Yes it is possible, and very easy to do. Watch and learn. Easier with CRT TV but possible on modern set as well.
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@hansu-nihon5 жыл бұрын
Dave, I have to confess..., I'm addicted to your video and audio repair movies. And I don't want to go into rehab. Thank you for teaching repairs.
@NiebaumCurran5 жыл бұрын
You learn something new, I never knew you could adjust those guides in a VCR, I'm pretty sure we threw out one machine with similar picture problems. It makes me wonder how many VCRs where thrown out when they only needed this simple adjustment.
@RoughJustice2k185 жыл бұрын
Guides can be adjusted - but preferably by a qualified service technician with years of experience. They are not meant to be user-serviceable and should only need a tweak ONCE during the life of the VCR.
@perkimba83694 жыл бұрын
@@RoughJustice2k18 I have a Panasonic NV-SD400 VCR and every time I use it I have to take the screwdriver in case the signal gets bad because the signal does actually get bad very often. Finding a technician for VCRs in Peru is extremely rare, so what I do is follow this guy's videos instead :P
@isidrocp27382 жыл бұрын
after like 6 years of trying to look for someone to fix my vcr, i ended doing it myself!!!, thanks a bunch!!!
@edubalboa2 жыл бұрын
Saved my life! Lost hours last night on a NV-FJ615 trying to adjust after a "head and guide rollers' arms transplant" and mode switch cleaning, which, by the way, I was able to do only because of your videos. I have looked into the internet for a video guide on how to do these procedures on this model and, after following your videos, I have discovered a tear down you've done on a PV-9450 that furtunately has the same mechanical schematics. Thank you sooo much, and congratulations on this beautiful and uncomparable help you give to us lovers of the VCRs! Best wishes all the way from Brazil!
@williamdlc33 жыл бұрын
I've been doing VHS transfer services as a side business, and recently we just got a tape that was bouncing all around. You can tell because the on-screen graphics like the TV logo kept jumping and the picture was generally unstable, I did this adjustment. This easy fix did the trick! Thank you so much.
@Tomsonic412 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the VCR that recorded it was out of alignment; it can happen over time as the parts begin to wear out. Thing is, often the misaligned VCR will play back its own recordings perfectly, so whoever recorded it would have been none the wiser!
@750kv85 жыл бұрын
At the start I thought the VCR is in search mode. :D Awesome video! VCR tech really intrigued me in the 90s.
@plossalypse Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! This really helped me out! I'm a younger guy in my 20s, played many a tape before but never had the privilege of repairing one until now! I'm assuming thats who this vid is for and it made it easy for me without making me feel stupid. Thanks again, man!
@8_Bit2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this helped me get a VCR working again. I hooked it up to an old (analog) Commodore 1702 monitor and you're right, it was much easier. The one tricky thing was that I had to use a lot of pressure to turn the guide, and I didn't realize at first that pressure was also affecting the guide. So I found I needed to do e.g. a 1/4 turn, take the screwdriver off the guide and observe, then turn again, etc.
@ericasanders17284 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing! I was about to buy a new VCR until I saw this video. I was able to fix it in under a minute. Much appreciated!
@ketxxx1 Жыл бұрын
Now this is worth a like. YT buries genuinely useful content like this to oblivion.
@simtitan1Ай бұрын
I know this is an older video, but I just used this video to do the alignment on a Panasonic HiFi VCR I found at the thrift store. Its really simple to do, and its amazing how little you actually have to adjust.
@speedraycer255 жыл бұрын
Great video.your videos help me with my electronic online business
@coyote_den5 жыл бұрын
Ha! I've never had a scope, but that was how I touched up alignment on my own VCRs. Use a good pre-recorded tape, left guide cleans up the top of the picture, right guide cleans up the bottom. It just made sense, looking at the direction the drum rotates and how the signal is recorded on the tape.
@SpokenWord9996 ай бұрын
You're the best! in 2024 i needed so bad this info. Thank s to you helped me to align my VCR.
@ObiWanBillKenobi6 ай бұрын
These are the things now that I know of that you have to do to maintain a VCR. If there are more, please tell. 1. Clean video heads 2. Clean audio heads 3. Clean rollers 4. Clean the state switch contacts 5. Turn the tracking guides
@RedKayakGirl2 жыл бұрын
I came across your video after getting a VHS/DVD combo that has the same issue. Such an easy fix. Thank you for your video!
