Kevin M.:
> Pop in a tape where something is recorded from beginning
> to end.
> Rewind the tape to the beginning, then press play, then
> press the fast-forward button so the video is still
> visible. Let it run that way through to the end of the
> tape, then rewind the tape, again with the image visible
> on the screen. The process cleans the heads more thoroughly
> and effectively than any "head cleaner" ever released, and
> on occasion it can sort of bump the heads back into
> alignment so everything records as it should.

>From other reading I've been doing, I'm thinking this is a faulty erase
head.

See also the separate self-reply.

> Oh, if it is a Sony VCR, you might try whacking the side
> of it really hard with your hand. If that doesn't work,
> whack yourself in the face for buying a Sony.

Philips/Magnavox, model 2000.  Someone gave us a probably-really-old Sony
once...I think it's rather old because while it does have on-screen
programming, all the entered programs can be reviewed on the same screen.



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