Zenith XBV 443, Service Manual

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Adjustment Procedure
1) Travel the tape and check the bottom surface of the
tape travels along with the guide line of the lower drum.
2) If the tape travels toward the lower part of guide line on
the lower drum, turn the guide roller height adjusting
screw to the left
3) If it travels to the upper part, turn it to the right.
4) Adjust the height of the guide roller to ensure that the
tape is guided on the guide line of the lower drum at the
inlet/outlet of the drum. (Fig. C-4-1)
DECK MECHANISM ADJUSTMENT
4-15
Fig. C-4-1
GUIDE ROLLER
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT SCREW
ADJUSTMENT DIAGRAM
Purpose of adjustment : To ensure that the bottom surface of the tape can travel along with
the tape lead line of the lower drum by constantly and adjusting
and maintaining the height of the tape.
4. Guide Roller Height Adjustment
Fixtures and tools used VCR (VCP) status Adjustment position
• Post Height Adjusting
Driver
• Play or Review Mode
• The guide roller height adjusting screw on the
supply guide roller and the take-up guide roller
4-1. Prior Adjustment
1) Play the standard test tape after connecting the probe of
oscilloscope to the RF envelope output point and the
head switching output point.
2) Tracking control (playback) : Locate it at the center
(Set the RF output to the maximum value via the track-
ing control when such adjustment is completed after the
drum assembly is replaced.)
3) Height adjusting screw: Flatten the RF waveform.
(Fig. C-4-2)
4) Move the tracking control (playback) to the right/left.
(Fig. C-4-3)
5) Check the start and the end of the RF output reduction
width are constant.
CAUTIONS
There must exist no crumpling and folding of the tape due
to excess adjustment or insufficient adjustment.
Fig. C-4-2
Fig. C-4-2
P2 POST ADJUSTMENT
P3 POST ADJUSTMENT
CH-1 CH-2
RF ENVELOPE OUTPUT POINT
HEAD RF SWITCHING OUTPUT POINT
Flatten the waveform by
lightly turning the
guide roller height adjust-
ment screw.
When turning the tracking
control to both sides.
OSCILLOSCOPE
When the tracking control
locates at the center.
Waveform
Connection Diagram
Fixtures and tools used
Measuring tools and
connection position
VCR (VCP) status Adjustment position
• Oscilloscope
• Standard test tape
• Post height adjusting
driver
• CH-1: PB RF Envelope
• CH-2: NTSC : SW 30Hz
PAL : SW 25Hz
• Head switching output
point
• RF Envelope output
point
• Play the standard test
tape.
• Guide roller height
adjusting screw
4-2. Fine Adjustment