nolsar wrote:
Try adjusting the tape guide posts, white plastic cylinders on chrome posts,
up or down may need tightening with small flat screwdriver or hex tool,
sometimes they become loose and the picture will be half missing.
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tim:
Either the heads are still dirty or clogged..... or the heads are
damaged or broken. An improper or haphazard cleaning can easily damage
the fragile head chips.
A quick examination by a service shop tech can give you the answer....
many times a small shop can give you a fairly inexpensive diagnosis for
the price of a cleaning or less.... and if it just needs to be
cleaned, it will be done properly and safely by a shop tech.... and of
course, expect to be charged for a cleaning.... and then your VCR will
work properly.
electricitym
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There doesn't seem to be a way to adjust that. Like the heads, I can't
find a picture of "guide posts" with Google. Are you talking about
those two pieces that move to push the tape against the cylinder? Those
seem to be fixed, and I don't see any other parts that could effect the
tapes position on the cylinder.