VCR plays color tapes in B&W only?
wire
tapes in black and white. I assumed it was just dirty and needed
cleaning. Took it apart and for the most part it is very clean.
cleaned up what little dirt there was and reassembled it. Still
plays tapes in black and white. What are some common things
that would cause this?
Thanks
Peter
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all over the place.. Varying chemical crap builds up in/on the heads (the
little tiny 1/4" x 1/16" specks in the drunk) and interferes that way.
It needs to be cleaned with rubbing alcohol and the applicator of your
choice. "They" say not to use Q-tips, but I usually use Q-tips. "They" say
not to use yer finger, but in a pinch, I've used my finger.
I forget the name of the special little sticks you're supposed to use, but
Radio Shack has them.
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still no color the picture has no noise in it just no color.
later
Peter
Tom MacIntyre
>I am working on my aunts vcr and it just started to play color
>tapes in black and white. I assumed it was just dirty and needed
>cleaning. Took it apart and for the most part it is very clean.
>cleaned up what little dirt there was and reassembled it. Still
>plays tapes in black and white. What are some common things
>that would cause this?
>
>Thanks
>Peter
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Somebody sneaked in and reversed the heads? :-))
Seriously, there may be a problem with the crystal or a related
component. Have you recorded and played the tape back on another
machine to see if the recording is in colour? I know little about
VCR's, but those are some ideas that come to mind. You should post
back with the model and make, and it may tweak someone's memory. You
may need a schematic and oscilloscope to sort out a problem like this.
Tom
wire
Tom MacIntyre wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Apr 2000 02:28:58 GMT, wire <wi...@home.com> wrote:
>
> >I am working on my aunts vcr and it just started to play color
> >tapes in black and white. I assumed it was just dirty and needed
> >cleaning. Took it apart and for the most part it is very clean.
> >cleaned up what little dirt there was and reassembled it. Still
> >plays tapes in black and white. What are some common things
> >that would cause this?
>
> Somebody sneaked in and reversed the heads? :-))
>
> Seriously, there may be a problem with the crystal or a related
> component. Have you recorded and played the tape back on another
> machine to see if the recording is in colour? I know little about
> VCR's, but those are some ideas that come to mind. You should post
> back with the model and make, and it may tweak someone's memory. You
> may need a schematic and oscilloscope to sort out a problem like this.
>
> Tom
Magnavox
MODEL CCR095AT04
This is a combo TV VCR unit
The tv works fine off the tuner (in color).
I have my scopemeter charged up waiting for some hints at repair.
I will stop by target on my way to work and pick up a blank tape
and try recording on this vcr and playing on a second one.....
wire
black and white. It also played back in black and white on
another vcr (known good). Any ideas?
Thanks
Peter
Tom MacIntyre
>Recorded a tape in the vcr. It played back on that vcr in
>black and white. It also played back in black and white on
>another vcr (known good). Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Peter
It's losing color before the head. If you have colour on any channel
you select with the VCR's tuner, this narrows things down a fair
amount. You'll still probably need a schematic for this.
Tom
My-self
heat and dry out from poor ventalation. Check the ALL capacitors in the power
supply and the dc out puts of the power supply for ac ripple. The chroma
portion of the video signal is so small ac ripple could be walking on it.
I fixed a older Panasonic Hifi that had this exact problem not long ago.It
puzzled me a little at first but then I clued in when I checked the video
signal. I replaced all caps and clean the unit. Perfect picture record/play
Done.
Don
In article <38F7D6CC...@home.com>, wi...@home.com says...
>
>I am working on my aunts vcr and it just started to play color
>tapes in black and white. I assumed it was just dirty and needed
>cleaning. Took it apart and for the most part it is very clean.
>cleaned up what little dirt there was and reassembled it. Still
>plays tapes in black and white. What are some common things
>that would cause this?
>
Andrew Schwerin
similar problem (which led me to this newsgroup).
It records only in black and white. It just started doing it a couple days
ago - at first, it'd vary back and forth - color then b/w, then back again.
Now its just b/w.
It plays back in color if the tape came from somewhere else. Its tapes play
in b/w on another vcr. So the problem is only in the recording, not in the
playback.
I read y'all's FAQ and cleaned the heads and everything else (no Q-tips!
actually folded up some paper towel into a square - no lint, and soft).
