Hello -- first post here and I hope I found the right forum
My new project for 2023 is to convert all my parents' Video 8 footage to digital. I found their old Handycam, but any tape I play back on it has some horizontal interference / lines at the bottom, both when viewed through the viewfinder and also when connected to a TV through the yellow/black connectors.
I already cleaned the rotating head inside the mechanism (with alcohol), but that didn't change a thing. Is there any other adjustment I can make to alleviate this issue? See attached photo.
This is a PAL camcorder & TV and all tapes were recorded using the same device.
Thanks & Happy Holidays!
-J
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Sounds like the tape head guides are loose,you can check by opening the door and and see if the tape guides rotate on the top where they are screwed in.
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When i meant that they were loose i meant the tape guide its self,when the tape guide rotates on the screw mount it goes out of alignment because the screw has become lose,all tape guides wiggle.
Look at the picture and you will see where the arrow is pointing to,thats the part that gets loose.A time base corrector is for stabilizing vcr pictures.
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As John said, Either your camcorder is misaligned or the camcorder that recorded the tapes is/was misaligned.
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excuse me, seems no arrow point out the tape guide.... could help to point out in below? thanks.
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One if fully retracted, the other is still under the tape carriage, Your camcorder is defective, possible broken linkage guide. Watch 12voltvids on YouTube to learn how to fix and align these things.
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