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Originally Posted by Ed in Tx
Do you have a dummy test tape to put in it? A tape shell minus the tape and innards? So you can run it through its paces without ruining a tape.You're finding out about the complexity of those machines.
Without a service manual to check voltages and signals it will be difficult. Could be a reel drive IC. First thing needed is to check all power supply output voltages.
Why bother with Google? Just upload the images to the Videokarma website.
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Well the problem is the pictures were taken with my phone, and using Google photos is the only way I can get the pictures from my phone to my computer without having to mess with my phone's microSD card.
As far as sacrificial tapes go, I have some old blank tapes that were NOS that someone gave me that I can use for that purpose, and the VCR seems to be in a "lockout" mode as it won't let me load a tape into the VCR and without the VCR being able to power on it won't allow me to load a tape into the VCR.