Thanks a lot Bill, your help is so valuable!

Boby,

I emailed the seller and it was an honest mistake. There is a not added to the ebay page but he cannot change the picture as bids have been made already.

cheers Noel

sorry to post again; some seller honestly doesnt know what they're sellingother pretend to be a fool saying excuses.

I assumed that seller is an honest one..

Cheers,Boby

...lol...

Boby,

He has the C7 remote with it which wont work.

cheers Noel

another rare beta come up Bay Item number:130559440645

a must have for serious betaphile

cheers,boby

Roderick & Noel, Thank's for the responds, I think the ACE Head is Ok.. Capstan & Pinch roller either, because the machine produced clear sound (non HIFI machine), and the recording made by this machine, the picture & sound is still perfect by playing with another machine (my SL-C9E )and I'm sorry for the information of trouble that I told before, it's not Blank Video.. there is a picture, but the picture just looks like poor video head, or dirty video head. I can't explaining what kind a picture that is.. (in english actually) if you both can read the trouble from that machine (SL-S660D) by seeing the picture the trouble looks like, can I send you both some attachment (photos) so you can see that from my monitor screen..?

Best regards.

Eddy,

Try cleaning the capstan pinch roller as well as the ACE assembly. Uneven grip on the tape by the capstan can cause the tape to pull up or down affecting either linear sound or tracking performance.

regards Noel

Eddy, Could it be that your ACE head is dirty? I am not familiar with that specific machine but many recorders will blank signal if they don't receive or detect the sync pulse from the tape.Dirty video heads would show a noisy picture, not a blank one. If the audio drops at the same time as the picture, the sync pulse is the most likely culprit.

HTH

Hi, Dave.

thank's for responding my post.the pre-recorded tapes played on another machine ( SL-C9e ) played just fine.the standard is PAL system. and this machine (SL-S660D) it use to be fine played the same tapes, the actually problem is when I recording a tv program on SL-S660D, and tried to play it back, it played fine just a view minutes (about 10 minutes, and then the picture go blank, it look like poor video heads, I tried to cleaning the heads with isoprophile alcohol (Follow the steps how to cleaning video head on this web) the problem is still the same.but I've tried to playing back the recorded tape that made from my SL-S660D with my SL-C9e it looks fine until the end of recording..I tried to record a tv program again with my SL-S660D with this condition (look like poor video heads when played back, ok on e.e)the problem is still the same, cannot played back of it owned recording, but played fine on another machine ( SL-C9e )so where is the problem with my SL-S660D..??any suggestions..??please help..the physical machine is similar with model SL-S600

Hi eddy as for the precorded tapes may sure they are from your county and not from US or Canada as we are NTSC and you might be PAL or some other format

Sorry, if my english not well, I am from indonesia.I've got problem with my sony Betamax SL-S660D (Superbeta)it cannot Playing back Pre-recorded tapes, and playing tape recorded on that machine too,but, if I try to recording with this machine (my SL-S660D) and I play it back using another machine ( SL-C9e ) it's look perfect.I just wondering where the problem is..??please.. somebody help me with this kind of problem..I have to try to cleaning the head drum, try to change the caps. on the video output..but the problem still the same..

Doc,

Thanks for posting a reply for Kire but I have already fixed that HF100 for Kire by swapping over the tape mechanism. The gears and micro-switches at the side were not adjusted/aligned correctly.

cheers Noel

Gabriel - I'm afraid there IS incompatibility. While in Spain you use PAL B/G like the majority of countries in Europe, the UK uses PAL I, which has a different audio setup. If you try using your machine for off-air recording you will get no sound.

Bill

for kire,i looked in the 100as amual it had 3 reasons why your tape would not load1. the recorder is turned off 2,the cassette is revdersed3amother cassette has been loaded senmd me your address abd I will send the manual

Hi again, today I have just a simple question: Is it possible to run a Spanish Beta version (typically -E) in the United Kingdom? Are there any incompatibilities apart from the AC connector?

By the way, good job de-spamming.

Thanks a lot,

I was just wondering the value of a ED beta Machine (EDV -9300 ) I do plan on keeping it for now and they don't show up on ebay to often I know in 1988 it was a very pricey unit ($3300) which in todays dollers would be about $5000thanks

Hi guys - Not here so often now but still doing lots of beta repairs.

