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Forum: Video Hardware Repair 02-01-2022, 01:18 AM

Replies: 3 Panasonic portable VCR won't move tapes? Views: 1,089 Posted By Dead Christmas I actually have the service manual for this guy,... I actually have the service manual for this guy, I just don't know what would cause it to act like this. The manual can tell me all about how to work and remove and calibrate the parts but I can't...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 02-01-2022, 12:56 AM

Replies: 3 Panasonic portable VCR won't move tapes? Views: 1,089 Posted By Dead Christmas Panasonic portable VCR won't move tapes? Howdy, I have a NV-8420 that refuses to properly move any tapes at all. I've run into this issue with many different VCR's before it, but could never figure it out. Is there anything that might...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 02-01-2022, 12:30 AM

Replies: 8 Mystery tool included with VHS camera? Views: 977 Posted By Dead Christmas Thanks! I don't think I'd have ever figured it... Thanks! I don't think I'd have ever figured it out on my own. Would've drove me crazy for a while trying to figure it out.

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 01-31-2022, 11:52 PM

Replies: 8 Mystery tool included with VHS camera? Views: 977 Posted By Dead Christmas Mystery tool included with VHS camera? I bought a broken VHS camera off eBay, and it came with an odd device. I think this might be some kind of probe or calibration tool. It's about a foot or so long, and the syringe-like button can...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 11-01-2021, 10:12 AM

Replies: 5 Panasonic VCR won't play tapes, error code on display? Views: 3,297 Posted By Dead Christmas Thanks, I wanted to get it going to capture my... Thanks, I wanted to get it going to capture my old tapes. Some of which, were recorded on an AG-456, linear stereo. I'd never used an S-VHS tape, though. All my other units are mono. I also wanted...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 10-31-2021, 04:35 PM

Replies: 5 Panasonic VCR won't play tapes, error code on display? Views: 3,297 Posted By Dead Christmas Would you happen to know how I can fix that? Or... Would you happen to know how I can fix that? Or do I need a new VCR?

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 10-31-2021, 03:23 PM

Replies: 5 Panasonic VCR won't play tapes, error code on display? Views: 3,297 Posted By Dead Christmas Error code is SLRH. I'm not sure what that... Error code is SLRH. I'm not sure what that indicates. The heavier tapes are kind of hot when I pull them out. I'm noticing a pattern. I have RCA's earliest tapes, and they weigh like a brick....

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 10-31-2021, 02:02 PM

Replies: 5 Panasonic VCR won't play tapes, error code on display? Views: 3,297 Posted By Dead Christmas Panasonic VCR won't play tapes, error code on display? Howdy, I have a Panasonic PV-9664 VCR that's giving me hell. It worked flawlessly at first, first few weeks of use, and then the thing threw itself to the fan. It stops at certain tapes that it...

Forum: Blank Media 09-02-2019, 02:03 PM

Replies: 10 Pushing the VHS limit: S-VHS vs. D-VHS blank tapes? Views: 5,161 Posted By Dead Christmas Oh wow, this is a blast from the past. The... Oh wow, this is a blast from the past. The tapes suffered from an immense amount of dropouts on all the machines I used them on. YMMV, I may have just had bad NOS tapes. Give them a shot, you may...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 09-19-2016, 02:50 PM

Replies: 2 Panasonic VHS-C camcorder glitching video? Views: 2,862 Posted By Dead Christmas I was trying to digitize tapes of my second... I was trying to digitize tapes of my second birthday. However, I never put valuable tapes in an untested machine. I decided to use my BASF tapes to test its functions. I wanted to use the PV-43...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 09-18-2016, 07:17 PM

Replies: 2 Panasonic VHS-C camcorder glitching video? Views: 2,862 Posted By Dead Christmas Panasonic VHS-C camcorder glitching video? Hello! My VHS-C camcorder is experiencing issues. I bought it "well working, tested", however, it seems hardly so. I tried recording some video of a bird in SLP mode. The video is unwatchable. ...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-20-2016, 08:14 AM

Replies: 3 Panasonic NV-8420 only outputs B&W Views: 2,273 Posted By Dead Christmas I did some testing. When previewing an... I did some testing. When previewing an image, before hitting record, it sometimes gets color back for a bit. I was playing images through a HDMI-RCA converter using signal from my computer. Using...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-20-2016, 06:50 AM

Replies: 3 Panasonic NV-8420 only outputs B&W Views: 2,273 Posted By Dead Christmas In addition to that, do you think it's possible... In addition to that, do you think it's possible that it's a bad capacitor?

