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Old 05-15-2020, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by WCV82 View Post
Without knowing much more I would say on the face of things this indeed seems like a tracking issue. My JVC SVHS does the same thing, and for some reason the time code freezes as well when the picture goes too...
That would likely be a loss of control track issue. They use the control track 30 Hz pulses to calculate the tape time. No track pickup, no time count. Maybe tape skewing away from the correct tape path at the CTL head from a worn pinch roller, or contamination on the head?
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