Martin, thanks for the continued de-spamming work.

Fangs,

Try cleaning the rubber roller which holds the tape against the capstan during play with alcohol. The surface get dirty and the rubber gets hard over time. You could also clean the surface of the audio heads near the capstan to make sure you get optimum sound level as dirt accumulates on the surface of the heads.

Martin2011,

The sanyo machines have rubber belts and rollers which deteriate even whilst the machine is stored. Best to fit a new set of belts and see how it works then.

Mikael,

The SLHF950s should playback normal sound from any domestic beta tape. Make sure the switches in the front panel are set at the green dot marked setting except switch the Beta HiFi switch from auto to normal. Sometimes the machine gets tricked into staying in HiFi mode when there is no HiFi track there. Normal mode selects the linear audio track manually.

regards Noel (betaheaven.com)

Gday,Betaphiles,as you may have noticed,my email address has changed I have rested my SLHF 100 and am currently watchimng old movies on vhs.take care and regards

Hi Martin:

It sounds like , very typical with these vintage Beta's your vcr needs a damn good overhaul/refurbishment.If you'd like to e-mail me privately we can discuss this further.

..................Kevin

Ok I have a betamax zenith player/recorder model #vrt9850 and the tunner vr9800 with remote i realy dont have any use for it.so if any one out there can use it i am willing to sell at a good price email for more info

Hello there

I am currently having problems with my Sanyo VTC5150 which I have been using to transfer tapes onto DVD. I finished transfering one tape which was was a bit defective(the sound was wonky all the way through) and since then have been getting sound but no picture when putting tapes in.

Also over the last few days a couple of tapes have been unravelling in the machine. I used the machine for the first time in about a month at the weekend and I temporarily had this problem when I first got the machine so could this be caused by the machine being stored.

If anyone can offer me any help/advice at all it would be most welcomed.

Thanks for the advice guys - very helpful. I'll give the machine some exercise with a tape that is not important and see how it goes over a couple of days of being powered up.

Fangs

Fangs, the machine has been stored for 18 years and probably just needs a bit of exercise to get started again ;).Try fast forwarding and rewinding a couple of tapes. Also leave it turned on for a day or so.And finally, it could be the tapes if they were all stored at the same spot. See if you can find a tape from another spot to see how that works. Again, the winding / rewinding may help too.

Hi Fangs:

It sounds as though you have a tight backtension and or something dry to give you those results.It's hard to give instructions for back tension errors as you really need the torque cassette for this.Where abouts are you?

..............Kevin

Hi guys,

I am hoping that one / some of you might be able to help me out with some basic advice. I have just been given a Sony C20 Betamax vcr which has been stored by my family in a loft space for about 18 years, along with some home recorded tapes.

When I fired it up it seems to power up fine. However, when I play the tapes there is a little screen disturbance and also the sound is distorted, almost as if slowing down a little although one does not get that impression from the viewing the video. I have tried several tapes & get the same effect with all of them. The machine was working fine when it was originally stored. Could anyone give me some pointers as to how to fix this myself? Is this likley to mean attempting to clean the parts inside? If so wher do I start? I did try looking at the fault finding page for this model but could not see anything that was really representative of the problem.

Grateful for any help at all. Thanks. Fangs.

Cheers Martin for the de spamming.A shame this site get's regularly disrupted by such nonsense.

Kire:

Be very carefull with the heavy pushing for the tape insertion on the later Sony's the plastic gears to the side are known for cracking and causing tape insertion issues.The left hand lever arm cog is usually the one that cracks.There is also a lever switch that closes as you push a tape inside to activate the motor mechanisms.It may need checking out.

Send me your e-mail address privatley and i'll PDF/e-mail the relevant pages over to you.

.......Kevin

i just bought a sony beta hf100as. yes its australian. just wondering if anyone can help with a reference of some kind as to how the tape entry mechanism, ie the side gears etc should be adjusted. im only asking because you have to give the tape quite a push before the tape goes in and loads properly. maybe a diagram if there is one with a description on how to adjust it. i appreciate all help.

Martin, thank you so much!

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Hi all.

I was wondering whether anyone had the adaptor plate that bolts to the top of a Sony C7 to allow the AG7 BetaStack unit to attach to the machine please? I have the unit itself but no bracket. :-( I'll happily pay your price. :-)

Many thanks all.