@elektro-peter19545 жыл бұрын
After the course adjustment as it was done here by 12voltvids, you can also some further fine adjustment with a TV if your VCR has a manual tracking control: You turn the tracking in one direction until a stripe comes into the picture, and then adjust the guides for it to disappear. The you can turn the tracking some more in that direction and repeat. The optimum fine adjustment is reached when the noise comes in on the whole picture at once when you turning the tracking left or right.
@khuramshahzad73743 жыл бұрын
Today i repair my VCR with this tutorial.. Its work .. Thanks a lot
@NOWThatsRichy5 жыл бұрын
Back in the day Video recorders were definitely one of the most complex consumer products ever made, both mechanically & electronically. That was definitely alot easier to align on the CRT set. I've recently heard that the old CRT TVs are becoming increasingly popular with gamers, as they display some games (particularly retro & vintage ones) alot better than LED monitors.
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
Yes crt displays work better for retro games. I have a nice collection of crt. Color sets 1.4" 5" 8" 10" 13" 19" 21" and 28". All work.
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
The fact that they actually worked as well as they did was a miracle.
@zulumax12 жыл бұрын
@@12voltvids Did they use the same dot pitch on the smaller sets? I think the larger ones were what 0.31? The trinitron was 0.25 but the phosphors are all in line. I still have a working NEC EGA monitor which has strong color and good color balance.
@Wildman95 жыл бұрын
Great tech tip.Thanks for all your hard work,and info.!!👍📻📺
@FindLiberty5 жыл бұрын
SAVAGE - you are going to void the VHS warranty!
@perkimba83694 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard.
@Heymisterbadguy2 жыл бұрын
@Gamer121 it was a joke..
@mymixtape35823 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I just got a VCR and the image was awful! I just did the alignment and it works great! Mine is a little selective, only the clean cassettes are working fine! The dirty ones (I mean dust) are bad :/ need the head cleaner tape
@fotogeni Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your work from Albania
@TheHeed19695 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Been using the same method since the early 90s. 👍
@herrbauman2 ай бұрын
THANK YOU just repaired my VCR
@hkansler Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information, I don't have an oscilloscope, and I've already encountered this problem and thought it was the bad heads.
@MrWolfSnack Жыл бұрын
Dirty heads is what you are talking about, this is a more advanced issue where the tape path has gone out of whack. VCR's that have been dropped, banged around, or heavily used might have this more commonly than your average VCR.
@srocks20033 жыл бұрын
Wow! Learned a lot. I have an old Sony CRT and family have a couple of VCRs either tracking issues. An aunt was sadden yesterday, she has a dual deck VCR, one of deck no longer plays a video picture. Will try out the tuning on the CRT. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
@Vitko_freedomcars2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you are amaizing! I was really shocked, how easy it was on analog monitor
@12voltvids2 жыл бұрын
Yeah analog monitors make things real easy digital monitors not so much.
@zx8401ztv5 жыл бұрын
Your thoughts on my method dave For a rough setup i would adjust the left adjustment while watching the bottom edge of the tape on the reference shelf with a dim torch, adjust untill the reflection on the bottom of the tape just distorts, then adust up untill it looks perfect. The do the right adjustment the same way. Repeat again and it will be close. Using a tv with the height down showed the head switching at the bottom of the screen, that could be optimised with slight adjustments.
@FindLiberty5 жыл бұрын
Step one, clean tape path.
@zx8401ztv5 жыл бұрын
FindLiberty, oow picky picky :-D if the path was dirty then i would, the reference shelf can get really nasty if it's not been cleaned in a long time. People expect machines to work without maintenance.
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
@@FindLiberty This wasn't a how to clean your VCR video. This was an alignment video. The machine was clean as I cleaned it when I fixed it a few weeks ago. This was a staged repair. I messed up the alignment for the video.
@Nantawat_Kittiwarakul5 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I did, align the path by literally having a look around the head drum. If the tape runs in alignment to the drum ridge, it's pretty close to the optimum setting.
@danho19042 жыл бұрын
Thank You Dave🙏for showing how to get tape trackinh on vcr checked to correct tape skipping, rolling etc by adjusting P2 & P3 Guides. Please advise whst is the special tool you use to ajdust the P2 & P3... also show the critical part of this tool. I am David from Singapore.... 👍
@faeddatoon7 ай бұрын
Thanks, I have solved a big problem, but I ask you, I see that the image is in slow motion briefly.
