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Does the VCR play tapes in black and white?

dommbarr Posted messages 189 Status Member -  
Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

I don't know if I'm in the right section, but here it is:
I bought a new VCR for 5€ (a good deal at first glance) just to watch video tapes bought in the USA on my TV.
It's an AIWA HV-FX 5850 which is in PAL for recording and (NTSC Playback only) and MESECAM.

Setting with the remote AUTO/PAL/MESECAM

When I watch a US tape there are no problems, but for French tapes they play in black and white, which I think is normal, with a setting on Auto or PAL.
If I set it to MESECAM the tapes play in red?? Is it a malfunction or normal??

My question is I am looking to convert the PAL video signal to SECAM so that I can watch my French tapes on my TV.
Is this possible? And how to do it?
Thank you in advance for your help
Best regards

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    pacalvideo Posted messages 3358 Status Member 396
     
    If we look at what you wrote
    we have as standard
    Pal and Mesecam and ntsc in playback mode
    we don't see secam
    so it is quite possible that it is not secam
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    1. Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 560
       
      +1 The French standard for cassette recording and TV broadcasting is SECAM

      MeSecam is for Africa, NTSC is for the USA/Japan, and PAL is for the rest of Europe

      The VCR must not have been sold on the French market...
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  2. PierrotDu59 Posted messages 341 Status Member 32
     
    Good deal? Watch out for the too good deals

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    PierrotDu59
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    1. dommbarr Posted messages 189 Status Member 13
       
      Thank you, but I'm sorry your response doesn't help me at all.
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  3. dommbarr Posted messages 189 Status Member 13
     
    Hello pacalvideo,
    Thank you for your reply, indeed it is not SECAM, I wonder which country this VCR is from?
    I heard there is an adapter to convert PAL to SECAM, I will check with a pro on Tuesday for info. It would be a shame not to take advantage of this new VCR.
    That's the reason for its price of €5 (on Le Bon Coin)
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    1. pacalvideo Posted messages 3358 Status Member 396
       
      impossible, the reader must be compatible with the cassette standard
      and it is a transcoder.
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    2. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 208
       
      "I wonder which country this magnet is from?"
      'Eastern Europe, Middle East, Tunisia, Morocco, or Greece'
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    3. Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 560
       
      I'm really wondering which country this magneto is from?

      It seems it was sold in Italy and today Aïwa has been bought by Sony, so finding information is going to be a hassle...
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    4. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 208
       
      MESECAM, the ME for Middle East
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    5. Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 560
       
      MESECAM found in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Tunisia, Morocco, Greece, and the Romandy region of Switzerland.
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  4. dommbarr Posted messages 189 Status Member 13
     
    Alright, so if I got it right, the magneto just needs to go on a shelf.
    Anyway, for €5 I have the remote that works great with my old Bluesky VCR, which didn't have a remote anymore, so that's all good.
    Thanks for your help "pacalvideo"
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      5 € for a remote control is good
      the VCR can go to the dump .............
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