This has got me stumped. I recently bought a Beocenter 8000 to replace my older setup (consisting of Beomaster 3000, Beocord 2000, Beogram CDX and Beogram 3000).
I 'upgraded' partly because it adds the ability to control CDs via remote, but also because the Beocenter 8000 will take up less space and looks great - not a mark on it and I got a great deal on eBay!
The tape deck doesn't work, and I am pretty confident it will be the tape belts. If you click play it tries for a second, then reverses and tries side 2, then stops. I have replaced belts in two Beocord 2000s before now, so I am pretty confident it will be the belts in this one too.
The problem is, opening up the Beocenter 8000! The service manual indicates that if you unscrew the 3 screws on the front and the 6 screws on the back, it will simply lift up at 90 degrees. In fact I watched a YouTube video of someone doing this, but theirs was a 9000, not an 8000. I assumed it would be the same.
I can only lift it a couple of inches then I see that there are connected cables preventing it form lifting further. On the left (looking at it from the back, so above the CD) there is a cable connecting to the display panel, and on the right, there is a motor, with connecting cables leading don to the main unit, so I expect this is the cassette door motor.
The service manual I found online is one intended for the 5 similar systems 8000, 9000, 8500, 9500, 9300. It's beginning to look like my 8000 is a little different inside than the others?
Has anyone ever opened one of these up? I've put it all back together for now as I'm afraid I'll break it if I keep trying without knowing exactly what to do.
I 'upgraded' partly because it adds the ability to control CDs via remote, but also because the Beocenter 8000 will take up less space and looks great - not a mark on it and I got a great deal on eBay!
The tape deck doesn't work, and I am pretty confident it will be the tape belts. If you click play it tries for a second, then reverses and tries side 2, then stops. I have replaced belts in two Beocord 2000s before now, so I am pretty confident it will be the belts in this one too.
The problem is, opening up the Beocenter 8000! The service manual indicates that if you unscrew the 3 screws on the front and the 6 screws on the back, it will simply lift up at 90 degrees. In fact I watched a YouTube video of someone doing this, but theirs was a 9000, not an 8000. I assumed it would be the same.
I can only lift it a couple of inches then I see that there are connected cables preventing it form lifting further. On the left (looking at it from the back, so above the CD) there is a cable connecting to the display panel, and on the right, there is a motor, with connecting cables leading don to the main unit, so I expect this is the cassette door motor.
The service manual I found online is one intended for the 5 similar systems 8000, 9000, 8500, 9500, 9300. It's beginning to look like my 8000 is a little different inside than the others?
Has anyone ever opened one of these up? I've put it all back together for now as I'm afraid I'll break it if I keep trying without knowing exactly what to do.
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That's odd, why is it doing that?
