VHS playback, sound but no picture (snow)

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Rooooooxy Posted messages 6 Status Membre -  
Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   -
Good evening everyone!

I've been trying to watch VHS tapes for 3 days now, I've scoured all the forums and still can't find a solution, maybe you could help me?

Earlier this week, I bought a second-hand Philips VR620 VCR from a charity. We tested it with one of my VHS tapes on-site with a small LCD screen, and it worked well, with decent picture and sound.

At home, I initially set it up on my LG TV using a SCART cable, I had sound from the VHS but the screen was black with "no signal" displayed.

I (on a whim) tried with a male-female coaxial cable, RCA cables, and even a SCART/RCA adapter, but still the same problem.

I provided myself with a small Philips cathode TV in perfect working order, it only has one SCART socket, and I get sound and static.
Out of doubt, I cleaned the playback heads, but that didn't change anything (I remind you that this same VCR worked perfectly two days ago).

I am definitely on the AV channel and there is only one.

What's strange is that when I start the VCR, a white screen shows up with a bar indicating the remaining time on the VHS (these are actually old VHS-C family tapes in a VHS-C/VHS adapter).

Thanks for your help if this rings a bell!

Have a good evening ;)

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Rooooooxy Posted messages 6 Status Member 4
 
Good evening!
After cleaning the heads of my tape recorder with cotton swabs and 70° alcohol, my tapes play wonderfully! I think I will need to repeat the operation every time the image quality deteriorates. Thanks anyway and happy holidays ;)
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Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 625
 
But you're welcome, and don't take too long to digitize your old tapes, the magnetic information degrades over time...;-(
And happy holidays...;)
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