Kind regards.

From Mike.

I have 2 Betamax SL-HF950 that only gives sound, no image. I have tried the normal/standard/Pro super beta switch on the front, but there is no difference. Is this model not able to play standard betamax tapes? The tapes were recorded on a SL-8000.

What happened to the de spamming?This just SUCKS...............It makes the board impossible to read (the genuine posts anyways).

Another answer to stop this is needed....... soon..............Kevin

looks like an Arab named abso has sabotagbed the MB

Hi all Betamax fans I have inhereited a vcr machine which plays discs and vhs tapes,so i haunt the op shops lookking for vhs tapes so my Betamax sl 100 A os sitting idle

De spamming needed QUICKLY..........:)

Cheers guys.................Kevin

Betamark,

I am in Australia so I cant help you a parts source in UK.

regards Noel

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I've got a Sanyo VTC 9300 that makes a weird screeching noise during any operation it performs.

It's coming from the dark, round cylinder that seems to be in sync with the head drum (they spin and stop at the same time).

Is this an easy/cheap fix for a novice, or shall I just stick it on eBay for parts?

I made a video of the problem happening here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRQwkraCBH8

Charlie M. --- The SL HFR 30, 70 AND 90 Beta vcrs are he only betas you can use the HFP-100 on. The processor mearly converted the three mono sound vcrs into stereo. I have a 30 and 70 beta .One I use a 100. Processor o and the other I have a model 200 which is basically a 100 that will receive stereo broadcasts which the 100 won't.i

If someone in Finland have broken beta-video you can try Radio ja tv-huolto Haka in Tornio. He did excellent work with my video. Two services was unable to repair it.

this may not br the right place for this question,but here goes-can anyone tell me about sonys hfp-100 hi-fi processor and if its good for anything.

hi' i have a VTC 6500 but the front buttons have gone yellow and the play button is cracked .is it easy to replace or fix,looks to be a comon problem.

cheers noel.were can i get parts from and info on fixing,something like a walk through guide

Betamark,

That problem usually happens when the RHS gear/wheel cannot drive the load ring off its home position to thread the tape around the heads. Belt replacement is a pain but be careful to get the lever underneath the assembly back into the right position.

regards Noel (betaheaven.com)

SONY BETAMAX SL-C6UB MARK 2

hi,i have a betamax slc6ub m2 but when i put a tape in it,it eject straight away,any ideas what the problem is?

Bill - I sent it again

Hi Mark,

I didn't get your E-mail, just ransacked my inbox. Might be something to do with the problem which suddenly appeared on this computer. Sudden loss of your desktop and all folders reporting empty is just a bit traumatic. I've sorted it out, but I wish I knew why it happened in the first place! Try again and hope I'll get your E-mail this time. Just in case my address was messed up,it's [email protected]

Regards, Bill

Bill - I sent you an email

Hope you have noticed my new email adress

Mark - I don't know anyone who's likely to have a Makro card. I'm in Chelmsford, and there is a Makro store fairly near at Rayleigh. If this gets to you scrambled, it's because I've just suffered a very strange computer disaster - all sort of weird messages and my desktop has disappeared.

Regards, Bill

Bill - don't you know anyone with a Makro card? What area are you in?

Tesco were doing the same box for £ 30 branded as a Technika STBHDV2010 but I think the offer has ended.

Hi Kevin

Thanks, I will be in touch soon.

Best wishes

Nigel

Mark - it's back to the drawing board. I don't qualify for a Makro card. Outside of Makro the cheapest Akura AVX665 box I could find was £74.99. There was one at £49.99 on E-Bay but it's ended.

Regards, Bill

Mark - many thanks. At that price I'll get two and donate one to my computer's video capture dongle. If it runs cool then I 'll feel happier about leaving it on for long periods, so the lack of a timer won't really be so much of an issue.

Regards, Bill

Hi Nigel

When you say AFM i take it you mean the Beta Hi-Fi sound?It could be a sign of worn Hi-Fi heads but it would'nt explain it coming back near the middle of a tape.Those betacams sound suspect to me.I could look at it for you I have the test tapes and tension tapes too.Let me know.If interested please e-mail me personally.Thanks...............Kevin

Bill - My HF950 widescreen recordings do switch the TV to 16:9 on playback. I just purchased an Akura AVX665 HD freeview box from Makro for £15 plus vat. You will not be able to use the RGB out from the scart, but it will give you basic AV at least. You will also get the four HD channels if your area has them. These will of course be downscaled via the scart but will still result in a noticeably better picture even on a CRT TV.

