This will play, but every 6-7 seconds will go from good playback picture, out of tracking, to blue screen, then tracks back to good again. It cycles like this. I cleaned the mode switch and heads. Histories on this? VCR not my speciality... Phil Bade -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/