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V-9600 Toshiba Betamax inside view
Inside top

V-9600 Toshiba Betamax underside view
Underside

Sluggish tape transport

Internally the VCR contains many drive belts which are used in the mechanics of tape transport. With age these belts become slack causing malfunctions and when this happens the whole lot should be replaced.

No E-E sound

This is usually caused by failure of the TA7607AP FM sound decoder IC. It is IC002 on board U001.

Failure to load a tape

The cassette carriage can fail to operate. This is caused by breakage of the plastic gears in mechanism. When this happens they have to be replaced.

Tape fails to thread up

This problem is usually caused by failure of the loading belt. The best cure is to replace the belt.

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Fault Solution

Not recommended This is a truly awful beta vcr from Toshiba.The V31b was a nicer machine ( but suffered premature head wear).
I have seen the picture results and the monstrous mechanics in this model.
AVOID at all costs.

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