
Alignment and Adjustment
5-2 Samsung Electronics
LOAD A TAPE AND
PRESS PLAY BUTTON
TURN VCR POWER ON
MECHANISM DOESN'T
OPERATE IN PLAY MODE
TAPE LOADING
OPERATION
(LOAD)
IC601-38:HIGH
IC601-39:LOW
(END SENSOR)
IC601-76
CYLINDER
ROTATION
NTSC : SW 30Hz
PAL : SW 25Hz
IC601-24
CYL FG.PG
IC601-96.97
SEE
(CYLINDER DOES
NOT ROTATE)
CHECK
START/END SENSOR
IC601
NO NO
NO
NO
LOW
YES
YES
HIGH
YES
YES
CHECK TAPE
CHECK IC602
B
PLAY MODE
INOPERATIVE
EE-VIDEO
INSERT THE CASETTE
TAPE RECORDED BY
ANOTHER VCR AND
PRESS PLAY BUTTON
PLAY
INDICATOR
IN THE DISPLAY
PRESS PLAY KEY
IN REMOTE
CONTROL
MECHANISM
OPERATION
SEE (PB VIDEO) AUDIO MISSING
IN PLAY MODE
SEE
(MECHANISM DOES NOT
OPERATE IN PLAY MODE)
CHECK TIMER
CHECK
IC601, XT602
SEE
VIDEO MISSING
IN EE MODE
NO
NO NO
YES
NO
PB-VIDEO
SEE
VIDEO MISSING
IN PLAY MODE
NO
YES
YES
YES
DOES NOT OPERATE
OR OPERATES
BUT STOP SOON
YES

Alignment and Adjustment
5-6 Samsung Electronics
PLACE VCR IN STOP
MODE
VIDEO MISSING IN
EE MODE
TUNER MODE
OPERATION
NO
(EE INPUT
SIGNAL)
IC301-34
TUNER AND
DEMODU-
LATOR
APPLY VIDEO SIGNAL
(1Vp-p) TO VIDEO INPUT
JACK AND SET TO LINE MODE
NOTE: Location 43 series-I/O PCB
Location 3 series-Main PCB
CHECK C4362
CHECK IC4362,
R4362
CHECK IC4304
SEE PAGE 5-10
(DIGITAL BLOCK
NOT OPERATE)
CHECK AND
REPLACE
IC301
CHECK
VIDEO OUT
LINE
NO
(VIDEO OUT)
IC301-32
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO NO
NO
VIDEO
IC4302 3~6
VIDEO
IC901-21
VIDEO
IC4305-7
VIDEO
IC4305-1
CHANGE
IC4305
CHECK
IC901
CHANGE
IC4302
VIDEO
IC4304-7
VIDEO
IC301-38
VIDEO
IC4301-7
NO
YES
TURN THE VCR
POWER ON AND
INSERT A TAPE
PRESS EJECT BUTTON
CASSETTE LOADING
MECHANISM
DOES NOT OPERATE
TAPE DETECTED
CST IN MODE
IC601-38:HIGH(5V)
IC601-39:LOW(0V)
CHANGE IC601
CHECK
START/END SENSOR
IC601
CHECK
LM B
+
LINE
CHANGE IC602
NO NO
YES
IC601-39:LOW(0V)
IC601-38:HIGH(5V)
IC602-5:HIGH(5V)
IC602-6:LOW(0V)
CHECK
CST LOADING
MECHANISM
YES
YES
NO
IC602-8:10V
YES
NO
YES

Alignment and Adjustment
Samsung Electronics 5-7
VIDEO MISSING IN
PLAY MODE
VIDEO EE MODE
OPERATION
PLACE THE VCR PLAY MODE
CHANGE IC301 CHECK IC4304
CHECK
VIDEO HEAD
CHECK
Q303-E
CHECK
IC601-24
CHECK VIDEO
OUT LINE
SEE PAGE 5-6
(VIDEO MISSING IN
EE MODE)
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
VIDEO FM
IC301-74
VIDEO
IC301-20
VIDEO
IC301-29
VIDEO
IC4304-7
VIDEO
IC4306-5,6
NO
H'D SW
IC301-11
NO
YES
YES
NO NO NO
CHECK IC4306
NOTE: Location 43 series-I/O PCB
Location 3, 6 series-Main PCB
VIDEO MISSING IN
RECORD MODE
PLACE THE VCR
RECORD MODE
VIDEO EE MODE
OPERATION
FM-VIDEO
IC301-12
FM-VIDEO
IC301-84.90
5V
IC301-30
CHECK VIDEO HEAD
CHECK IC601-68
CHANGE IC301
CHANGE
IC301
SEE PAGE 5-6
(VIDEO MISSING
IN EE MODE)
NO
NO YES
NO
YES
YES
YES