@crashbandicoot4everr5 жыл бұрын
That's how I aligned a Betamax that used to show two noise lines in playback at the bottom of the screen. I then made a test recording using the aligned machine to be sure it played fine on all of the rest of my Beta VCRs.
@Filmaker25 Жыл бұрын
one good trick if your tape rips is: re tape it with regular scotch tape and just rewind tape . You may lose portion of video but I did it .
@DanburyDK Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. This may help fix my video issue. I thought my vcr was just dirty but every tape I play has flickering on the lower half of the screen. I will check this and see what i can do.
@yosoydeyarumal2 жыл бұрын
just repared my vcr combo-tv :-) thanks a lot! greetings from germany
@NunYa9534 жыл бұрын
"you'll never come across one as bad as this." You've obviously never bought a VCR on eBay...😂
@ElloItsSmee2 жыл бұрын
Yup, I just bought one as "used" and it does not work
@2626sylver26262 жыл бұрын
Wow he's tha man with tha tools 😁👏👏👏👏👍🤘 clearly he has a lot of experience i will love to have his knowledge i will take anything from the streets(if they are worth to be fixed)amd give them a new life but anyway hat down 👍👏👏👏
@badlickedpolarbear36423 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks a lot for your teaching repairs
@grandadgamer83905 жыл бұрын
Gonna try this on my Sony at the weekend. Another great video 👍
@realpower9ir2 жыл бұрын
Just Perfect. Deeply Thank you Sir.
@rose-mariedekoning84713 жыл бұрын
This helped us fix our vhs system. Thanks!
@danho19042 жыл бұрын
Thank Dave for such good tutorial on videos. Please advise what is the tool you use to adjust the P2 & P3 Guide, because a normal screw-driver Cannot sit across the slot which has a center post. Thanks.11/1/21
@gooddayhuman2 жыл бұрын
They make it so you have to use a special "tape guide adjust tool" so that peasants like us can't fix things. I use a pair of (cough, cough) TOENAIL SCISSORS that has pointy tips that 'grab' two of the slots on either end of the center post. Then I put it all back together, watch Apollo 13, and cut my toenails.
@tommyb.60642 жыл бұрын
I sometimes have to de-align one of my vcr to properly read a tape that was home recorded on a deck that had bad azimuth around the video drum. The only thing i haven't made myself is a proper screwdriver to turn those post without falling aside. when i calibrate a deck for perfect alignment, i use a mix combination of a few factory recorded SP tapes and i have a few original LP movies as well,, i try to find the perfect middle position of the screw for that scope of tapes so i know it will be fairly okay on most tapes and will record about right in the middle of all those factory calibration.
@basilsaverimuttu6825 жыл бұрын
That was a excellent video. Good repair guide.
@realpower9ir2 жыл бұрын
Great... Same Always....Just one word: GREAT
@hanialmadan5 жыл бұрын
Detailed explanation and excellent and serves many
@gott26414 жыл бұрын
This video is just what I needed after taking apart and cleaning a Sony side-by-side DVD/VCR combo unit! I thought it was possibly a bad head, but after remembering taking off these guides to lubricate the rollers, this has got to be the issue! Thanks! Also, do you have another video explaining the scope method in-depth? Would be interested to know more about that one!
@JennyLee24-74 жыл бұрын
Thank You for making this video friend it was a life saver :)
@gordthor5351 Жыл бұрын
If only people had KZfaq back in the day. When VCRs came out they were about $700 and often needed an alignment within the first year and subsequently afterwards.
@12voltvids Жыл бұрын
Back in those days we (service engineers) were warning a living fixing these so even if KZfaq was around we would not be showing you how to fix. The only reason i do this now is because i don't make a living fixing electronics, I make a living making KZfaq videos.
@gordthor5351 Жыл бұрын
@@12voltvids Clearly, not everyone is like you. There are thousands of KZfaq channels (professional businesses making a living) willing to share the knowledge of their trades. My whole life I freely shared any knowledge I have and I have more work than I can handle. Isn't it a bit of a stretch to call a repairman or service technician an "engineer". Engineers design and build complex things. Apple, John Deer and other control freaks also want to keep people from fixing their own devices. I think it's pathetic to horde information and knowledge. In the good old days a schematic came with most devices. Most people can't be bothered to fix their stuff, or aren't mechanically inclined enough, so it will never be a threat to repairmen. Also, a number of people will butcher a repair attempt, resulting in a more lucrative repair for technicians. I just don't buy your reasoning. If people are good at what they do and give good service, to their customers, they will always have more than enough work through referrals and reputation.
