due to the fact that my the cassette tray of my Philips DCC 600 did not open properl, i have ordered and changed new belts. After that I put a DCC cassette in it and closed the tray “no cassette” occurred in the display.
I have already checked the two rows of switches a row of 4 and a row of 2 - cleaned them with contact cleaner and they are working fine if I press each of them via continuity tester.
Do you have a tip for me?
Where can I found a switch or something like that, which tells that a tape has been inserted?
You might want to get the service manual and put the recorder in service mode (without cassette inserted) and use the “hole test” to check if the microcontroller sees that the switches in the cassette compartment are closing when you operate them by hand. You say you tested the switches for continuity with a multimeter; if they check okay and the service mode program is not “seeing” them, check if there is a problem with the wiring (check if the signal from the switch makes it all the way to the microcontroller). If the microcontroller is getting the signal from the switch (measured with a volt meter) but it’s saying it doesn’t, it unfortunately means your microcontroller is broken. But that’s VERY unlikely. Probably your problem is simply a switch that you overlooked when you did your continuity testing, or a loose cable.
EDIT: to get to HOLE TEST mode on the DCC600, power the machine on without a cassette, and push and hold REC/PAUSE and DOLBY while pushing PLAY. It should say “SERVMODE Vxx” (where xx is a number). Then push NEXT; now it should say SERVICE MODE. Then push RECORD to put it in HOLE TEST mode. Every switch you push in the cassette compartment should show up as “HOLE X OK” if I understand correctly.
It looks like the “CASSETTE IN” switch is part 1705 on page 63 of the service manual.
I am a little bit lost!
I entered the Service Mode - Then push NEXT; now it should say SERVICE MODE. Then push RECORD (REC / MUTE!?) but this button did not work, because “HOLE TEST” didn’t appear. I pressed the REC / MUTE button serveral times - no reaction!
When I press “APPEND” → TRAY TEST" appeared.
I can’t just narrow down the cause of the error. I had another defective DCC 600 with defective mechanics in the slot. Then I only installed the drive unit (with all the microswitches) into the actual defective one. I continued to use the slot and the tape head unit. I found that the gear was broken and this one. I’ve now ordered a new one, because the other one is already a bit chipped.
Thanks! Good to know. It’s not unusual to have bugs in the service mode; obviously it’s not the most important part of the software so it doesn’t usually get tested before the factory starts making preprogrammed microcontrollers.
Next time I have one of my 2nd gen recorders out, I might investigate what’s going on, and if there is a workaround.
I’m new here because my DCC600 has the same problem.
I did the servicemode tests and it passed all hole tests and tray test ok.
At last I found out that there is another sensor in the red1 mechanism that checks if there is a tape inserted. The signal goes from the red1 to the mainboard an from the mb to the front board and it ends at pin 10 of the processor. It should be 0 volt if a tape is inserted but mine is 5 Volt. So the proc. says “no cassette”.
Thought of grounding the signal by hand, but this is a hack I only will do as last option.
First I will remove the mechanism and take it apart to find the broken switch.
Any hints how to take it apart and put it togehter again?
Forgot to say: The service manual has many errors, as wrong numbered pins and connectors and so on. Even the way how to do the service mode tests are wrong. For example: mark erase for key test, but it really is mark write.
no, the hole-switches are working. I tested them manually with the multimeter. And I checked if the signal arrives the processor correct. All OK except the cass in1 signal and the corresponding switch is in the red1 mechanism.
I’ll take a look at the video tomorrow.
Hi all my name is Han, After changing the gear wheel I faced the issue “no cassette”. Executing the hole test (with cass tray open!) showed that all switches worked properly. To determine if the cass itself activates the most right switch of the four, turn the big left wheel on the side to move the tray in manually. Since still in the hole test, the switch was operated by the cass. After leaving the service mode, the error “no cassette” still occurred.
From the schematic I could see that there is a second switch that needs to be activated to determine the cass present. This switch is located on the most right side in the cass holder (if possible I will upload a photo to indicate the switch) This switch did not function properly since the pcb that holds the switch was a bit allocated. After readjusting the pcb the “no cassette” issue was solved.
Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on fixing it yourself! You can use the upload button or copy and paste them to post photos; there is no need to use an external service.
