If so, any procedures for cleaning umatic tapes? My experience with umatic and beta was mostly as VT operator and some basic editing, so I do not have much experience in machine maintenance. Find a reliable professional company to do the transfers for you, the tapes are likely to need some preparation to minimise the risk of severe damage due to 'sticky tape' syndrome.
I'm conserving about 60 U-matic videotapes of different brands Sony mostly, Memorex and Ampex from late 70 into some plastic storage boxes at home. Thanks in advance. Thanks very much for the reply, however I found someone that has loaned me their very clear and working VO deck to digitize my tapes. I have kept most of the boards, power supply and rack ears which I may put on up ebay later.
They are from an old cable access channel that I worked for a few years ago, and they went to throw them out. I tried to save as much as I could while I was there, but I'm afraid that the last tapes that are still there will fall victim to the garbage eventually without being preserved in some way. From the description it looks like the machine doesn't fully complete the threading cycle and as a result doesn't activate the switch at the end to tell the machine controls all is well.
You'll have to check the whole threading ring, clean it and remove any hardened or sticky grease. Make sure you check the contact switch and that it is activated by the threading ring, that last 0. It powers up, however when I put a tape in, it sticks in the door and has to be given a bit of a push to go in.
When it goes in, it threads half way. If I manually engage one of the latches it will complete the threading. That is as much as I have been able to get it to do. When I press any buttons on the panel, the buttons light up but nothing happens inside the machine, other than the eject button which will eject the tape.
Does anyone know what could be the issue here? It looks to be a complete machine. I have all the boards, however I do not know if they are working and I am not very technical in a electronics way. I have a sony lunatic but v0 p for sale, also a sony bvt p digital time base corrector,for sale offers welcome. Please contact me at andreas at filmtek dot no. I have lots of new unused Umatic tapes if anyone is interested. Please drop me a line andreas at filmtek dot no. Thank you very muchJ.
Hi there has anyone any CVC video cassettes or know where I can get some, I recently purchased everything from an old duplication distributors from back in the 80's and the machinery and lots of other gear was in with this lot, also the CVC video but only a handfull of tapes. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I have more than 6 boxes of u-matic tapes belonging to my late father and they are all of our family.. We have 3 machines, 2 sony and 1 national, the 2 sony have switches which are sticking but the national seems to work but we dont know how to connect it to a modern tv or monitor and then copy them to either dvd or hardrive.
We would love to buy a working machine but am unable to find any here in Sydney, after attempting to move my dad's machines and knowing how heavy they are, I cant see any being posted. Hello all, I recently acquired a VO The hours meter as displayed on the front panel reads over , which confuses me because it's documented to go only to How should I interpret this display?
There are no mods for High Band machines to make them play Low Band. Thanks, David. We have a Umatic VO for sale. I've got a variety of umatic machines that I'm happy to sell, I've got players and recorders. Im London based, they all work or if you need parts from them that would work to.
Is any one selling any used u-matic tapes i'm after allsorts but preferably tapes with documentaries, continuity or schools and colleges programmes. Hi I'm looking for some Umatic decks. Anybody got one in the UK or can ship there? Any advice welcome! I obtained it around , but it has had only about hours use. It worked fine until about a year ago. Now when I insert a cassette, only an inadequately small loop is drawn out. I've tried several cassettes, including a new unused one.
When the fast forward or rewind buttons are pressed, the mechanism clicks and the head drum revolves, but the forward or re-winding do not run.
When I change the direction of search buttons the spinning flywheel changes its direction of spin. If I switch the mains switch on the VCR on and off rapidly when the inadequately small tape loop has formed, the threading ring motor comes on for brief instants to inch the threading ring round step by step until I can get the tape loop big enough for the forward and reverse to work.
But the ring motor will not come on to drive the ring round to the play position. The threading process stops far short of completion. I should be VERY grateful for any suggestions towards repair. Hey Everyone I have alot of u-matic machines I need to get rid of Was wondering if anyone is interested in buying these machines??
To name a few here are some model 's VP I have a few of these VP I have a few of these as well SLO have a couple I also have Wegener Communications Mainframe new in a box I have alot of machines in this broadcasting era If anyone is interested shoot me a offer Would like to get rid of everything!! Can someone help me find the avaliability of sensor bulb, this is a stanley 23Volts, 3Watts.
I've just brought an vo brillant machine but if i cannot resolve issues with the p it can go for spares or repairs very soon. Hello from New Zealand is there any one around the globe that would be interested in the following machines - we are open to offers.
If there is any interest out there please flick me an email Thanks. I don't know if asking at the right place but, i'm after parts for my VOp in particularly a pinch roller assembly i presume this is what i need? As well as causing crease patterns on the tapes i seems to be having issues with recording function. Regarding 'Error 20'. The manual tells me this is a System Error and that there will be a suberror shown on the monitor lower right corner.
If you can post the suberror code I may be able to give more information. It's giving me an error 20 on eject every time. I don't have the service manual for this unit but others are telling me it's a reel motor problem. It has a huge skew error. All skew mechanisms appear to be OK but again, no service manual to check for tolerance.
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These items have been in storage for the past 15 years or so. If a collector in the area is interested in picking this kit up for free please let me know. Janelle,Your best bet would be a Sony VO or Those machines play all varieties of U-Matic low band, high band, SP. The tape could have been used to record in any of these formats.
Taht could be the next problem. But if you know that the tape was recorded locally, changes are that a machine you buy locally will work with the tape. Which player do I need to purchase to play this tape?
Your site is great, thank you, I have learned a lot of knowledge. Please does anybody have any ideas Where I can get purchase any in good condition. A RF out is an output you can connect to the aerial input on your television. It would also show a channel number because you will have to tune your television to a specific channel.
You would rarely find that connector on a professional machine for obvious reasons. Finally the 'TV' connector, usually a greenish 8-pin connector, was a left over from early video recorder connections. The connector provides both inputs and outputs and allowed a videorecorder to be connected to a specially adapted TV so that you could record 'off air' television.
Early model videorecorders didn't have build-in tuners. The connectors stuck around for a while because they were a convenient way to connect a VCR to a monitor, connecting both video and audio signals with one cable.
Hello, I have a VP u matic player that looks like the head needs a clean. Can anybody suggest how? My manuals are in JPG format, shooted with very good digital camera. Seller Notes:.
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Reviewed Nov 30th, by caputto I just fired up this great old system. I am not a tech guy. There is awful loud crackle noises when I turn it on, even with volume off.
It stops and sound is great but often when I change the volume I get loud crackle again, then ok. What is the problem and fix? This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by Sony. To purchase STR spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer.
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