@MrWolfSnack Жыл бұрын
@@gordthor5351 There are still TV and old tech repairmen in my city of 100,000 people making plenty of money fixing people's old tat they just bought on eBay for a stupidly overpriced sum or found in a dump. Yes they charge for their service, no they won't let you watch them, but they aren't vehemently protective over their knowledge. If someone is inclined, they can learn from some yahoo on KZfaq that just learned it from a blog post and try and do it themselves if their IQ is that high to do so, or they can find a repairman to hire to fix it for them and get it done and enjoy it. As the saying goes, "those that can, do, and those that can't, won't". No one entity can threaten another because the people needing this service is too infrequent.
@TheoneStanband2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the help, both my vcrs are having trouble with the picture.
@KylesDigitalLab4 жыл бұрын
What type of screwdriver? I have a CRT and it looks like this VCR's heads are out of alignment, I keep turning the things with a flat-tip screwdriver but it doesn't do anything. What way should I turn
@12voltvids4 жыл бұрын
I just use a flat head driver. As to which way you turn that depends of what way it shifted.
@LosmundosdeENORM11 ай бұрын
Amazing man !! Always amazing !!
@chris24hdez2 жыл бұрын
i've got a precious tape that seems to have been dubbed with a VCR with it's own unique alignment. It plays poorly on the handful of VCR's I have and they don't seem to have a tracking adjustment. I need to digitize this tape but don't know of a service that can handle manual tracking and timing.
@frankditalino14002 жыл бұрын
Well very simple this process, it works! I have now another problem: there's a vertical line and a vertical flickering that doesn't fix with this process, what i can do? I have Already cleaning the Head, but there's a way to work with The Tilt of the video? I have a Panasonic NV - G12 Thanks!
@klarname3 жыл бұрын
Thank you from germany. All the best to you.
@RetemVictor5 жыл бұрын
That's how I was taught to do it and have always done it, most places I've had to do this kind of stuff were too cheap to buy test equipment.
@quesocat420693 жыл бұрын
thanks so much, I was able to fix a borrowed vcr I somehow broke! We won't tell the guy I borrowed it from ;)
@hawleygriffon92905 жыл бұрын
Can you show us how you do this on a Betamax? Many of my Japanese sourced tapes will not track. I get scratchy sound from the HiFi as the tracking adjustment is ineffective. On a side note, since my AG-1980 Panasonic is a dud, what do you recommend as excellent SVHS/DVHS decks to acquire? Just got 600 VHS tapes in c. 1994 - 2005 and I want to transfer many of them with the best decks available. Ditto with Betas. What is your recommend for the best Beta players ever made? Many people seem to be buying restored SL-HF2100 units which were the last ones made. But there must be others...
@crashbandicoot4everr4 жыл бұрын
I just did this on a Betamax machine without a scope. It was a pain in the butt to get it perfect but I did it, after spending hours trying tapes recorded on many different machines. If you have a scope, it's better to look at the hi-fi audio waveform as the hi-fi audio tracks are much narrower than the video tracks. I think he demonstrated Betamax tape path alignment in his SL-5200 repair video. As for the best Betamax machines, the SL-HF1000 is the best for NTSC and the SL-HF950 is the best for PAL/SECAM.
@vhsdvdmanaus Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave.
@anupgupta30572 жыл бұрын
In this video, you have mentioned P2 guide pin and P3 guide pin. Where are P1 guide pin and P4 guide pin. What are the uses of these guide pins. Kindly explain with diagram, if possible.
@blackklashАй бұрын
Hello, very interesting video. If I have a tape that has snow on it where I can't see the video but then the other tapes have a clear screen. Is that a problem with the tape or a problem with the VCR??
@compu853 жыл бұрын
I had no idea those were even adjustable. What could cause them to go out in the first place?
@12voltvids3 жыл бұрын
They work their way loose
@npcDroneClass2 жыл бұрын
heads are clean, picture is nice and clear, but i get a black full screen flicker on some parts. film appears nice and neat, no wrinkles or anything, no lines on screen. tried two VCRs, same issue. it's an issue with all my films.
