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Thread: Need help with faulty store bought tape |
    
New member Username: Cooljoebay
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2005 - 09:29 pm: |
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I purchased a VHS movie at the store. When playing in my vcr I get bands of lines as if the tracking is off. If you hit forward search the picture seems to clear up alot until you return to normal play. I played the tape in my daughters vcr and it is the same. Our vcrs play all tapes fine. I tried adjusting the spindles? I also adjusted several other things mentioned on some sites but nothing altered the bands on the video(except forward cue). Is there any way to adjust the heads or anything to get this video to play? At least to try and copy it over on a good tape?
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Bronze Member Username: 4u2ges
Post Number: 19
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2005 - 11:05 pm: |
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Why would you want to destroy your perfectly working VCR while trying to play one no good tape? You probably should just return that tape to the place you bought it from and ask for replacement? |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 1186
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2005 - 11:05 pm: |
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Don't mess with alignment over 1 tape. If you get the alignment out, you'll have fun getting it back, if you ever do. |
New member Username: Cooljoebay
Post Number: 3
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 12:20 am: |
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Well,
I purchased many miles away so returning it is out of the question but my VCR is 10 years old and I don't have the remote, also none of the universal will work with it(tried it many times). And since I am thinking of getting a combo I figure I would use some free time and try to make the tape work.
If you know of any way of getting it to work I would like to know, especially for knowledge sake.
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Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 1191
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 11:57 am: |
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Is the tape LP or EP? If so those heads may be dirty. |
New member Username: Cooljoebay
Post Number: 4
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 06:00 pm: |
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SP |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 1196
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 06:40 pm: |
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Not much you can do except try another VCR, some are more forgiving than others. |
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