Panasonic AG-1970 Blinking clock 12:00

[jbandes]

My Panasonic AG-1970 is working fine but suddenly the clock is flashing 12:00. I pressed CLOCK and Pressed the Tracking + and Tracking - which is supposed to set the clock but it just keeps blinking 12:00.

When I turn it off it also just blinks 12:00.

I have also noticed too that now if I press the power button sometimes it turns on and other times it does nothing. I can turn it on 100% of the time with the remote so its not a big problem but just curious why sometimes the power button the unit works and other times it does nothing.

The unit plays fine but the flashing 12:00 and inability to set the time is maddening. Is there and internal batter that saves the time that perhaps I can replace.

Thanks All

[TreeTops]

Is it 28 years old?

[jbandes]

Is it 28 years old?

Yes, I use it to remaster dance music from the 1970s from famous venues like Studio 54, Paradise Garage and many others from that period.
That is the format that the media was recored on. Yes its probably very old.

[themaster1]

Failing components i'd say, capacitors or else. You may want to reach a pro that can do a recap.

[Cornucopia]

Since the whole point of the clock is for scheduling channel recording, and since such analog channels are long since defunct, making the feature unusable, you could just disconnect the clock and be done with it.


Scott