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Peter W. Peter W. is offline
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Default Panasonic PV-4800 VCR Timer Recording Issue

Any ideas?

Back in the day, we would never turn off the VCR. That would be lame-idea #1.
Then, turn off and unplug the unit for a couple of hours to reboot it. That would be lame-idea #2.
Lastly, make sure that the VCD "knows" there is a tape in the machine. The tab on the tape is one thing. But the arm/indicator/device on the VCR that reads the tab (to a microswitch?) may be non-functional, worn or dirty. That would be lame-idea #3.

About it for now.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA