What is Portpak 1/2 inch tape ? Is this the Sony EIAJ-1 format that was B/W reel to reel ?

I want to sale three U-matics BVU 950p, in a very good condition.I have a lot of U-matic BVU 950 new components for selling (upper drum, capestan, reel motor, pinch roller etc).I am waiting for your offers.Many thanks.

Does anyone know a good source for used tapes in the Uk ( other than Ebay ? )

Cheers

Steve

Hi All,With refernce to the Sony 4800 portable'sCan some tell me which is the 12 volt DC pin on the 4 pin Din Plug.

Thanks

Steve

I'm searching for a wiring diagram/ service manual for SONY RM-500 remote control.

I was E-mailed a price list by TAPES4LESS.COM. They advertised 90 minute Sony KCA series tapes and 30 minute KCS tapes. This isn't on the site itself- they sent me an updated listing. I've never heard of tapes holding that much, has anyone else?

Hello,

I am looking for a user's manual a 3/4" U-matic VO 5850. I just got it from eBay in mint condition but no manual...if anyone can sell or point me in the direction of this manual I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Hello,

I have a SONY RM-440 editor for my VO-5850. I also have a Panasonic AG-6200. Is there any way to make the three units talk to each other in an editing environment? In other words, is it possible to control the AG-6200 with the RM-440? Thanks for a rapid reply.

FOR SALEI have 2x Panasonic AG-7350 SVHS recorders that i want to sell... any offers?

Sorry about this, I'm doing this in hope that this stupid school computer won't remember and display my e-mail everytime anyone in school uses this site...

I was wondering if there was a video capture card that would work well with my VO-6800 umatic recorder. I was hoping to edit using Adobe Premiere. I have an updated PC with windows ME, so I can pretty much use anything available within a moderate price range. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. Thanks.

I have a VO9800, never did have a copy of the manual....does anyone out there know if it is possible to check the "meter hours...etc" on this deck....thanks.

HEllo everyone!! I NEED THE PEOPLE OF THE U-MATIC COMMUNITY TO HELP ME!!I have a BVU-820 and it has been working great. I just put a tape in the machine & it was playing. When I stop & hit rerwind on the machine, the tape fully rewinded, but it wont eject!! The eject light is on, but the tape will not eject. I've pressed the eject button and all the other buttons and nothing happens!! I opened the cover to see what's going inside, but I'm not a U-matic specialist!! I do know that the tape was in the process of ejecting, but somewhere along the way, something went wrong!!

As fate would have it!! I'm in the middle of a project for a client. This tape was having the audio relayed to it, and now this happens!! Can anyone out there please help me with this problem?? I will greatly appreciate it!! Thank you!!

is there anybody? ... has a schematic diagram of CCD V200 pro

Hi. I'm a big collector of old Countdown episodes particularly the ones from the 1974-1977 era. But most of the episodes from that era were deleted in the late 70's under the orders of the ABC general manager so the tapes could be re-used because the cost of video tapes doubled. So what doesn't exist in the archives might exist on home video although people with VCRs in their homes in the mid 70's is pretty rare, but schools, colleges and industries had either Philips N1500, N1501, N1502 etc. VCRs or Sony U-Matic VCRs or even reel-reel VTRS. I was wondering is there anyone here who has taped Countdown in the mid 70's on a Philips VCR or U-Matic or VTR and still have the tapes in their collection, or even know of anyone who might have 70's Countdowns on any of these tapes? If so please email me at [email protected] because I desperately want to buy copies of any early episode.

I have a number of 70's episode which I've taped from Rage Countdown repeats, however the majority of them are from the late 70's.

Also I've been doing some bin scabbing at Wollongong TAFE and pulled out 38 U-Matic cassettes and a lot of them appear to be blanks and are Scotch UCA -30 ( 30 minute) and UCA-60 (60 minute) cassettes and some are Video Telex KAC 60 and have some slightly smaller ones called Panasonic NV-P22S 20 minute cassettes. Now I've found a place in Sydney on the net that sells V05800 U-Matic systems and reading the specifications of that machine at U-Matic PAL site the types of tapes compatible with this player are BRS and XBR type. I'm a little confused about this, and I was wondering if any of the cassettes I mentioned such as The Scotch UCAs are compatible with the V05800?

I have some U-matic and other equipment for sale in the UK at low prices. Please visit http://freespace.virgin.net/nigel.longman/ to see a description of what is on offer.

Thanks for your time and interest.

Nigel Longman

IN REPLY TO : [email protected]

Hello, just wondering if you have had any replies regarding your post on the umatic chat page about some 1/2 portapack tape you want transferred. I assume you are talking about the older open reel format? if so I beleive the name for it is "j" format, it uses the same size tape as VHS but the recorded signal on it is totally different. These machines were only manafactured for a short time during the early- to mid 70's Anyhow I would be most certainly be able to help you with a transfer to VHS tape or other formats as I have a working machine here that play material back on with no problems. I specialise in transferring older formats, I'm located in country victoria (St Arnaud), Australia so at least I'm local and getting the tapes to me and back is not going to be a problem :) Let me know a bit more about the tapes/reels how many, and their condition and I we can come to some sort of arrangement. Look forward to hearing from you. James Paterson

FOR SALE

Sony BVW10P Betacam edit player – modified to play Betacam SP. Manufactured in ‘84 and well cared for by Thames Television. It was last re-headed in ‘92 and now has slight tearing on peak whites / faint herringbone pattern appearing, the tape-transport is in need of a little realignment, a couple of bulbs and a fan need replacing but otherwise it is still a very high quality machine with many more years of good service left in it! ---- £600

JVC AA-G10E quad battery charger / 12v power supply – comes with 2x NBG1U batteries which have been barely used ---- £145

Tripod plate for JVC GY-X3E (and probably similar) S-VHS camcorders ---- £50

Buyers must be able to collect first two items from Norwich.

WANTED

Ikegami HL79D 3-tube colour camera (in working/repairable condition) with lens + VF & possibly a power supply. No silly prices please – it is over twenty years old! Plus, I’m also interested in many other ex-broadcast/professional shoulder-held colour tube cameras from the past 25 years in any condition.

Thanks.

Tom.

Hi, does anyone have a power supply for an Sony RM555 remote interface or information on the voltages it requires. It has a 4 pin din socket on the back of the unit. Thanx.

Hi Slightly off topic (don't shout)anyone out there have a operating manual for a Sony VX1000 camcorder, if not an original a copy would do.aslo a charger unit for same is needed.

thanks in advance

check this link for a PDF version of the VX1000 manual

http://www.henrys.com/manuals/sony/DCR-VX1000(en).pdf

Hello all, This is for the dutch people! Can somebody help me with finding a book of how to use a editing-set. I have sinds a week an new used U-matic set. I now much of it but not all. Sorry, english is not so good. I like to get some messages of U-matic users to. It's nice to have some U-matic friends. Thanks all!

Does anyone have a complete, working VO 5800 / 5850 suite with a controller that they want to sell for sensible money?

i have got a sony u - matic machine for sale, i am looking for a genuine buyer

Selling U Matic SONY V 6800 P/S unusedwithout batteries.I am based in France.Price : 200 dollarsContact phone : 33 6 7082 7687

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a camera section....

Talking about Camera's does anyone know if you can get any sort of adapter lead to enable you to connect a JVC Camera to a 6800 Portable. You often see Sony portables with other camera's on Ebay and I often wondered were they just going video in or is there a lead available . Also has anyone out there got a lens hood that will fit on a DXC M2.

Regards

Steve

or even a reader's wives section..........

WE HAVE A BVU-950 AT OUR POST HOUSE. WE HAVE A ENGINEER AT NAB AND WE ARE WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE RECORD FUNCTION ON THE BVU-950. THE PROBLEM IS IN EE WE SEE COLOR BARS AT FULL COLOR, BUT WHEN WE RECORD BARS, IT RECORDS BLACK AND WHITE. IS THERE A STEP WE NEED TO TAKE, INSIDE THE MACHINE THAT WILL TURN IT BACK TO COLOR?

Hi, I have repared and re-aligned a few BVU-950 's. As far as I know you can't switch off the colour. Do you use the internal TBC and chroma noise reduction?

That must be repaired.

I'm offering a several older umatic machines on my web-sitehave a look at fabian.schelo.bei.t-online.de

Steve, I used a Panasonic WV-F200 camera to a VO-8800. I assume the 8800 and 6800 uses the same 14 pin connectors. The WV-F200 uses a 32 pin connector. Does your JVC uses a 32,26,14 or 10 pin connector? I know there are adaptor leads that go from 14 pin to 10 pin and from 14 pin to 26 pin. Sometimes different brands use different pin numbers for recording function video playback/confidence etc. When you want to change connections in the connectors you must be able to work verry neatly.

once again because there are some problems with the url

I'm offering a several older umatic machines on my web-site have a look at http://fabian.schelo.bei.t-online.de

New U-Matic cassettes for sale. In boxes of 10. Now at a lower price, next stop the skip! 10 X UCA30 £15. 10 X UCA60 £20. 10 X UCA75 £25. Also some Umatic High Band Sp, 10 X KSP30 £25. 10 X KSP60 £ 30. KSP30 £35.

Hello Every one, I have a BVU 820 with the TC-20 Reader/Genorator Card. I would like to know how to genorate time code on to the tape with the TC20 card. I don't see any buttons that will do it! I'm wondering if there is a combination of buttons to press, but if anyone knows how to create time code with the TC20 in a BVU deck, I could sure use your help!! Thanks!!!!

The TC20 is a timecode reader. You can't generate timecode with the TC20

Hello, I have a BVU820 with the TC-20 Reader/Genorator Card installed. I would like to know how to genorate Timecode onto the tapes with the TC-20 Card. I don't see any buttons that will do so, so I'm wondering if there is a combination of buttons that I have to press to access this feature? I would deeply appriciate the info. Also, does anyone know where I could get instructions for the TC-20 Card on the web??Tanks......LSD

For Sale loads of U-matic equipmennt Low band /high band inc 5850 /5800 editsuite Betacam BVW 40 BVU 800s VO 9600 VO 5030 JVC Edit suite Monitors VDAs SPGs Etc all very cheap Mike

Lots of all U_Matic models inc edit suites for sale to clear all cheapMike

Can someone tell me what Battery a 4800 Umatic portable takes. I have recently accquired one that works fine, I have been using it with an external battery, however I have just got hold of a PSU/Charger, so I wouldn't mind a usable battery pack.

Cheers

Steve

We have a large quantity of KCA 60'/20's used only once. We also have a JVC 4900E portable with power source and 10 to 14 lead. Machine in leather case and in first class condition, has confidance head and batteries - little used for the past three years. Accept any reasonable offer.

Hi, Just discovered this site. I've got a pile of old PORTABLE U-matics to clear. There are 5 (five) BVU 50 525/NTSC machines which were working last time they were run-up, which was several years ago, and have blue Kangaroo cases. There is 1 (one) BVU 110 525/NTSC machine with BK 112 time-code generator, also with Kangaroo case...good condition but not used recently. There is 1 (one) BVU 150 625/PAL machine with time-code and Kangaroo case. Basically good condition, but due a service. Also three longish 14-pin umbilical cables and a couple of dozen U-matic tapes (both sizes and assorted lengths). Also 2 (two) BVU/14-pin backs for Sony BVP 330 camera, complete with battery box clips and 1 (one) only battery box for BP 90 or similar.I am looking for offer, preferably for the lot, but will be happy to clear individual items.I am based in South-East England (S.E.London, North Kent). E-mail me, or telephone me on 0208 462 6371 or 07860 777 687.

needing imformation of power supply internal on repair model sony-vp-5000 sony u-matic

Last night I was having a play on a local hill ( North Wales)testing a couple of Umatic portables ( an old 4800 and a 6800) with some camera's, a DXC M3, KY17 and an old Sony V600E hi 8 Camcorder. As it started to go dark I expected the KY17 to out perform the M3 but what I didn't expect was the old Sony camcorder to run rings around the KY17 in failing light. I may have to have a re think !!

I just purchased a U-Matic SP portable that uses 12 volt 4 pin XLR for it's power. Does anyone know how many amps it needs?

I deserat need a manual for Sony's remote : RX-707. Mail it if you got it, or send a link for a' page.

Regards Anders

I must correct myself. It is NOT the manual for the RX-707 i need ( found it ) but the manual for BKU-701. I got an VO-7630 U-matic i want to control with the remote, but i want to know the dip-switchsetings on the BKU-701 board.

Regards Anders

Hi All

I have just got a JVC BY110 3 Tube Camera. The VCR out is 14pin ( same as Sony ?) When it is connected to a 6800 Umatic, it Records ok but there is no playback in the BY110 Viewfinder. Does anyone know if there are any differences in the pin outs between the two ?

Cheers

Steve

JMThe VO-8800 needs a good quality supply of 1,5 amp. But if you connect a camera to the recorder you need to check how much the camera uses. Use a good quality power supply. I use a 5 amp CB supply with a VO-8800 and Panasonic WV-F700. This supply runs to hot although it is rated for 5 amp. continuously and 7 amp. peak! So I am on the look out for a better quality supply.

this is my first intro to a chatroom. advise if you read me.

Hi Steve,

I just dug out an old VO-4800 while having a clearout and can tell you a little about the batteries I have here. The are made by Chloride-Gates Energy and the model is Cyclon 60. They are in a plastic box which mesures 124mmx67mmx67mm and have a 100mm flying lead terminated in a 2.1mm dc power plug.

Inside the box are 6 cells of approx D size and a small pcb. The pcb has a piece of 20A fuse wire and nothing else. The cells themselves are Chloride CYCLON's and are marked as 2 Volts 2.5Ah so are probably Pb-Sn (Lead-Tin).

This type of battery pack is a breeze to make yourself and you could also take advantage of modern battery technology and use 10 Ni-Mh (Nickel-Metal-Hydride)cells that do not suffer from memory effects. I would be tempted to just buy some tagged Ni-Mh cells from CPC, an inline fuse holder and a 2.1mm power plug. You should be able to make a pack with nearly twice the capacity, probably about 4500mAh, in the same package size.

The only drawback is you wont be able to use the original charger as this will be a constant voltage charger and modern cells require a constant current charger.

You can still get Pb-Sn cells, and make a pack compatable with your charger, from http://www.strikalite.co.uk at about £5 .30 each cell compared to about £2.50 a cell for 3500mAh Ni-Mh from CPC.I wouldn't bother trying to find an original battery as Pb-Sn cells have a short shelf life if stored in a dischared state so even if you find one you will probably end up having to replace the cells. Hope this info is helpfull to you.

Cheers, Brett

I have a Sony VO-6800ps, portable carry case, batteries and charger that I'm trying to sell... could anyone let me know where the best place is and how much they are now worth... anyone interested?

I saw a Sony U-matic Video Cassette Player VP-5030 on an auction site. Just want to know what's it good for (if it's working)?

Hi there.I owmn a umatic sp VP9000, and I want to drive it from a RM440.Firstly is it possible? Secondly what are the rectangular connectors at the rear of the machine, and is the pin out straight?please help.

regards

I recently acquired a Sony BVU-800 for my audio production studio. I can't seem to get the onboard TC reader / display to show the LTC that;s on the tape. My audio workstation slaves to the LTC timecode, but the onboard reader on the front just shows an arbitrary counter #. What do I need to make the two correlate? Thanks, Jeff

BC-1WA Charger for NP1's.Has anyone got a copy of the modification the enable it to charge NP1b's. I understand this mod makes it autosensing but you have to fit a fan as it get a bit warm.

Many thanks

Steve

can someone PLEASE tell me the year the sony VO9850 was first released? Even a 'best guess' would help me out. Also what year did they STOP manufacturing them.

hey, could any of you guys please list the advantages of using mini dv over u-matic. It will be much appreciated.thanks.

Hi all:

Anyone in the UK got a spare Dub cable and a Spare RM440 lead they would be willing to sell?

Any feedback welcome, cheers Chaps.

Louis;-)

I have inherited a lot of professional Sony U-Matic equipment. It includes the whole suite including desk cabinet, editing controller, 2 Monitors, one small monitor, two Video recorder, and 3 U-Matic recorders and one U-Matic player. All in excellent condition, I am looking to sell the whole suite any interest or advise please e-mail me! I can also provide the serial numbers of the individual equipment too.

Hi there,I'm a Videocamera enthusiast from the Czech Republic and I want buy a Sony u-matic (Probably on EBay). I discovered this sites by looking for more informations about this system. Which model is the bestone for my home-video? On the visitors page I see, that the most favorite model is the 5850. The most offered model is the 5630. Who can give me a advice, please?

GREETINGS TO ALL U-MATIC FANS.HAS ANYBODY A COPY OF THE USER MANUAL FOR A SONY BVU 150, OR COULD MAKE ME A COPY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL.WITH THANKS, SIMON

Just received 10 TEAC V-1000 Portable U-Matic recorders. They were gun camera recorders on military jets. 24 volt power, std inputs and outputs, remote plus manual controls on machines. Work great from two 12v batteries. Anybody interested?

I just picked up a U-matic VP 5020 and I'm looking for manuals or info on unit. Any help would be great. Dan.