Didn't fix it.
I found some stuff referring to the ps caps as a possible color problem.
Took off the cover and there's what looks like burn marks above the ps but
can't see much on the circuit board.
On your FAQ it says that a cap should go to infinity when subjected to an
ohmmeter. I tried 2 330uF caps, on one nothing happened (tried rev.
polarity), and the other it went up fast at first then slowly approached to
about 84 on the 200K ohm scale.
If anybody could advise as to whether I'm on the right track, if I should
try my hand at some soldering or whatever, I'd appreciate it.
Andrew
CLSNOWYOWL
the TV tuner? I would check these things out first and then go deeper from
there.
crazy chicken
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Dave Platt
has some useful information about how VHS color recording works,
although the details of the testing procedure it suggests won't help
you all that much.
With tapes in good condition, and a VCR in good condition and
alignment, color playback should work OK. It's unlikely that several
different tapes would have degraded in the same way, so the fault is
more probably with the VCR.
VHS can lose color because of dirty or bad playback heads in the drum,
or because of a fault in the color-conversion circuits (VHS stores the
color information in a different frequency band than is used by NTSC
video). A failed 3.68 MHz color-reference oscillator would be one
such possible fault, and I'm sure there are plenty of others.
Sure, there's a solution: try a different VCR, preferably one which is
in known-good condition.
Your existing VCR might be repairable; it might need something as
simple as a good professional cleaning (and I don't mean a "cleaning
tape", I mean a by-hand cleaning by a technician who knows how to do
it properly and who won't damage the heads) or it might need circuitry
repairs. Old VHS players are common enough that simply buying a
(used) replacement is likely to be cheaper than a repair.
Another possibility - if you have hooked your VCR up to a TV/monitor
using an S-video cable, try a different cable. S-Video sends the
luminance (brightness) signal on one wire, and the chroma (color)
signal on another wire. A broken wire or pin could cut off the chroma
and leave you seeing black-and-white. See if the problem is still
there if you use a composite-video cable (RCA plug/jack, usually
yellow) rather than S-Video.
If you're trying to video-capture onto a PC, you might have a problem
with your video-capture card.
Guy Patterson
Old VCRs suffer the same issues as modern garbage does: lazy electrolytic caps as they age. If you only need this to run long enough to do a digital transfer, try taking the cover off the VCR and heating the innards for about 10 minutes with a hair dryer (don't use a real heat gun). With a good hot soak, a weak electro cap can increase it's value and lower it's ESR enough to allow the color to work as it should. If it responds to heat, make all your transfers while it stays hot.
crazy chicken
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Glenn Gundlach
has done its job, making files and DVDs is trivial. I used to do this regularly. There aren't a lot of TBCd VCR models. JVC called it 'digipure' and it
works very well. I use a JVC HR-S9911U. Note SOME video capture cards might have the TBC function on the card so you can use any VCR.
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Charles Lucas
> I am working on my aunts vcr and it just started to play color
> tapes in black and white. I assumed it was just dirty and needed
> cleaning. Took it apart and for the most part it is very clean.
> cleaned up what little dirt there was and reassembled it. Still
> plays tapes in black and white. What are some common things
> that would cause this?
> Thanks
> Peter
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in black and white and color. I would check the 3.58 MHz crystal oscillator also on the video
output as well. This things help with the color processing. Usually, it is an IC or integrated
circuit (could even be a flatpack) that controls this or some discreet component like a transistor,
resistor, or cap. that activates the IC).
Another idiot on google groups
> On Saturday, April 15, 2000 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, wire wrote:
>> I am working on my aunts vcr and it just started to play color tapes
>> in black and white. I assumed it was just dirty and needed
>> cleaning. Took it apart and for the most part it is very clean.
>> cleaned up what little dirt there was and reassembled it. Still
>> plays tapes in black and white. What are some common things that
>> would cause this?
>> Thanks
>> Peter
> the picture output in black and white and color. I would check the
> 3.58 MHz crystal oscillator also on the video output as well. This
> things help with the color processing. Usually, it is an IC or
> integrated circuit (could even be a flatpack) that controls this or
> some discreet component like a transistor, resistor, or cap. that
> activates the IC).
to which you just replied is still waiting around for your answer?