@TonysMusic19742 жыл бұрын
I wish you would give a close up of exactly what you are adjusting.
@stevenkilsdonk20469 ай бұрын
I have several LG VCRs of the same model, that play some tapes very well as is, but other tapes have a consistent similar problem. That is to say, if the tape works, it works on any of the LG VCRs. Problem tapes are a problem on all of them. But they will play without issue in an RCA VCR: if I set the tracking so that there is no static, the picture jumps up and down. If I set the tracking so that the movement is stable, there is noticeable static in the bottom half of the picture. Any suggestions for what I can do? Is this something adjusting the guides would likely fix? Thank you for any advice you can offer.
@KylesDigitalLab Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to do this on my Sony VCR but the stupid thing keeps blanking the picture for no reason. I guess it's so wack it decides to blank the screen. Plays for two seconds with OK audio but then blanks. 'm wondering if there is a some kind of switch in the service manual that disables the blanking, so you adjust the picture for servicing.
@Tevelharia3 жыл бұрын
My screws are a bit loose. I strugling doing the Fine adjust because the screw sometimes go down without steps. Tinking how to do...
@Tomsonic412 жыл бұрын
Another problem with digital monitors (and even some of the later CRT TVs) is that they can mute the picture if the sync signal is bad. The screen might go blue, or black out with a 'no signal' message and that's exactly what you don't want when trying to find the sweet spot adjusting the VCR!
@MrWolfSnack Жыл бұрын
This is because HDTV's are not designed or capable of accepting an analog RF signal that low. They will wait for the signal to improve to re-sync, which can cause delays of 10-30 seconds.
@nakazul1 Жыл бұрын
Hi, old post i know. But i have 2 JVC HR-D910EH and i can adjust these screws all i like, but they don't update live while i turn P1 and P3, i turn some, eject the tape and put it back in and hopefully it's better. Whats up with that? 🤔
@Ilovetosingem3 жыл бұрын
Great hands on video. Thanks for posting. Would you know how to adjust the drum centre screw. I moved it but can't get it back to where it should be. Any help would be great.
@junebugg16097 ай бұрын
I need help! I'm trying to follow along but I don't have a clue how to even disassemble the TV I have to do this. The picture is full of static and flickers
@johnkelfy72564 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for uploading !
@shaun91075 жыл бұрын
I have always ajusted the sound head for this on the 4 & 6 head , after thats done I pout a spot of glue on each srew head to stop it moving again . They use to seal the tracking screws with blue sealant but not no more so it fails . I have never liked anything Digital , we do not need it .
@OuglandMedia3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I have two VCR's that play some videoes perfectly, and some of them they are stuck in the same pattern like you had here. I think it's weird that some does work and some doesn't, but I really hope this will solve the problem for the tapes that don't work now :)
@12voltvids3 жыл бұрын
The tapes that do not play right were recorded out of alignment on the recorder.
@OuglandMedia3 жыл бұрын
@@12voltvids Aha. Some of them are VHS-C tapes, put into an adapter. Got 10 tapes from a customer, and half of them played fine, while half of them were jumping/rolling like in your video :)
@12voltvids3 жыл бұрын
@@OuglandMedia cameras were especially bad at going out of alignment because people dropped cameras and knocked something out of alignment or broke something internal. Some can be recovered others not.
@OuglandMedia3 жыл бұрын
@@12voltvids That sounds right. Some of the tapes works fine in the original camera they were filmed in, while playing them in a standalone players can cause problems. I have so much to learn, so I'm happy I found you channel :)
@4delosh5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial, worked great on my CRT television but when I hook it up to my Samsung Plasma TV I still have lines on the screen. Any ideas? T. I. A.
@jimmyschmidt14 Жыл бұрын
My VCR had tracking when I bought it. I just ran a tape 5 times and it fixed itself. Next time I might try this if 5 tapes don't auto fix it.
@MrWolfSnack Жыл бұрын
You have to adjust the tracking on a tape by tape basis and key it in with the remote. This is why more advanced VCR's will have auto tracking adjust. Also running a headcleaning cassette will clean up a lot of video signal quality problems.What is shown in this video is when the tape path is totally out of skew due to age wear and use.
@randyc81714 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@MortezaParkook Жыл бұрын
Thanks, is there a way to remove the head and still be able to play the tape without image. I'm working on a project and need to put a similar tape (not video/audio tape) in VHS spools and just play, FF, RR.