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-20-2016, 06:03 AM

Replies: 3 Panasonic NV-8420 only outputs B&W Views: 2,273 Posted By Dead Christmas Panasonic NV-8420 only outputs B&W Hello! I have a Panasonic NV-8420, and it doesn't display any color on playback. Does anybody know what could be causing this to happen? Thanks!

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-14-2016, 01:40 PM

Replies: 11 Sony SVO-9600 tape drive motors runs slow Views: 3,977 Posted By Dead Christmas Try hosting the image on postimage.com, then copy... Try hosting the image on postimage.com, then copy the links into a reply.

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 05-13-2016, 02:19 PM

Replies: 4 2-head VCR vs. 4-head/6-head VCR? Views: 24,149 Posted By Dead Christmas What I've gathered from that thread, is that the... What I've gathered from that thread, is that the quality of the VCR's SP performance depends on the size of it's SP head and the quality of its electronics. It also seems that the size of the largest...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 05-13-2016, 01:27 PM

Replies: 4 2-head VCR vs. 4-head/6-head VCR? Views: 24,149 Posted By Dead Christmas 2-head VCR vs. 4-head/6-head VCR? Hello, I recall reading VCR with only 2-heads produces a better image during normal playback and recording. This is compared to VCR which have four, or six heads. I believe the writing explained...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-13-2016, 12:46 AM

Replies: 11 Sony SVO-9600 tape drive motors runs slow Views: 3,977 Posted By Dead Christmas It's good to know that you got the machine to... It's good to know that you got the machine to work! Would you be able to take a picture of the gears that were out of place? It might be of help to someone else in the future.

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-08-2016, 11:29 AM

Replies: 11 Sony SVO-9600 tape drive motors runs slow Views: 3,977 Posted By Dead Christmas If you could find the service manual, it'd surely... If you could find the service manual, it'd surely have the error codes listed in it.

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-07-2016, 07:31 AM

Replies: 2 JVC BR-8600U won't play tape, fast forward, rewind? Views: 2,836 Posted By Dead Christmas ...In an attempt to locate a possible un-plugged... ...In an attempt to locate a possible un-plugged wire, I dismantled the machine and got lost. There's simply too many wires and plugs for me to navigate. Considering I only paid 40$ for the machine,...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-07-2016, 06:18 AM

Replies: 2 JVC BR-8600U won't play tape, fast forward, rewind? Views: 2,836 Posted By Dead Christmas Well, the unit's here, and plays and records... Well, the unit's here, and plays and records tapes great. It just shuts down when it loses tracking for too long. However, there's a big problem with the audio. If I plug in two RCA cables from a...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-05-2016, 09:28 AM

Replies: 11 Sony SVO-9600 tape drive motors runs slow Views: 3,977 Posted By Dead Christmas It could be dried or polluted grease making the... It could be dried or polluted grease making the mechanism malfunction. The machine could likely use a re-oiling, too. Also, be sure to check that the belts aren't worn out, or sticky. I'm sure you're...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-04-2016, 02:08 PM

Replies: 10 JVC BR-S522 repair? Views: 4,295 Posted By Dead Christmas While knumag's suggestion is the next best step... While knumag's suggestion is the next best step for solving the issue, I'd first try adjusting the vcr's tracking. I can't find a clear image of the 522 anywhere, but it should having a tracking...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-02-2016, 01:00 PM

Replies: 10 JVC BR-S522 repair? Views: 4,295 Posted By Dead Christmas I asked about the tape speed because issues can... I asked about the tape speed because issues can be had when trying to play an EP, or SLP tape on an industrial machine. It seems that you already knew that, though. Linear VHS audio, and...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-02-2016, 08:38 AM

Replies: 10 JVC BR-S522 repair? Views: 4,295 Posted By Dead Christmas Does the Hi-Fi have trouble tracking a tape... Does the Hi-Fi have trouble tracking a tape during playback, or is it not recording the Hi-Fi signal properly? Are you playing an already recorded Hi-Fi tape, if so, what speed? Or...Look around...

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