in play or record the capstan runs like its in search mode. pause will work the first time but pressing play then pause again makes it run faster.. then it wont respond to any keys pressed,even off I checked the load arm and it move freely. Thanks for your help. Profitez pleinement du Web. Téléchargez gratuitement MSN Explorer : http://explorer.msn.fr/intl.asp#fr ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.