Panasonic DMR ES10 S-Video Input not working

[Sharkoon2025]

Hello guys,

i recently got a dmr es10 dvd recorder which i want to use as a passthrough device for my s-vhs tape player.

I use S-Video Output on my JVC S-VHS Tape Player go inside the S-Video In of the DMR ES10 and from there with S-Video Out to a Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle USB 3.0 .
(or I use instead of the JVC S-VHS Tape Player a HI-8 Camcorder with same setup -> S-Video Out to S-Video In on DMR ES10)

I don't go the way over the DMR ES10 I got my S-Video Signal instantly. It is pretty bad. Black Screens popping up randomly and so on...
JVC has already built in TBC which corrects that. But then I still got this problem with my HI8 Camcorder because it has no TBC.

For 2 Tapes it seemed to work and I got a Video Signal... but since then it seems like there is no Input anymore on the S-Video In side.
I plugged of the cables already and back in and other S-Video cables and so on... but seems that it does not work.

Maybe i did some settings wrong but as far as I know there is only a pretty simple menu in the ES10 which has the output option set to s-video and the input setting also set to s-video (it says AV2 Input (Scart) S-Video. <- did not understand that since the S-Video Input is labled AV4 on the back.. but it worked first .. so did not question this much.)
And yes I am on the AV4 signal. Switched it on Input on the remote control.


Long text little question:

Any recommendations why the S-Video Input seems not to work anymore? Is it the Connector itself? Should I solder in a replacement?

[Sharc]

Use the S-Video IN2 on the front (IN2 aka AV3) of the ES10 and select it accordingly in the settings menu.


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[Sharkoon2025]

Hi, already did this. Also used a Scart to S-VHS adapter. For some time it seems to work with luck for some minutes but then after some minutes the signal is gone and you do not get it back. I opened the Recorder and saw some capacitors broken on the Power Supply part of the board. I will try to fix this, but I do not think that they have something to do with my S-Video signal?

[Sharc]

Looks like you should replace all electrolytic capacitors, or look for another ES-10 or ES-15, or equivalent.