The box works well has one scart output, comes with a HDMI and scart lead. Has low power standby, now and next, channel sort and does not run hot. It does not have a timer so that may be a problem for you.

They also have an LG DRT389H freeview recorder for £89 plus vat. This is also a very good machine that you should consider

By the way, Kevin, I've also got the Service Manual. (Let me know if you'd like a copy if you haven't already got one).

All the best

Nigel

Hi Noel (and anyone else who's interested),

An update - I had it fixed in my mind that our local analogue switch-off wasn't happening until next year, but my partner has reminded me that it in fact will happen this July! We'll be on holiday in July, and it kinda messes up my plans for recording stuff while we're away!

So I'll perforce be using my SLHF950 and shortly my SLHF100 with terrestrial digital tuners full-time very soon. I'll report on how it goes, how they deal with widescreen etc. To the best of my knowledge no-one has as yet produced a FreeView (UK terrestrial digital) tuner with VCR-style timing and channel changing functions. At least in Europe TV sets are increasingly being sold with internal FreeView tuners, but that doesn't help much with recording.

It means having to leave a tuner connected and switched on for each machine you want to record with, and getting only one channel per machine. The three tuners I already have work very well, but they run VERY hot, and I would not be at all happy about leaving them switched on and unattended for very long. I'm still one tuner short of full coverage, so if anyone in the UK has come across a reasonably priced FreeView box which runs nice and cool, please let me know. You'll be helping to preserve my SLHF950 !

Looking on the bright side, it will enable me to leave my SLHF950ES permanently set to mainland European tuner VHF/UHF configuration in case good DX conditions turn up.

Regards, Bill

Hi Kevin

The machine handles Sony tapes fine once the Agfa 'freeze' frees itself. FF/REW/PLAY all OK. Only Agfa Betacam tapes cause problems with the tape transport. That might eliminate head drum problems I think. I have tried adjusting Tension (RV-002 on SS-29 board) while running tape but to no effect. Meanwhile quality of video and normal sound is excellent. Pinch roller and threading belt cleaned and seem OK for now but will probably need replacing soon but where to go for parts?

Any further suggestions would be appreciated.

Could you recommend anyone whom I could send this machine to for repair/overhaul? I'm an engineer but don't have access to Sony test and alignment tapes.

Thanks for your help

Nigel

Hi I have a Sanyo VTC 6000 . The wind rewind is very slow and grinds to a halt . What is likely to be problem and where could i get the parts and instruction to repair !any help gratefully recieved cheers Jan

Hi Nigel

I've worked on one of those.It sounds like you have a high back tension or worn upper drum.(slow FF/REW).I would go with the back/forward tension needing checking out.This would explain the lack of sound at the beginning ,returning near the middle.It could also be a rogue guide or pinch roller issues too.Really hard to say for sure when not seeing the vcr.You would need the Sony alignmnet tapes and forward torque one too.Hope this helps................Kevin

Sony SLO-1700. 1st problem: no AFM sound at start of tape but LNG & video OK. AFM sound then comes on about half way through tape and runs fine. Rewinding to the start the AFM sound sometimes works sometimes not. Heads and guides cleaned. 2nd problem: using Agfa betacam tapes (BTC5 & BTC10) playback gradually seizes up then stops. REW, FF & PLAY do not work. Manually moving Tension Pick-Up Assembly/Guide#1 seems to get the tape moving. Thanks for any help. All the best

I think I read somewhere that Betacam SP tapes can be used to record in domestic Betamax machines but that they could play havoc with the heads - is this true?

Also, regarding all the spam - it's bots doing this, not people. It's all automated. The page must be on some spambot list as a place without spam-prevention coz it seems to be happening so frequently now.

Hi Noel,

Nicam seemed wonderful when it started here in the late 80s, but the years have revealed shortcomings. It's now pretty academic as it will die with terrestrial analogue TV broadcasting. I have to say that my partner and I use analogue very little these days, most of our viewing is from Sky satellite, where the sound quality can be very good or absolutely atrocious depending on its origin. I like West African music, but the only channel which features it is next to unuseable.

