DON'T touch the alignment! I'd quicker go with clogged heads if it's
a 4 (or more) head VCR. Then, a different set of heads is used for
normal play and FF, and for different speeds. Have you tried playing
back tapes recorded at both SP and EP speed?


The VCR quit recording 3-4 months ago, and there isn't another VCR
around to make a tape to test SP/EP. This VCR was junk right out of the
box - see my reply to the first reply in this thread.