On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 5:16:28 PM UTC-4, William Sommerwerck wrote:
I bought this a few years ago to play a few tapes. I haven't used it in
about six years.

After it's set up (channels+time), it does everything //but// play or wind.
Other than loading/ejecting, the transport seems dead, dead, dead. (It
"knows" that a tape has been loaded, because -- prior to completing setup --
it automatically ejects a cassette missing its record-safety tab.)

ALL I want to know is... Is there a known issue with this (or related)
models that can be easily resolved? I have no desire to spend any
significant amount of time troubleshooting or fixing the unit. If it can't
be repaired in a straightforward manner, it will go into storage.

Please -- no tsimmes or megillah. Thank you.

--
"We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right
questions." -- Edwin Land

There are a couple of potential causes for this:

1) The heads are not spinning (motor problem or power supply)
2) The mode switch is not correct (may be dirty/corroded)
3) Belts are slipping


Without seeing the actual unit, it is difficult to determine the exact problem. Given that this unit has been unused for a long time, I'd look at the belts initially and clean the mode switrch. If you can do this, post any progress made and perhaps we can provide additional guidance.

Dan