TOSHIBA REPAIRS:
DVR19, DVR20,RDXV59, RDXV60 AND OTHERS
 

Common faults:

• Relay clicks then set shuts down, shortly after start-up.

• Power problem.

• Dead.

• Stuck on a channel. No other functions.

• Trips under load.

• No start-up. Continuous relay click.

• Relay clicks on/off.

• Picture starts to flicker shortly after switch-on then appliance shuts down with the relay clicking. Tape deck works OK before switch-off.

• Clicking noise. LED flashes.

• Tripping. Relay clicks on/off.

• Shuts down in PB of tapes or when a tape is inserted.

• Loses channels (E-E), intermittently. Drum motor jitters.

• Shuts down, after start-up. Previously, the set shut down when the disc tray was opened.

• Switches off after a few minutes. Ejects tape. Tape is laced up and jammed.

• Tape loops when unthread. Tape becomes creased.

• Mechanical jamming of tape guides after REW and then EJECT. Guides stop at half way during unloading.

• Mechanism stops and blocks. Displays error code "2".

• Loads tape then ejects immediately.

• Intermittently damage tapes, when loading.

• Drive rattles after cassette has been removed.

• Tape stuck. No display. No functions.

• Loading motor starts at power-up with no tape inside.

• No capstan rotation.

• Loops tape, intermittently.

• Blue picture via tuner or in AV. No tape PB or REC. Picture sometimes appears during video/tuner switch overs.

• Does not accept tape.

• No function. Lines in the display a few seconds after mains on.

• Cassette stops by itself.

• Tape carriage tries to go in by itself (gear noise from loading worm wheel). Drops out randomly during PB and switches to Standby.

• Switches off at irregular intervals. No FF and REW, only picture search.

• Distorted audio, in PB.

• Stops during PB, after a few minutes.

• Switches to standby after a few secs, in PB. 2 flashes of the display can be observed.

• Front DVD door does not open, occasionally.

• Tape loops at eject and re-enters cassette with difficulty.

• Ejection mechanism malfunctions.

• Rattles when stopped from full speed wind or rewind, if an E240 cassette is loaded and slight rattle with E180 tapes.

• Video deck carriage shuffles slightly then the set shuts down, after switch-on.

• Unstable own recordings.

• Function LED lights-up briefly at start-up. Does not load tape. Standby mode OK