Can Umatic XBR KCS-10XBR tapes and BRS KCS-10BRS tapesbe played in the same kind of Umatic Player? They are differentsize tape cases....

Umatic 14 pin to 26 Pin JVC (is the 26 pin called betacam type Plug). I want a lead to enable me to use my KY15 camera with my umatic portable but people want to charge silly money even for used leads. Can someone point me in the right direction were I can get information on the PIN OUTS for both types of plugs so i can have a go at making one up ( or two).Many thanks

Steve

I have 13 new SONY KCA-60BRS umatic tapes for sale.If your interested please let me know.

Hi Umatic fans. I have got my BVU 150P out of the loft. It is great condition and it fired up straight away and went into play, pics still good. Unfortunately when I try to eject the tape it tries and then the "tape slack" light comes on and it just wont play. I had this problem a while back and the service guys thought the external power supply I had did not have enough juice. Now I am using a charged battery pack and light remains.Any ideas anyone? Help appreciated.

Hi, Can any of you give me advice what U-Matic I should start with. I thought that a portable machine (ebay Item # 1350587940 ) would be best to start with (so i can have the camera recordings go straight on to umatic to prevent extra loss normally involved with converting video from one format to another) and then build up the system as I find more machines.

For sale, two Sony DXC-325's with CA325's (PAL), one fujinon power zoom, one canon, one controller. Sensible offers only (I know what they're worth !!). Good condition, little used, slightly dusty. Also some cabling.

BVU-950P - Intermittent refusal to accept a cassette, seems to work fine when the cover is off and the top PCB is hinged up. Can anyone help???

Is there anybody out there that would be interested in my colection of video eqipment consisting of 2 VO5850 'S 1 5800 plus 2 RM440's All in working order With manuals,cables and 3 machines for spare parts.40x 60min Tapes,Alinment Test tapes,Test jigs,Plus 2 boxes of spare parts new & used.Other equipment Hitachi Z31 cameras,CCU's, Panasonic AK710 CCU,s Cables, SONY 6800, 8800 with porta-pack cases,BW monitors Plus other stuff collected over 30 years as a video engineer in the broadcast industry.My location is TORONTO CANADA.Todays date is MAY17 2002

I have a u-matic VP7040 Player for sale, Please make offers via the email address above.

BenBristol, UK

What Sources are there for used and new KCS 30 tapes in the UK. I did ask this question sometime ago but my hard drives has recently died and I have lost all my emails.

Cheers

Steve

if any one have Sony DXC 3000 camera PAL for sell

Andie,

Same thing happend to one of my BVU-950 's. Replaced broken (intermittend) flexible wire on the cassette compartment. Problem solved.

hiIm looking for some info on a vo-8800 portable I've got two of them wich are making a faint klicking noise and that's about it (maybe a supply problem?)any info would be helpfull

Roger,

Check the meter on your VO-8800. One setting tells you if the supply voltage is high enough.

I guess by meter you mean the "bat" meter ?in that case the main supply(14v)is there ,so no problem on that onein the supply area of the bottom pcb thare are some points marked 5 v , 10 v and 6 voltwhere the 6 and 10 volt aren't there just a minor 2 volts going up and down about 0.5 volts

Sorry this is only lossely related to Umatics ( well its plugged into one anyhow) I have a DXC M2 that works fine in Daylight, but in doors the image is very red like the gain needs turning down on the red tube ? When the lens cap is on its still red. The auto WB works fine but when you try to manually adjust the black balance it won't do it and sort of locks up. Unfortunately I have no service manual and there are more pots inside than at Woodstock !!! Are any of you out there familiar with tube camera's. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Once again sorry for posting it here ( If all else fails it will make a nice anchor.)

Hi,

I just picked up a Sony VO-5850 and it plays a pre-recorded 197 KCA-60 tape fine,but I can't record on it. Neither can I record on a 187 KCA-40 tape. By not record,I mean the record light doesn't come on and the program is not recorded.I have all the manuals and the red record buttons are in place on the tapes andthe program source is coming from a VO5600 and all the settings are correct.I can record from the 5850 to the 5600 but not from the 5600 to the 5850.I can even record from either machine to a separate VHS machine.

The record light on the 5850 comes on when there is no tape in the machine.So, are these the incorrect type of tapes for recording to a 5850 or is there a problemwith my 5850.

Thanks,

John

Roger,

OK. If you are not in a hury we can have a look at it this weekend. I have the manual and repaired a couple of VO-8800 in the past. We can mail outside the chat page in Dutch if you want.

