Alignment Procedures Of Mechanism - Philips VR340/55 Service Manual

ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES OF MECHANISM

The following procedures describe how to align the
individual gears and levers that make up the tape load-
ing/unloading mechanism. Since information about the
state of the mechanism is provided to the System
Control Circuit only through the Mode Switch, it is
essential that the correct relationship between individ-
ual gears and levers be maintained.
All alignments are to be performed with the mech-
anism in Eject mode, in the sequence given. Each
procedure assumes that all previous procedures have
been completed.
IMPORTANT:
If any one of these alignments is not performed
properly, even if off by only one tooth, the unit will
unload or stop and it may result in damage to the
mechanical or electrical parts.
Alignment points in Eject Position
Top View
Bottom View
Alignment 3
Alignment 1
Alignment 2
Fig. AL1
Alignment 1
Loading Arm (SP) and (TU) Assembly
Install Loading Arm (SP) and (TU) Assembly so
that their triangle marks point to each other as
shown in Fig. AL2.
Alignment 2
Mode Gear
Keeping the two triangles pointing at each other,
install the Loading Arm (TU) Assembly so that the
last tooth of the gear meets the most inside teeth
of the Mode Gear. See Fig. AL2.
Loading Arm
(TU) Assembly
Alignment 3
Cam Gear (A), Rack Assembly
Install the Rack Assembly so that the first tooth on
the gear of the Rack Assembly meets the first
groove on the Cam Gear (A) as shown in Fig. AL3.
Top View
First groove
on the Cam Gear (A)(HI)
2-4-9
Alignment 1
Triangle Marks
Loading Arm
(SP) Assembly
Most inside teeth
of Mode Gear
Mode Gear
Cam Gear (A)(HI)
Gear on Rack Assembly
Last Tooth
Alignment 2
Fig. AL2
Alignment 3
First tooth
Fig. AL3
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