Alignment and Adjustment
5-8 Samsung Electronics
COLOR MISSING IN
PLAY MODE
FM-ENV
IC301-74
COLOR
IC301-59. 61
SW 25Hz
IC301-10
CHECK
XT3X1
XT302
XT3X2
CHANGE
IC301
CHECK IC601-29
CHANGE
XT3X1, XT3X2, XT302
CHECK Q308, C330, 328
SEE PAGE 5-7
(VIDEO MISSING IN
PLAY MODE)
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
COLOR
IC301-71
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NOTE: XT3X1 - 4.43MHz (PAL/PAL-N/SECAM/MESECAM/NT4.43
XT302 - Always (3.579545MHz)
XT3X2 - 3.575611MHz (PAL-M)
COLOR MISSING IN
RECORD MODE
(VIDEO IN)
RECORD MODE
COLOR
IC301-72
COLOR
IC301-71
CHANGE IC301
CHANGE IC301
CHECK C304
CHANGE
XT3X1, XT3X2, XT302
CHECK
XT3X1
XT302
XT3X2
SEE PAGE 5-7
(VIDEO MISSING IN
RECORD MODE)
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
NOTE: XT3X1 - 4.43MHz (PAL/PAL-N/SECAM/MESECAM/NT4.43)
XT302 - Always (3.579545MHz)
XT3X2 - 3.575611MHz (PAL-M)

Alignment and Adjustment
Samsung Electronics 5-9
PLACE THE VCR IN STOP MODE
SELECT LINE MODE
WITHOUT INPUT SIGNAL
BLUE MISSING IN
STOP MODE
CHANGE
ICD6, LD2, CD64
CHECK
IC902-13 "L",
PIN15 5V
CHECK
ICD6-2 3.3V
CHECK
ICD2-30,
BLUE SIGNAL
CHECK ICD2
CHECK ICD3
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
CHECK
IC902 AL5V LINE
OSD PICTURE MISSING
XTAL IN
IC901-2
OSC IN
IC901-6
(STB, CLK, DATA)
IC901-9, 10, 11
CHANGE
IC901
CHECK IC601-6, 7, 8
CHECK L901, C903, C904
CHECK XT901, XT902
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
XTAL IN: 17.734476MHz (PAL/SECAM/PAL-N)
14.318MHz (NTSC/PAL-M/NT4.43)
OSC IN: 5~10MHz

Alignment and Adjustment
Samsung Electronics 5-11
MISSING AUDIO
IC501-16.37
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC501-27
AUDIO FM
IC501-26
AUDIO FM
IC501-11.40
AUDIO SIGNAL
CHECK
CYLINDER
CHECK
IC501
CHECK
IC501-15.38
C508, C517 AND CHANGE IC501
CHECK
R504 AND CHANGE IC501
CHECK
C519, C505
CHECK
AUDIO MISSING
IN EE MODE
AUDIO MISSING IN
REC MODE
MONO
HIFI
MONO
NONO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
IC501-22.25:5V
CHECK
PC 5V LINE
NO
YES
PLACE VCR IN STOP
MODE
AUDIO MISSING IN
EE MODE
IC501-52,61
AUDIO SIGNAL
INPUT
INPUT SELECT
MODE
IC501-49, 63
AUDIO SIGNAL
INPUT
IC501-6, 44
AUDIO SIGNAL
INPUT
IC501-57
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC501-2, 48
AUDIO SIGNAL
INPUT
CHECK
R517, R518
R509, R510
CHECK
5V, 9V LINE
CHECK
IC601
CHECK
C524, C525
R514, R516
L1
L2
NO AV
NO
NO
CHECK TM401
YES
YES
YES
H
NO
L
YES
LINE OUT
TUNER
YES
YES
IC501-56.58
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC501-8
A. MUTE
IC501-5.45:1.9V
NO
CHECK
R521, R540
R522, R533
CHECK
R507, R508
R519, R520
CHECK
R501, R502,
R505, R506, MTS BLOCK
NO
YESNO
CHECK
C529
R406, R407
CHANGE
IC501
NO
TM401-2
AUDIO SIGNAL
D
D
D
YES

Alignment and Adjustment
5-12 Samsung Electronics
CHECK "AUDIO
MISSING IN EE MODE"
PLACE THE VCR IN PB MODE
CHANGE
IC501
AUDIO MISSING
IN PB MODE
CHECK
R3A10, C3A04 AND IC301-100
AUDIO SIGNAL
CHECK ACE HEAD
C3A15, C3A16, R3A06, R3A07,
R3A08 AND CHANGE IC301
AUDIO SELECT
IC501-18
AUDIO FM(MIXED)
CHECK
C3A17 AND CHANGE
IC301
CHECK
IC501-35(A.H D SW)
C514, C513, R503 AND
CHANGE CYLINDER OR
IC501
NO
NO
HIFI
MONO
YES
YES
IC304-1
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC301-3
DC:2.3V
NO
YES
CHECK
OSC BLOCK
CHECK
R3A04
CHECK
R3A37, R3A22, C3A02
R3A21, C3A07
CHECK
IC301
IC301-76
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC501-53
AUDIO SIGNAL
NO
NO
NO
NO
CHECK Q3A06-BASE
REC "H"
CHECK
R3A32, R3A28
C3A24
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
CHECK
IC301-77, C338, R326
AND CHANGE IC301
CHANGE IC501
IC301-96
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC301-98
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC301-7
AUDIO SIGNAL
IC301-6
MIX SIGNAL
(AUDIO
+
70KHz)
FL3A01-6
OSCILLATION
NO
CHECK MISSING
IN PB MODE
CHECK
PB MODE
CHECK
A/CE HEAD
MONO
YES