Also, You have to do x-value adjustment and make sure the Tracking of the unit is in its' centre position.Rule of thumb,when doing any tape path alignments. Get a tape that is recorded on another that you know that is almost prefect to do your pre-test after you complete your tape path alignments. Hope it helps. Panday >From: "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: VCR compatability question >Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 10:41:24 -0400 > > >Yes and you need to trigger on the switch pulse (30HZ) on Channel one of >scope and channel2 on playback FM adjust tape guide rollers for a flat >response on both heads. I would adjust head switching first. >Phillip R Hull >phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >----- Original Message ----- >From: "goodrich" <goodrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "TECHASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 10:01 AM >Subject: [TechAssist] VCR compatability question > > > > When you have a VCR with a tracking problem and after > > you adjust the video tapepath guide post ,using a commercially recorded >tape, and have centered the tracking > > front panel control, you wind up with a VCR that is not > > record compatible with other VCR's. Do I put my > > oscilloscope probe on the output of video head preamp? > > I think the waveform needs to be flat along the top > > of the video head signal.More times than not I > > never have a schematic. > > I apologies if this is a elementary question, but this > > is why I join this group, to learn from the more experience > > Tech's. > > > > Darrell Goodrich/ > > Goodrich Electronics > > Lubbock,Texas > > goodrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > >------------------------------------------ >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >------------------------------------------ >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >Submit Repair Tips here: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/