This unit will play the tape but will not show the picture. The play indicator on the screen shows up, but the tuner channel remains on the screen. It sounds like the video switching IC is not working. Another symptom is when the tape is ?playing? and the FF or RW button is pressed the screen flips vertically. It almost looks like I am using search on a video tape. TIA Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/