You sound like you need a "ROUND TUIT", the same as myself and likely many others whose equipment needs attention. Blakey TV Kirkland Lake,Ont.,Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:58 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba VCR M-684C doesn't record channel pre-programmed in. > > Gary, > > I have (at home) a Toshiba M761 that develops amnestia if power is > removed for more that a few minutes. Used to hold for hours. There's a > large value cap for memory hold. I think it's C660. Still haven't > changed it, but will get it done eventually. > > Hope this helps, > > > Ken Smith > Gulf Technical Services > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > > On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 01:27:20 -0500 Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> > writes: > > > > I believe I have this channel problem figured out. Turned out that > > the > > channels needed to be autoprogrammed into memory, then when I set the > > timer to record, it did record the channel I had it set for. I must > > have > > missed going channel up/down to tune in stations, but thanks to a > > couple > > of techs replies, it reminded me. I normally use direct enter > > because I > > only get a handful of channels on the antenna. Only thing is, I don't > > know yet if the VCR has a problem with losing it's auto-programmed > > channel memory. Is it normal for these models to lose the channel > > memory > > with a short loss of AC power, or does it take a prolonged period of > > time? I will try the unit out one more time after being unplugged, > > before I send it home. > > > > > > > > Gary McCartney > > > > McCartney Electronics > > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > > Fax: (519)821-1530 > > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > teltek2 wrote: > > > > > > This sounds like a bad micro, never ran across it myself, but this > > may be > > > one customer you would want to send to Wal-Mart, and do him a > > favor. Brain > > > surgery on VCR's is not profitable these days. ;-) > > > > > > -Ed > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > > Ontario-Canada > > > > > > teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:14 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba VCR M-684C doesn't record channel > > > pre-programmed in. > > > > > > > > > > > Got that the first time! When the vcr is time recording does the > > display > > > > indicate the vcr tuner channel? > > > > Jerry Silverman > > > > Greentron Inc > > > > 4 Newland Ave > > > > Greenville SC 29609 > > > > 864 232 3889 > > > > Fax 271 2080 > > > > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:49 AM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba VCR M-684C doesn't record > > channel > > > > pre-programmed in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, I'll try to explain again. > > > > > > > > > > The VCR does not record the channel I pre-program it to > > record, but > > > > > rather just snow shows up on playback (and no sound). I have > > only tried > > > > > channels 13 or below so it is not a CATV/antenna setting > > problem. When I > > > > > record manually, it records the channel I have the VCR set to > > and plays > > > > > it back fine. When I press record, the TV/VCR light in the VCR > > display > > > > > indicates VCR. When I set the timer to come on and record, the > > VCR will > > > > > automatically turn on in TV mode and it does not change to VCR > > mode. The > > > > > picture on the TV (while recording) shows the channel which is > > shown > > > > > when the VCR is in TV mode, in my case it shows picture of > > channel 3. > > > > > When I play back this recording, all I get is snow and no > > sound. So it > > > > > seems as though the tuner does not tune when timer recording > > happens. > > > > > When manual recording happens, the tuner tunes in the chosen > > station > > > > > fine. > > > > > > > > > > I have posted a picture of the on screen graphics for my timer > > settings. > > > > > Note that it is set to record channel 11. The record speed is > > not shown > > > > > in the pic because that flashes and the camers snapped the > > shot when the > > > > > speed was not visible. After I set this up, I press "program" > > button as > > > > > per instruction book, then turn VCR off and wait until it > > automatically > > > > > turns on. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.number63.ca/setting.jpg > > > > > > > > > > I hope this clarifies any confusion that my previous posts may > > have > > > > > caused. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gary McCartney > > > > > > > > > > McCartney Electronics > > > > > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > > > > > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > > > > > Fax: (519)821-1530 > > > > > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > C&W Electronics wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Gary, > > > > > > My experience with VCR recording, is that the when the VCR > > is in the > > > > record > > > > > > mode, it records the channel selected on the VCR, regardless > > of the > > > > position > > > > > > of the tv/vcr switch. If this were not the case, you would > > not be able > > > > to > > > > > > watch one channel and record another one. > > > > > > > > > > > > You should be able to prove this by recording manually with > > the front > > > > > > buttons or the remote. Turn the vcr on, select tv with the > > tv/vcr > > > switch > > > > and > > > > > > press record. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think I am reading your post properly. > > > > > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Paul W > > > > > > C&W Electronics > > > > > > Azle Texas > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 3:14 PM > > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Toshiba VCR M-684C doesn't record > > channel > > > > > > pre-programmed in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This Toshiba VCR M-684C will record manually, no problem. > > The > > > problem > > > > is > > > > > > > with pre-programmed recording. It doesn't matter what > > channel I set > > > > the > > > > > > > unit to record from when the timer turns on the machine, > > the unit > > > > always > > > > > > > comes on in TV mode (as in TV/VCR choice) instead of VCR > > mode, and > > > > > > > thereby doesn't record what is wanted. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a specific known fix for this? I don't want to > > spend much > > > > time > > > > > > > on it. Already removed circuit board and soldered power > > supply and > > > > > > > checked ESR of caps. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If there is no known fix, would it be possible to force > > the VCR to > > > > turn > > > > > > > on in VCR mode rather than TV mode? I could add a toggle > > switch on > > > the > > > > > > > front panel to engage or disengage this. I'm thinking of > > one of the > > > > pins > > > > > > > on the tuner might go high or low when TV/VCR button is > > pressed. If > > > I > > > > > > > add a switch with a pull-up resistor maybe that would > > work. I'd > > > rather > > > > > > > have the proper fix if anyone knows it and it doesn't > > invlove > > > > replacing > > > > > > > the microprocessor IC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gary McCartney > > > > > > > > > > > > > > McCartney Electronics > > > > > > > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > > > > > > > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > > > > > > > Fax: (519)821-1530 > > > > > > > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > > > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > -- > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html