The article to which you repled was posted April 15, 2000.
Charles Lucas
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Charles Lucas
service manual for the model would help to track down the critical components that activate the circuit. There are also many different
integrated circuits and circuits out there and different ways to actuate them (a resistor,a diode, a transistor, or cap, etc...), so it depends on
the design of the circuit. If I have a model number, I can tell you what pins to check to verify correct operation. I have been a tech. for 32
years and not all circuits are designed the same. The initial information is generalized as a guide. If you want something more specific, please provide a model number or an FCC ID number. God Bless you.
amdx
start hitting single parts in that area with cold spray, and see if the
color came back.
If not, then start troubleshooting. That even had success during the 1980s!
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Charles Lucas
> > The article to which you repled was posted April 15, 2000.
> >
> With a problem like that, my first shot would be to sparingly,
> start hitting single parts in that area with cold spray, and see if the
> color came back.
> If not, then start troubleshooting. That even had success during the 1980s!
>
it to act up that way. This worked during the 1980's also. Overheating microprocessors
beyond their temperature coefficients can be dodgy... They can be tricky.
Stephen Wolstenholme
<charles...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > The article to which you repled was posted April 15, 2000.
>> >
>> With a problem like that, my first shot would be to sparingly,
>> start hitting single parts in that area with cold spray, and see if the
>> color came back.
>> If not, then start troubleshooting. That even had success during the 1980s!
>>
>
>Another technique is to heat the IC up with a hot hair dryer to see if you can get
>it to act up that way. This worked during the 1980's also. Overheating microprocessors
>beyond their temperature coefficients can be dodgy... They can be tricky.
>
components, hair dryers tended to heat everything up at once. That was
a long time before the 1980's
Steve
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flame throwers are too large for heating individual components.
Smaller is better (mini or micro heat gun):
<https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256802432742384.html>
<https://www.google.com/search?q=mini+heat+gun&tbm=isch>
Personally, I have several temperature controlled SMD desoldering
stations and adapters with very small diameter stainless tips. It
took a while to optimize the air flow and temperature settings, but
works well enough for localized heating.
I've also thought about building a small IR heater consisting of a hot
nichrome wire and a polished aluminum reflector to concentrate the
heat. Because there's no flame or blowing air, it should be able to
heat individual components without also heating up everything in the
vicinity. Yet another project.
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Chuck
Excessive hash on the B+ busses can kill the color circuitry.
Charles Lucas
Really great replies. Thanks for the insight. I was making the suggestion
I made because we found the general vicinity of the problem, then measured
voltages to hone down the specific line where the culprit was.
> The problem can be open filter capacitors in the power supply.
> Excessive hash on the B+ busses can kill the color circuitry.
Retro Deck
Thank you in advance for your help.
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> Hello! I have read all your posts and you are absolutely right. Unfortunately, there are always such people who qualify the helpers. Well, I also learned a lot from what was written here, at the hobby level I repair a VHS VCR, which also has no color. The type is AKAI VS-3. I repaired the servo part and the power part did not work. Now it starts, plays, spins. The head drum was also bad, so I put in a new original one. Now there is a picture, but it is black and white and jumps a little. I can't adjust the tape path any better. I would really appreciate it if you could advise me. I checked the video pcb, all12, pb12 are fine. Unfortunately, I don't have a test cassette, although I tried to make a color bar cassette and check it at the test points, but I didn't have much success.
> Thank you in advance for your help.
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up and sometimes the problem goes away. You then replace the cap you
were heating when the symptom went away. I would suggest buying a
cheap esr meter on EBay. It is a quicker and more certain way of
finding bad capacitors.
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Once I identify weak dried out capacitors with heat, I'll either shotgun the device if it's old and I want it to be long term reliable, or I'll take out my ESR meter and go over the board when the board cools down if it's a board with a crapload of caps where shotgunning is time consuming. One way to get all the weak ones identified is to put the board in question in the refrigerator (or outside if it's cold), as even capacitors that work well at room temperature and not causing any immediate issues may fail at very cold temps. Capacitors that are in good condition won't be bothered by the cold, so it's a good way to ferret out the ones that will fail next. Caps that work at room temp but not in cold temps are on borrowed time.