I haven't done much experimenting with digital terrestrial, but I've now given my SLHF950 its own quite cheap DVB tuner, and I'll see how it works out. Kevin has agreed to work his magic on a problem with my SLHF100, and when it's sorted out I'll give it a tuner as well. While analogue switch-off will cause some problems, you can also see it as a new chance to use the excellent stereo our Hi-Fi machines are capable of for recording off-air.

Seemingly when analogue is switched off here we face a 10db increase in signal strength compared with the present level of digital transmission. As our local signal strength is perfectly adequate now, I might be getting into attenuator territory!

All the best, Bill

Hi Alan and Martin,

Can I add my thanks and congratulations to Kevin's about your success in dealing with the vandals. Now you're on to them perhaps they'll lose interest and go back to their old hobby of pulling the wings off flies!

Many thanks, Bill

Bill,

I have no experience with NICAM stereo over here. The analogue TV two channel stereo seems to work well bu the digital replacement works better.

I am in Melbourne and whilst I have not seen any here they apparently are around. so I cant tell you about what they have in Sydney.

cheers Noel

ihave an Sony SL-2500 VCR with the owners manual but i dont have the set-up guide can anyone send a pdf copy scan of the Sony SL-2500 set-up guide please?

Thank you

Hi to everyone I have a couple of C7s to many and due to moving soon I would like them to go to a good home I would like to swap for L750&L500 tapes I am in kent there are variouse faults but good supply of parts

hi to gabriel did you find out what is the problem with your 950 I have one with the same problem

Hi Noel,

Hope this isn't going too far off topic, just out of curiosity. How does your FM TV sound cope with Dolby sources, film etc? My very new Sony AV amp is supposed to put out to headphones an unprocessed 2ch stereo signal whatever the source, including Nicam. Sure as hell it doesn't. From a Nicam broadcast or recording you get dreadfully jumpy Dolby sound CONSTANTLY cutting out background and bringing up foreground. Sometimes it gets just too bad to listen to. I've tried everything on the Sony so it may not be its fault. It's pretty much OK on most of its (too many) other signal options. Being truly separate, can your system do better? I use headphones a lot because of neighbours. I got the habit when I lived in a terraced house originally put up to accommodate workers building Tilbury Docks about a hundred years ago and having walls kept up by the wallpaper!

Totally off topic - as you probably know Tilbury brings quite a lot of traffic between the UK and your neck of the woods, and at that time I lived only about three miles from Tilbury Docks. Now we certainly don't have any native scorpions, so I was quite surprised to find a very large black one on my garden wall! I left it to its own devices. Does Australia harbour any scorpions? I know you harbour some nasty insects - a relative of mine who lived in Melbourne told me more than I really wanted to know about your funnel-web spider!

All the best, Bill

Ann, if the video heads are ok then they probably just need cleaned. I know lots of people don't like them but ahead cleaning tape does a good job as long as it's not done too often. Good luck ---Charlie

Hi Martin

As annoying it may be , please keep up the GREAT work against those who choose to spoil others interests with pointless garbage.

..........Kevin

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I have a beta recorder SL-5101 hooked up using a coaxial cable. Got the sound, but no picture. Tried the tracking & still no pic. Help please.

Noel,Thanks a lot for your help. However, I´ve been trying cleaning the heads on purpose (the ACE one) with no results. With an ohmmeter, readings can be made between pins so I guess the windings should be OK. I was having a look to a dead SL-C30 I have for spares (just looking for a head swap), but mechanically they are completely different.About misalignment, is there any way to proceed without having an oscilloscope nor an alignment tape?

Hi Noel,

Thanks, that's what I was hoping for. The digital fraternity quite often claim to have invented autosensing, but Beta was way ahead of them. Re PAL, it's just that I wish the inventor of PAL I could be brought to justice!

Regards, Bill

Mikael H,

Check out this German website. http://www.sps-wagner.de/Betamax/vergleichsbilder.html

The author describes how to convert an SLHF950 to give S-video output. Lots of technical information as well. (In German however)The standard SLHF950 Scart only provides normal video and stereo in and out connections.

