Service manual

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VC-A565U/H965U
SERVO CIRCUIT ADJUSTMENT
5-1 ADJUSTMENT OF HEAD SWITCHING
POINT
Measuring Color TV monitor
instrument
Mode Playback still
Cassette Self-recorded tape (SP mode)
(See Note below 2)
Control Tracking control buttons(+) or (–)
Specification No vertical jitter of picture
Measuring Color TV monitor
instrument
Mode Playback
Cassette Self-recorded tape (EP mode)
(See Note below)
Control Tracking control buttons(+) or (–)
Specification No Poor picture and Hi-Fi sound
5-2 ADJUSTMENT OF FV (False Vertical
Sync) OF STILL PICTURE
Measuring Dual-trace oscilloscope
instrument
Mode Playback
Cassette Alignment tape (VROEFZHS)
Test point VIDEO OUT jack to CH2
TP202 (Sig.)~TP203 (GND) to CH1
Control Call up the test mode (short circuit
between TP801 and TP802 on the
operation PWB). Use the tracking/
channel select (') and (") buttons
of the set.
Specification 6.0 ± 0.5H (lines)
1. Connect a dual-trace oscilloscope to the VIDEO OUT
jack and TP202 (Sig.) and TP203 (GND).
(Trigger the oscilloscope with the head switching pulse
on TP202.)
2. Playback the alignment tape, and then short circuit
between TP801 and TP802 on the operation PWB to call
the test mode.
3. Press the PLAY button, and the play LED starts blinking
and the automatic adjustment function gets started.
4. Wait until the play LED stays on to indicate that the
adjustment is complete.
5. Watch the oscilloscope screen and make sure that the
leading edge of the head switching pulse is 6.0H (lines)
ahead of the vertical sync as shown in Figure 5-2.
6. If the setting is out of this range, readjust the data using
the channel select (') and (") buttons of the set or the
remote controller.
7. Finally press the STOP button to quit the test mode.
Figure 5-2.
6.0 ± 0.5H (lines)
CH-1
HEAD
SWITCHING
PULSE
CH-2
VIDEO OUT
CH-1: 1V/dev 50µsec/dev
CH-2: 1V/dev 50µsec/dev
V-sync.
1. Play a cassette which was recorded by the unit in SP
mode.
2. Press the PAUSE/STILL button to freeze the picture.
3. Look at the monitor screen and adjust (+) or (–) TRACK-
ING buttons so that the vertical jitter of the picture is
minimized.
4. Play and freeze the self-recorded tape in EP mode and
make sure vertical jitter of the picture is not noticeable.
Note:
1 The FV goes back to the it’s initial state when the unit is
put into the system controller reset mode due to power
failure, etc.
In this case, preset the FV once again.
2 Self-recorded tape is a cassette whose program was
recorded by the unit being adjusted.
1. Play a cassette which was recorded by the unit in EP
mode.
2. Short circuit between TP801 and TP803 on the main
PWB, and press both CH button (+) and CH button (–) at
same time.
3. Press the tracking buttons (+) or (–) 20 times each to
bring the tracking off center. Make sure that:
1) There is nothing unusual on the playback screen.
2) There is nothing unusual in the Hi-Fi sound (for the Hi-
Fi models only).
4. Cancel the short circuit.
Note:
Self-recorded tape is a cassette whose program was re-
corded by the unit being adjusted.
5-3 CHECKING OF OFF TRACK