack Soldered. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Could Not Load Tape. | Cassette Load Machanism Jammed - Freed Jammed Mechanisim And Refit To Unit. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Drum Speed Int. | X502 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Grey Washed Out Pic On Play. | Ic401 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Grey Washed Out Pix On P/b. | Ic401 Noisy. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Head Speed U/s On Play. | X502 Crystal. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Int Capstan Speed After 1 - 2 Hours. | Ic703 |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Int Capstan Speed After 1-2 Hours. | Ic703 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Int Capstan Speed When Cold. | Ic703 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Intermittent Capstan Speed. | Q709 - Capstan Mute Transistor Int. C To E Leakage. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Intermittent Stopping. | Adjust Pr Switch. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Loading Arms Not Fully Retracting. | Circlip No. 376 Missing, Tension Arm Assy No. 45 Jammed Against Loading Arm Left Hand Side. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No E To E Or P/b. | Fl202 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No E To E Pause Led Partially Lit All The Time.Capst. Muted | Plug Ub2 And Ba4 Reversed. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No Go | One Of P-g Magnets Had Fallen Out Of Upper Drum And Jammed Drum Assy. Fit New Upper Drum. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No Go. 2.5 Amp. Power Fuse Blown. | Check/replace Reelmotor - (always Chsnge Reelmotors With Type Numbers Ending In 02 On Sight). |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No Pic On E-e Or Play. | Fl202 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No Reel Drive In Play/rec, Rew And F/f Ok. | Q7754 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No Rewind | Ry7751 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | No Rewind. | Ry7751 Relay. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Not Accepting Tape. | N4 - Cassette Lid Lock Off Assy Broken. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Poor Picture. | Clean Dirty Static Discharge Brush, Adjust C311, C312. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Power Light Not Switching On, Clock Works O.K. no 12v Switched Rail. | Replace D9008, Even If It Reads O.K. D9008 In Main Pwr Supply Box |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Reel Motor Not Turning On Pb & Rec Ok Of F.F. & Re. | Q7754 O/c Base Emitter. |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | See Sharp Vc9300 | |
| PHILIPS | VR401 | Whiteout On Playback. | Short (spot Of Solder) On 12v Rail Between L409 And C443 To Earth - L409 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Capstan Not Turning. | Plug Badly Crimped. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Cassette In Led Intermittent. | Link 233 On Servo Panel D/j. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Colour And Drum Speed. | Ic504 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Colour. | Ic503 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Odd Functions When On Standby. | Ic801, Microprocessor. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Play Pic. | Fl401 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Reel Motor, Slows Down. | R7733 Int. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Stops And Int Wont Go. | Q808 Int O/c - Not Real Easy To Find. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Stops, Int No Power. | Q808 Int O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Int Stops. | C719 Leaky. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent Chroma And Drum Speed On Playback. | Ic504 Master Osc Intermittent. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent Chroma. | Ic503 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent E To E. | Fl402. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent Odd Functions When On Standby. | Ic801 U Processor Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent P/b | Fl401. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent Power. | F901 Loose. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent Rewind. | Ry7751 Relay Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittent Stopping H5 Pulse Dropping Out. | C719 Leaky. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Intermittently Shuts Down. No Functions No Display | C903 Low Capacitance. (47uf 16v) See Vc9300 Schematic Servo/sys Con Pcb) |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Loud Squeak Intermittent On F.F. | Tape Guide Roller Assy No. 107 Noisy. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | No Capstan Drive. | Plug "ad" Badly Crimped. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | No E To E Or P/b | Fl402 |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | No Eject. | Ic801 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | No Go. | Flywheel Shaft Seized. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | No Power | Resolder All Supply Board Joints. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | No Power | Q9001 Short Cct 6-72. F9001 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | No Power. | F9001 O/c, Q9001 Shorted. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Noisy On Cue. | Lubricate Tape Roller Assembly. No: 107 In Parts List. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Noisy On Play. | Lower Drum Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Not Erasing On Record. | C611, C512 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Not Erasing On Record. | C611,c612. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Pic And Sound Muted On Pause. | Q817 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Pix And Audio Muting | Q817 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Poor Pix | Video Head Dirty - Also Static Discharge Brush Dirty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Poor Still Tracking & Sync. | R470, R2016, R2015 Adjust As Per Manual. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Reel Motor Int., Slowing Down. | R7733 Intermittent. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | See Sharp Vc9300 | |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Stopping After Using "pause" | P-r Switch Adjusted. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Tangling Tape, No Rewind Or Fast Forward. | Reel Motor Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Video Search Poor. | Clean Reel Motor Pulley & Reel Idler. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | White Out On E-e. | R239 Dj'd. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Whiteout On E To E. | R239 D/j. |
| PHILIPS | VR501 | Won't Load Tapes. | N14 (gear) On Cassette Housing Broken. |
| PHILIPS | VR502 | Refer Vc381 | |
| PHILIPS | VR502 | Tape Stuck Inset Not Unloading Loading Motor Int. Not Rev. | Chassis Links 326 And 325 On Servo Panel Mounted Too Close Together Int. Shorting Together. |
| PHILIPS | VR510 | No E-e. | Fl202 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR601 | No Video On E-r Mode. | Check Ic309 For O/c C20 For S/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR601 | No Video On Playback. | Check/replace Ic308 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR601 | See Sharp Vc390 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6349 | Similar To Sharp Vca30x | |
| PHILIPS | VR6440 | Capstan Unlocked. | Check Tracking Control For Dry Joints. |
| PHILIPS | VR6440 | No Reel Drive | Ic708 Faulty Placing 3v Dc On Reel Drive Switch Input (ic705,p2) |
| PHILIPS | VR6440 | See Sharp Vc481 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6441 | Refer Sharp Vc581 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6441 | See Sharp Vc581 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6448 | See Sharp Vca111 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6448 | See Vca103 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6460 | Set In Permanent Rewind. | Check R117 2.7 Ohm O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR6460 | Snowy E.E. And Off Air Tv Pictures. | Check That The 12v Supply To The Unit Is Present, Chip Ic7002 Sometimes Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Display Shows 80.00 Hours. | Change Tms3763-28 Clock I.C. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Head Drum Spinning Too Fast. | Check Cass Led Is O/c (two In Series) |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | No Functions Or Clock Display. | Check T7125 For O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | No Functions. | Check If D6103 (30v Zener) S/c. (25v Rail) |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | No Luminance On Record Or Play. | Change Ic7051 |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | No Play Or Record. Rew And F.F. Ok. | Change Ic7002. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Pinch Roller Dose't Operate Properly. | Eject Lever Comes Loose From Cam. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Sluggish Brake Solenoid Or Head Drum Speed Hunting. | Check For D/j Around Capacitor C2144 Or Dirty Brake Solenoid. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Some Front Panel Controls Refuse To Light Up. | Check If S/c In Plugs On The Data Lines From Front Panel. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Sound Low With Wowing. | Checkleft Hand Rotary Guide. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Sound Slow With Wowing. | Check The L/h Rotary Guide If Rotating. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Test Signal On (even In Playback) | Check T7508 If O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | U.H.F. Modulator Drifting. | D6601 (ztk18) (18v Zener). |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Very Low Playback And E-e Luminance. | Check T7301, L5201,2,3,4,. R3202/3. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | When Searching For Stations Set Skips Weak Stations. | Change C2051 & C2058 Before Changing U.H.F. Tuner. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Will Not Eject. | Pin Missing From Operating Lever Fig.3 In Manual. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Will Not Respond To I/r Remote Control. | Change Tda3047. |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Wont Eject Properly. | Check Lever 242 (missing) |