Good luck with getting an manual. They are large and don't scan well. You do see them in hardcopy from time to time on eBay.

regards Noel

Doea anyone know if the Scart outlet of a SL-HF950 can translate into composite or S-video? Also, does anyone know where to get an owners manual for less than the $50 that "manuals-in-pdf" want?

Thanks to Martin of Palsite for his spam patrol work.

Gabriel,

The tracking heads do not often fail in my experience. The only check you can really do is ohms continuity for the head windings. More likely the head has dirt on its surface stopping the tape from contacting the head surface sufficiently to produce a tracking pulse or the tape path is out or alignment, meaning the head is not overlapping the right part of the tape edge.

regards Noel

Bill,

The unit senses the presence of the twin stereo carriers and switches to stereo reception automatically. You will have to google who invented PAL, I cant help you there.

cheers Noel

Doc,

Don't need a spare SLHF100 manual thanks. I just photocopy the few I have.

regards Noel

Hi everyone. Congratulations for this site, it really helps. Ok, my problem is as follows: I own a Sony Betamax Sl-HF950 and it plays, rewinds, ffwds well (mechanically). When it is in play mode, there is no image. If pause is pressed, there is a still picture on screen. When Rew or Ffwd is pressed (during play), you can see the image moving fast. The tape counter never works.I guess the ACE head is faulty, but no clue how to check that component. I have it disassembled and desoldered so I can measure it with a multimeter.

Any idea? Thanks in advance.

Gabriel

Please help me find a Beta player of any kind since I gave mine away free a few years back and now found in my late mothers things some priceless video of her on these tapes so I need a way to play my late moms images on Beta Max so please if anyone can help me it will be so appreciated ok Butch

Hi Noel I have a spare sl hf 100 manual,sewnd me an email if youi wnat it regards colin judd

THANKS GUYS :)

.......Kev

De spamming needed AGAIN.Hi Bill:Did you get your HF100 sorted ??.....Kev

Hi Noel,

Sorry to pester you again, but I'm not at all clear on how actually to access the SLHF950ES FM stereo tuner, assuming it does exist. I've assumed rightly or wrongly that if you switch to the VHF and Euro UHF settings you automatically get Pal B/G as in every country in western Europe EXCEPT Germany - and the UK. Who invented Pal I and why? It didn't exactly catch on in the rest of the world, can't offhand think of anywhere except South Africa! Do you think the SLHF950ES would autosense an FM signal like my Loewe TV must have done when picking up a German UHF signal rather than mono or Nicam from Holland and Belgium and France (when they eventually adopted Nicam). It most definitely received German 2 channels, but there was no provision for setting the tuner to FM manually.

Of course it's very difficult to test anything without a constantly available German TV signal. Can you think of any method?

Regards, Bill

Have a Sony SL-5101, using the coaxil cord, finally got a sound, but no pic. Checked tracking & that didn't help. Anything out there to get pica?

Someone just did - Thanks guys

I think someone needs to de spam the board.??????

Thanks, i'll check them out.

https://www.manuals-in-pdf.comThey have service manuals for many models. I bought one for sony sl-hf 100. 14,99 $ is not bad price for 250 pages service manual.

Hi, I Have a Sony sl 3000ub with a playback problem, The problem is it will play fine for about an hour or so then the picture starts to wobble, the belts are like new, i have read that it could be the TANTALUM capacitors on the servo circuit board. Could anyone advise me as to where these are located or any advice on repairing this problem.

Many Thanks Nigel.

EdHF900 --Does the little green power light come on when you power it up? If it doesn't and the display does let me know.charlie

Hi Noel,

Thanks, that's very good news. Since my SLHF950ES is unquestionably a German model, that means it must have FM stereo. Now all I have to do is wait - and hope - that the ionosphere might be nice to me again! Fading high pressure centred somewhere around Denmark is the magic meteorological formula, I haven't a clue why.

All the best, Bill

Hi Timo

Which diagram did you want for the HF100?

........Kevin

Bill,

I don't know about the UK model. The German model certainly did have a stereo tuner.

In Australia we have stereo on analogue TV VHF and UHF bands. Analogue switch-off is happening here as well eventually.

regards Noel

Hello. I was wondering if any of you have circuit diagram for Sony SL-HF 100 or any ideas how to get one.