Steve it looks like the black level of the red tube is to high. If that is the case the camera won't auto black balance and you will have red in the dark areas. If you want to realigne a (tube) camera you need grey and colour charts (and they are expensive) an oscilloscope and vectorscope. This is a job for a specialist. If you are able to check the black levels for the three tubes you can try to re-aligne this. Before you touch a potentiometer mark it so you can always return it to the old position.

Hi, I was wondering whether or not Ulead has a program that can creat chapter tracks on a VCD. Can I have the name of the program and how it works? If Ulead doesn't have the program, are there any other programs available that can carry out this function? Thanks for your time.

Looking to buy a second hand timebase corrector.

In Sydney Australia

I am doing research into the effects of binaural beat and high frequency sound. The preliminary work has been done and the results are promising. Unfortunately, to complete the tests I need to obtain new software that will do the required job and I have been having difficulty finding software that has the frequency range that I need.

I am trying to find an audio generator program that will generate a minimum of two tones at the same time, each tone set at a different frequency, one tone each to right and left speakers. Both tones must be as accurate as possible (to a 10th of a hz) and be able to be set anywhere between 500hz and 20khz.

Can anyone put me on to a program that will meet my needs?

Hi! I´m looking for a Umatic machine in good condition. Should be either a 5850, 7630, 9600. I´m located in Germany.

FREE TO GOOD HOMEsony series 2 umatics, 2 machines, one ok one mint, with series 2 edit controller and cables, plus national umatic (similar to the sony's), plus I will throw in say 25 tapes.

Pick up in Adelaide South Australia!

they will be tossed in a few weeks if no [email protected]

I will also throw in a series 5 player in good nick if you take the lot!

i want' em!!!

Hallo,habe VO 9850 & VO 9800 mit Editing control unit RM-450 CEmein Problem : Auf RM 450CE ist rechtes Display tot. Habe Sub 9 angeschlossen.Benötige Anschlußbeispiele für die Anlage und Service-Manual für RM-450 CE.

Re: Sony BVU800P Umatic Recorder.

Has Anyone Experienced This Problem ? Basically, I am using analogue equipment to make a training video. In studio, I am assemble editing each scene.And I'm having difficulty getting an acceptable quality, especially on the dubbed VHS copy. Currently, I have the following analogue system:Panasonic NV-MS4B - SVHS - Analogue Camera.Panasonic WJ-AVE5 Digital AV Mixer.Panasonic NV-FS200B SVHS Video Recorder.Sony BVU800P Umatic Recorder. I'm using the Sony Umatic as the Master recorder, and feeding the camera signal output, to the Sony, via the mixer.I will then later dub copies direct from the Sony Master, onto VHS tape, for distribution. Any Ideas ?? Regards Mike.

SONY VIDEO Hi8 PRO - CCD-V6000E camcorder for sale. Hardly used since new. Sensible offers will be taken seriously. PS, this is a private sale!

Oh, PPS: Regarding my ad above for the SONY Hi8 Pro V600E, I'm in Kent 50 miles from central London (that's if you are interested in this top-of-the-range highest spec, everything you could dream of, camcorder!)

That's 6,000 E of course

Anyone have a good, but sensibly priced, working lo-Umatic 5 series player/recorder or edit deck on offer?

For those of you looking for manuals:I found this Australia based company, High Country Service Data. They sell and rent(!) service manuals for just about anything. I purchased service manauls for Sony 5-series, 7-series and BVU-800. Some manuals are pricy but well worth it.Their website: http://www.hcsd.com.au

Hi!On the rear of my VO1810 (uk) is a system select lever.<At PAL mode it plays and records (just!) ok.>In NTSC mode, I think I can playback NTSC tape into a PAL TV, But can I <record NTSC/PAL source to NTSC tape format>?My intention is to record stuff from <NTSC cam or PAL VHS VCR> onto NTSC Umatic for to send to American cousins.

<CALLING ALL LUDDITES!!>>>

<<<MANUAL:>>>

>>>HAS ANYONE GOT A BOOKLET FOR VO1810, OR SIMILAR?<<<

Am I right in saying it is a seres 1 machine?

THANKS

Copy of VO1810 manual fine.

I am looking for a new or second hand Umatic machine that is in good working order and is reliable. Can anyone help. I am based in London so anyone who is nearby and can help, please could you get in touch.

Many thanks

James