Re: Problem with Sony Betamax VCR

From: Mark D. Zacharias (mzacharias_at_yis.us)
Date: 10/07/04


Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 05:39:28 -0500

Head cleaning problem. Video heads mainly, but the audio/control head could
cause this also. Caution is advised - improper technique can ruin the video
head. The affected head gap on the A/C head is the lower one - Sony's were a
bit notorious for this one getting dirty.

Mark Z.

"Dietrich Steinmeier" <diestein@uos.de> wrote in message
news:ck3662$peq$1@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de...
>I have a problem with my Sony Betamax SL HF100 VCR. After starting play
>mode, I can see the video for about 2-3 seconds and then get an blue
>screen, while tape transport continues. When pressing Play and FF
>simultanuously, the video can be seen but vanishes, when returning to
>normal play mode. All this does not happen with all tapes, there are
>others, that play with no problems. Is there any circuit in these old
>Betamax recorders, which disables the reproduction because of i.e. poor
>sync signal? Thanks for any hints to fix the problem.
>
> Dietrich
>



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