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VC-A400U
VC-H800U
S39E7VC-A400U
SERVICE MANUAL
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after sales service only.
The contents are subject to change without notice.
SHARP CORPORATION
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
SERVICE MANUAL
MODELS VC-A400U/H800U
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
VC-A400U
VC-H800U
In the interests of user-safety (Required by safety regula-
tions in some countries) the set should be restored to its
original condition and only parts identical to those specified
be used.
MODELS
VC-A400U
VC-H800U
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................................................ 4
1-1 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................. 4
1-2 SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 4
1-3 LOCATION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS AND CONTROL.....................................................5
2. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY............................................................................................6
2-1 DISASSEMBLY OF MAJOR BLOCKS ....................................................................................6
2-2 DISASSEMBLING THE MECHANISM/MAIN PWB ASSEMBLY............................................ 7
2-3 CARES WHEN REASSEMBLING........................................................................................... 8
3. FUNCTION OF MAJOR MECHANICAL PARTS ...........................................................................9
4. ADJUSTMENT, REPLACEMENT AND ASSEMBLY OF MECHANICAL UNITS ........................ 11
4-1 MECHANISM CONFIRMATION ADJUSTMENT JIG ............................................................11
5. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT...................................................................................................... 30
5-1 ADJUSTMENT OF HEAD SWITCHING POINT ....................................................................31
5-2 ADJUSTMENT OF FV (False Vertical Sync) OF STILL PICTURE ...................................... 31
5-3 CHECKING OF OFF TRACK ................................................................................................ 31
5-4 ADJUSTMENT OF SIF-INPUT LEVEL .................................................................................32
5-5 ADJUSTMENT OF STEREO SEPARATION ........................................................................32
6. MECHANISM OPERATION FLOWCHART AND TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ...................... 33
7. TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................................. 39
8. BLOCK DIAGRAM ....................................................................................................................... 50
9. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM AND PWB FOIL PATTERN..................................................................58
10. REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST .................................................................................................... 73
11. EXPLODED VIEW OF MECHANICAL PARTS ............................................................................ 81
12. PACKING OF THE SET .............................................................................................................. 85
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