@000VR-y9b2 жыл бұрын
already clean the head few times,but when put tape for play it will play few seconds and then no more picture only showing- problem head status-,what to do?
@Bucksman363 жыл бұрын
I have this very machine and I'm hoping to fix its video issues by this video since I am having similar issues with mine. I got it by finding it left on counter in the mail room of my building..At first it played beautifully for a long while then I used it again and started having picture troubles. If only I could find the remote that went with it.. Can you tell me the type of screwdriver you are using? These machines are so over priced when you look for one. I just love the look of it and even after all these years it still looks so modern!!
@friendsinmyheadtv38903 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting. Thank you. I recently borrowed my sister's old VHS player she had stashed in a cupboard and the picture was great for a couple of tapes being played, but suddenly the picture was awful. I tried to adjust the tracking and that improved the picture slightly, but now watching this I see that for some reason the alignment had changed. I wonder why it suddenly went wrong like that?
@12voltvids3 жыл бұрын
Have you tried cleaning the heads. If the lock screw comes loose the guide posts can shift.
@friendsinmyheadtv38903 жыл бұрын
12voltvids Thank you for getting back. No I haven't tried yet. So far I have only played it.
@Audiotechnical26 күн бұрын
Great video, thanks. 2 questions; I have distortion/lines/black screen appearing on a tape but only once every 3 seconds or so. The Image & sound between those moments is perfect. I've tweaked the guide heads, but it doesn't make any difference to the 'every 3 seconds' issue (it just makes the good bits worse!). Would you suggest this is corrupted tape, that cannot be fixed? Also, when I remove my cover to the VCR player (Goodmans VP2500), there must be some optical sensor, as the tape just ejects as soon as inserted. I have to half open the cover manually to keep the area quite dark so I can adjust while playing. Ay idea what that sensor might look like?
@12voltvids26 күн бұрын
Could be a dirty control track head. Of a bad capstan motor if it unlocks every 3 seconds. Is the tape recorded in ep? Could also be the supply reel sticking once every rotation or the tape has a damaged control track if its just one tape. The tape end sensors are used on some machines to start the loading cycle and some machines they don't shield them so light shining in the top can trigger them. They are located on either side of the cassette basket right at the front if the tape.
@Audiotechnical25 күн бұрын
@@12voltvids The tape is recorded in SP. Additionally (and this is an important factor, I should have mentioned in the first place) As soon as the next piece of footage on this tape begins (about 15 mins from the start of the tape) everything is fine, and there are no issues. This leads me to think it more related to the tape, than the mechanism running it.
@12voltvids25 күн бұрын
You answered your own question. Has the tape been stored say on top of s speaker or another magnetic source such as the top or next to a crt TV over the years? If so the magnetic field from the degause coil, or magnetic field from speakers may have damaged the control track on a portion of the tape. Open the unit and watch the reels turn. If the distortion happens at exactly the same place as the reel is rotating then you have solved your mystery. I wrecked one of my beta test tapes because it was set on that blue service mat that had magnets in it. I say had because I ripped them out.
@franklinsterlen68172 жыл бұрын
I have a 1984 Quasar Model VH5041XW when I press play, It plays but then it stops for no reason same with rewind and forward what could the problem be?
@adamsturdevant61214 ай бұрын
Hey 12voltsvids My VCR picture is flickering going in and out on my Tapes during playback lose picture every 5 seconds. I know I want to put new Drive Belts on the VCR and Grease and Lube the Mechanism can't do it by myself but how do I stop this? It was fine last night. The picture is Sharp so No Worn Heads?
@normanshuglo46644 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much very nice tutorial.
@shugarysubstances2 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to digitize some old VHS tapes and this was helpful in aligning my old VCR. With known good tapes i've got the picture perfect. What i can't seem to pin down is why with some tapes (all of them recorded family tapes) they're jumpy, fuzzy, and in black and white. None of them were recorded with this VCR, not even the ones i know are good tapes. Tested the picture with a home video that comes in clean and with a good Disney VHS. Perfect. Others? Not so much. Is this purely tape degradation? Some of them are copies made from camcorder tapes as well. I'm trying to figure out if it's the VCR or the tapes.
