Hitachi VT-FX8000E Service Manual page 87

How to Remove the Cassette when a Malfunction Has Occurred in the Mecha
If a cassette is caught in the mechanism because of a malfunction in the mechanism, remove it by the
following procedure.
{Work Procedure]
1. Remove the top cover.
2, Remove the front panel.
If the tape is wound round the If the cassette does not come out from
cylinder in the loading state the FL mechanism in the unloading state,
Remove the spring and lift the pressure roller to pull it out.
LIFT THE PRESSURE ROLLER
AND PULL IT OUT
1) Remove the screw and lift the impedance roller together with the impedance plate.
2) Slacken the tape and release it from the tension pole, guide rollers, inclined guides
and P out arm,
IMPEDANCE ROLLER
INCLINED GUIDE
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INGLINED GUIDE '4
1) Remove two screws holding the FL mechanism,
2) Hold the cassette lid with your fingers so the tape REMOVE TWO SCREWS
is not damaged and remove the FL mechanism,
3) Remove the slack tape and eject the cassette.