Posted by b on 08/26/05 13:33

Jeremy wrote:
> I've got a Sharp mulitformat VCR (pal, secam, NTSC) that seems to want to only
> playback in black & white. I'm sure I had it playing back in color before, but
> as I don't have the manual for the machine I don't know if this is a setting I
> can't find yet (hopefully) or something has broken in the VCR. I've never
> heard of a VCR losing it's ability to display color - is that possible, and if
> anyone have any idea which component would be responsible??

a few basics first....

1) what tv have you hooked it up to ? is it multisystem? (i assume you
are in N. America)
2) what standard is the tape you are trying to play?
3) are the symptoms the same on PAL and NTSC tapes? speeds?
4) model of machine?? (I have a sharp VC-890ET multisystem deck)
5) have you tried it on a different monitor?

if still faulty, could be a dry joint on a crytal on the relevant
chroma section...but check the above first and post back!
-Ben

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