@12voltvids2 жыл бұрын
Tapes definitely do deteriorate especially if they are second or third generation which really affects the color quality. I'm just right now digitizing a bunch of tapes for a client and some of them are second or third generation but were recorded with home video cameras from the early 80s and the color off some of these cameras was well let's put it this way they're closer to black and white then color the camera is himself for just horrendous back then. But yes tapes do deteriorate it's usually the color that starts to go first because the luminance are black and white information is recorded as an FM signal where they frequency is modulated to represent the brightness the chroma which is the color signal is amplitude modulated as the tape deteriorates the signal level reduces and just like with AM radio a station that's distant will fade out and be weak or as an FM signal from an FM station remains loud and clear until it gets to the point where you can't detect it at all and then it just goes right away the noise
@ssks19795 жыл бұрын
Yes a good video, but I wonder if you should finish the final tweaks with a digital TV when lacking a scope. Seems to me that the digital TV being less tolerant could be used for those final tweaks after getting close with the analog TV. Just wondering ... thanks again.
@SAckTheGoof2 жыл бұрын
hey, i have this borrowed vhs tape from a cousin, and the tape reels look weird, the tape isnt aligned with the reel, lets put like this, it looks like a vinyl, would that cause a bad picture? if so would just playing the tape fix it?
@motionpicture772 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I got my Sony 757 back running after watching some of your videos. Question for you: I have a rolling disturbance going over the image about every 10 sec. Going from bottom to top, before it starts at bottom again. Any suggestions what could cause this?
@wessandlin80563 жыл бұрын
I have a VHS camcorder I can adjust it to work with one tape but when I change the tape it’s wonky again.
@alvarocancela55083 ай бұрын
Hello, first of all thanks for sharing knowledge!! My question is about a Panasonic nv-fs200 that I want to align and I can't find the "tp" to connect the oscilloscope and see the RF signal: can you guide me? thanks again and greetings
@12voltvids3 ай бұрын
Not familiar with that model so I wouldn't know where to look.
@alvarocancela55083 ай бұрын
@@12voltvids ok, thank you very much for your prompt response, greetings
@xuitonho6 ай бұрын
So, it could happen than most of my tapes works good but i bougth a brand new movie and seems jumpu, this could help?
@kokodin58953 жыл бұрын
silly question does multi head drum have only one correct path for the tape , or is that you just need to hit any video stripe on the whole length and that could shift depenting on which one you hit, and there would be like 3-6 video stripes you could align to depending on how much the mechanism alows and how many heads the drum has? i am thinking of restoring two very strange very unique video recorders from the 70's and i kind of wondered about how much can the tape path be degraded on almost 50 years old equipment that never was really in use (but is quirky as heck and all transistorised no ic's)
@jeffli81934 жыл бұрын
excellent videos, thank you!
@charliebrown68503 жыл бұрын
Great video, I have a Samsung VHS player and Im trying to archive my parents old camcorder tapes, which are on VHS; but the player it has recently developed an issue. The audio is perfect but the picture flickers and produces a horizonal lines across screen, and sometimes I can see 'film frames' (not sure the technical word). I have tried to clean the tape path (the head spool (all 6 heads seem to be clean), the erase head, capstan, pinch roller , I have also removed the tape cleaner, but the flicker persists), and ideas? DO you think I should try and adjust the P2 and P3 guides as you have suggested here? And if so is there a risk of unscrewing the guides completely?Many thanks.
@bugsyjonesband2 жыл бұрын
I did this on a Sony combo VCR/DVD w VHS Funai Chassis. All good except for the pause and fast forward, which does not show a clear picture like i believe a 4 head should. Behaves lie a 2 head. I verified that it is not. I'm using a prerecorded VHS Disney tape.
@andymartinez853 жыл бұрын
How do u fix a TV combo like the one you got its real snowy. How to get to it to fix.
@enidzaliams36663 жыл бұрын
Good video , we need an old tv tondo that or can work with newest since 2010 tvs? Thanks
@MrBetamax5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a Betamax alignment without a scope please.
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
I'll see if I can drag one out.
@MrBetamax5 жыл бұрын
@@12voltvids Thank you. I have a PAL Sony beta hifi vcr which the previous owner has fiddled with, resulting in the CTL head and guides either side being out of alignment.
@bikinimafia5 жыл бұрын
I wonder is this would help my HDMI out VCR. When I video out in HDMI, Component, or S video I have a green discoloration on the top fifth of the screen. But when I just run composite (yellow) it’s not there.