Modulating VCRs?

[Tony75]

Can't quite remember, got rid of that machine quite a while ago, sick of sinking money into it (power supply, main clutch [again], wear in loader and capstan bearing [G mech]) but suffice to say that the result was un-watchable.
Also on that particular unit whenever plugs were inserted into the AV jacks, they were automatically prioritised, ie the tuner did not work until you pulled the plugs out, rather annoying, so we bought the Sony.
This particular Sony has not had the issue with the gear, have repaired other units with this. But it doesn't get much use where it is these days.