RCA DRC8030N - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Almost not worth fixing a VHS anymore. Get a used one at a thrift store for $15

File is too big for email but I uploaded it to my college web. Try this link https://mspace.utep.edu/goguerra/DRC8030%20Manual.pdf?uniq=-ka42va let me know if it works. Thanks.

No; just follow along when you get notice from this website.
I found a link to http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/en-US/Support.html in the very extensive discussion at http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=767130&page=4 ...which led to what you should ask for help by: http://support.rcaaudiovideo.com/ (actually, make a trouble ticket at http://voxrightnow.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/voxrightnow.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=896 )
...which says http://support.rcaaudiovideo.com/manual.aspx?product=86 there is no manual.
In brief, you can go to AudioVox to post manuals already, or to Wal~Mart (who sold them) for help...but I'd ask at that forum up at the first link and at the AudioVox ticket system.

Yeah, it was hard to find. RCA's kind of a deprecated brand identity since JVC bought their remains...then sold some to AudioVox.

Maybe our Google-fu just needs some work, but that's all I see around.

It will be far cheaper to replace the item with one year warranty than send it to RCA, factory rates start at $100.00 and up.

I am sure that the fault was relative of the bad capacitor and swapping the working board has proved. Hope that solves the issue as all what is needed is to check and replace all the suspected capacitor is the Primary /Secondary side as the SMPS is working BUT with a limited voltage. So the threshold is low and so can be a tank capacitor, change the mains capacitor and also the secondary +B side.

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the problem is either in front display board or on the main board, first replacing the front board can solve the problem. but if it does not pls replace the main board. these are inside the dvd player.

Try to check the video setting if in right format. There are 2 common format PAL and NTSC. Or try set it on auto. good day and best regards.

Dude, what a total piece!

I have plenty of spare power boards so you can replace the whole board vs. components. I can have one shipped at $10 plus shipping.

try putting in a cleaning disc if that fails the laser has failed

this is a tv problem, needs to be chekout, normaly is TV HV circuit defective, and shows the some lines. go to repair shop to repair.

PLEASE CONTACT RCA EXCHANGE UNIT FOR ALL THE OTHER PARTS.

This is due to one of the IDE devices inside (Hard Drive or DVD drive) not sending the requires "I am Ready" signal to the main board while the DVR does a power on self test. With the hundreds of units I have come across, 99% of the time it is due to a faulty DVD drive. These "Loader" brand DVD drives were on the cheap and when they give out, the unit does not go past the Hello. You can verify this by replacing the the DVD drive with any other DVD burner or DVD drive or even a CD drive that comes from a computer (IDE connector). The only fix for this is to replace the drive or simply connect an old CD drive inside and not use the DVD properties of the DVR, only the hard disk recording/playback.

All the capacitors with that value and at least that voltage will due, all you need to check is that it will fit in that space.
For better resilience in the future get ones rated at 10 volts - less than $1 per piece at any hobby shop.

sounds like you have broken piece moving around on the inside or broken dvd inside my youngest son put a music cd in my dvd player and didnt put it in right and it broke causing player to make clunking sound and door refused to open. The broken cd was found when player was opened up and sorry to say the tray was broken because of it

I put my tv on av or if you dont have av video channel and use that for dvd vcr etc and it should be clear

try either unplugging it and plug it back in or worse case.... replace the dvd rom

Hey jacquesnoir,,

I can email you a copy of the manual..

[email protected]

PLEASE put "RCA DRC8030N" in the subject line otherwise I will delete the message and you won't get the manual... I get quite a bit of junk at this address so be patient..

Steve

another web site solved problem for free