| PHILIPS | VR6462 | Wont Rew. When Cass. Is In. With No Cass. Inserted Rewinds. | Check Potential Of 4-5v At Connector 4dp2. This Comes From The "tape Begin" Photodiode On The Right Hand Side Of The Deck (p672). (goes Leaky). |
| PHILIPS | VR6490 | No Power? | Power Supply Faulty.Replace 1000uf Capacitors. |
| PHILIPS | VR6520 | Cassette Only Loading Half Way. Cass. Down End Switch Broke | Replace Switch. |
| PHILIPS | VR6520 | Interm. Return To Stop From F.F. Tape Counter Slows. | Check Reel Sensor Opto-detector Ic1501 Reduced Sensitivity. |
| PHILIPS | VR6520 | No Capstan Rotation. | Check For Loss Of The 12v Supply To The Capstan Control Chip Uc2004 Due To Fusible Resistor R209 (.68 Ohm) High In Value. (not Shown In Service Manual). |
| PHILIPS | VR6520 | No Functions | Firm Up Fuse Holder, R901. |
| PHILIPS | VR6520 | Own Rec. Noisy Pre-rec. Tape Okay. Mono Multi Q702/3 Out. | Adjust R709. |
| PHILIPS | VR6520 | Wont Accept Tape Or Lace Up. | Check R1101. |
| PHILIPS | VR6540 | Refer Sharp Vc482 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6540 | See Sharp Vc 482 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6541 | Refer Sharp Vc582 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6541 | See Sharp Vc 582 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6541 | See Vc581 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6542 | Refer Sharp Vc682 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6542 | See Sharp Vc 682 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6640 | See Sharp Vc 483 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6641 | Refer Sharp Vc585 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6641 | See Sharp Vc 585 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6660 | Clock Display Giving Wrong Readouts. | Change Ic2 (sn75518n). |
| PHILIPS | VR6660 | Failure To Play When Button Pressed. | Check For Shorts On And Around Plug C3. |
| PHILIPS | VR6660 | Loop Of Tape Hanging Out Of Cassette (intermittently). | Replace Idler Wheel. |
| PHILIPS | VR6660 | Wont Go Into Play Mode "m" Lighting Up In Display. | Check For Leakage Between K1 And K2, Check For4 Debris S/c Plug C3 |
| PHILIPS | VR6740 | Drum Frequency Hunts | Check Adjustment Of Buffer Oscillator Tp9 R738 |
| PHILIPS | VR6740 | No Capstan Lock. | R794 (4.7k). Put Another 4.7k In Parallel. On Cap Servo Pcb |
| PHILIPS | VR6740 | See Sharp Vc 486 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6840 | Refer Sharp Vc496 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6840 | See Sharp Vc 496 | |
| PHILIPS | VR684305 | Int Failure To Select Record. | Check Record Inhibit Switch (leads Shorting At Switch). Located On End Sensor P.C.B. |
| PHILIPS | VR6940 | Refer Sharp Vc488 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6940 | See Sharp Vc 488 | |
| PHILIPS | VR6942/75 | No Hifi Audio Record Or Play. Carriers Recorded No Mod | C6314 S/c 1000uf 25v |
| PHILIPS | VR701 | Intermittent Stopping. | Q804 O/c. |
| PHILIPS | VR701 | See Sharp Vc383 | |
| PHILIPS | VR901 | Int No Functions When Using Fron Controls Remote Ok. | Sockets Gc And Gb On Digitron Panel Dry Jointed - Int 5v To Front Panel Ic. |
| PHILIPS | VR901 | No Display. | Digitron Broken. |
| PHILIPS | VR901 | See Sharp Vc388 | |
| PHILIPS | VR901 | Stops Intermittently. | Adjust P/r Switch. |
| PHILIPS | VR901 | Tape Jammed. | Lock Off Assy In Cassette Housing. |
| PHILIPS | VR901 | Tracking Bar On Pre-recorded Tapes. | Adjust T-path. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Capstan Speed Varying. | Capstan Shaft Binding, Cleaned And Lubed Adjusted Servo's. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Clock U/s. | Ic5001. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Drum Motor Int. Not Starting. | Replace D.D. Motor. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Bad Pix On Playback No Reverse Video Search. | Connection 85 On P-c Board Inside Lower Drum Has Thin Sliver Of Solder On It Which Intermittently Shorting To Frame. Clean Reel Motor Pulley & Idler And Take Up Spool. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Capstan Speed Varying. | D/j On Sync Head. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Colour On Playback. Int No Power. | Crack In P/c Board Around Centre Retaining Screw - Screw Done Up Too Tight - Area Around R538 D/j Mains Input Board. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Head Servo - Going Fast After 10 Mins. | Ic701 Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Performing Odd Functions Even With No Tape In Unit. | Ic801 - Faulty. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Pix P/b. | Fl401. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Power. | Fuse F901 Loose. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Int Whiteout And No Sound. | Pin 2 Of Plug Ak (servo Panel) Badly Crimped - Causing Int. 12v To Yc Board. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | No Drum Rotate. | Ic704. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | No Go - Unlaces. | Capstan Shaft Seized, Belt Stretched. Belt 358 37125, plug Ad Badly Crimped. |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | No Power. | K901 O/c |
| PHILIPS | VRD022 | Tangling Tapes. | Check Reel Motor. |