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VCR stops early in timer-recording
Hi all, looks like a great group here.
I have been using this one JVC S-VHS recorder for a number of years and it may just be getting old. I have been using it to record a 3 hour daily morning show. No problems except for a few days ago. The timer recording stopped before the three hours. I noticed it and pressed the record button three times so that it would record for another hour and automatically stop. I let it go and then noticed that it stopped early as well. The next day the three hour recording stopped at exactlly the same area causing me to think that it was maybe a tape issue. I put in another tape for the next mornings taping and it worked. I thought that was that but then the next day (today) this tape also ended early by about 15 mins. The first shut down tape of a few days ago, when played, would also shut down the vcr at the area of the memory recording shut down. It plays then makes a strange electrical vibration noise then shuts down. I am playing todays tape and no shut downs at all - yet... I am guessing that it is a serious problem and just need to find a new machine. thanks for any suggestions that might keep this one alive. frank |
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Nope, never really had much luck with electronics and dont think I
could do well with these fingers. The machine just played a 2.5 hour vid with no problems. Would these issues be possible if it was playing with no trouble then have the issues with the timer? thanks for responding, frank Meat Plow wrote: Could be a belt, drive wheel, roller, etc.. ever fix one? -- Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004 COOSN-266-06-25794 |
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"fjp999" wrote in message oups.com... The timer recording stopped before the three hours. I noticed it and pressed the record button three times so that it would record for another hour and automatically stop. I let it go and then noticed that it stopped early as well. Try a different brand of tape first. |
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VCR stops early in timer-recording
fjp999 wrote in message
oups.com... Hi all, looks like a great group here. I have been using this one JVC S-VHS recorder for a number of years and it may just be getting old. I have been using it to record a 3 hour daily morning show. No problems except for a few days ago. The timer recording stopped before the three hours. I noticed it and pressed the record button three times so that it would record for another hour and automatically stop. I let it go and then noticed that it stopped early as well. The next day the three hour recording stopped at exactlly the same area causing me to think that it was maybe a tape issue. I put in another tape for the next mornings taping and it worked. I thought that was that but then the next day (today) this tape also ended early by about 15 mins. The first shut down tape of a few days ago, when played, would also shut down the vcr at the area of the memory recording shut down. It plays then makes a strange electrical vibration noise then shuts down. I am playing todays tape and no shut downs at all - yet... I am guessing that it is a serious problem and just need to find a new machine. thanks for any suggestions that might keep this one alive. frank The start of the tape only has a small diameter to wind on to the spool, as the tape progresses the diameter increases and the amount of torque required from the drive motor increases. At some point if the slip clutch slips too much or a drive belt slips then it will cease to rotate, reel rotation sensor notices this and cuts the drive to avoid great loops of tape in the cassette. Likely to be the same for playing the ends of tapes as well. VCR repair briefs on my file http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/repair.htm -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ |
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VCR stops early in timer-recording
Check the obvious first. Make sure the tape quality is not set to SP and
you have a two hour (T-120) tape. To get 3 hours, you would need to use a lower quality and/or an extended tape (T-160). Bob "fjp999" wrote in message oups.com... Nope, never really had much luck with electronics and dont think I could do well with these fingers. The machine just played a 2.5 hour vid with no problems. Would these issues be possible if it was playing with no trouble then have the issues with the timer? thanks for responding, frank Meat Plow wrote: Could be a belt, drive wheel, roller, etc.. ever fix one? -- Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004 COOSN-266-06-25794 |
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VCR stops early in timer-recording
Thanks everyone for their suggestions.
I have another tape in the machine which gave me the same problem yesterday but not today. Got my three hours as instructed. And yes the machine is set to record EP as I am already getting over two hours even when it doesnt respond accurately. Anyways, will mark this somewhat resolved, by itself, but will come back for more suggestions if, cross ones fingers, that it ever returns. thanks again all, frank Homer J Simpson wrote: "fjp999" wrote in message oups.com... The timer recording stopped before the three hours. I noticed it and pressed the record button three times so that it would record for another hour and automatically stop. I let it go and then noticed that it stopped early as well. Try a different brand of tape first. |
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"fjp999" wrote in message ups.com... I have another tape in the machine which gave me the same problem yesterday but not today. Got my three hours as instructed. And yes the machine is set to record EP as I am already getting over two hours even when it doesnt respond accurately. I have many tapes which play and wind fine while one from the same batch won't rewind and stops while recording. Some are just bad. |
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