VTC-M40
Sanyo 1984
Betamax VTC-M40


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Technical


Rear view
The VTC-M40's only weakness was the usual Sanyo reel drive motor and idler that would get noisy or ineffective over time. The rest of the machine is, as ever with Sanyo, bomb-proof. Much of the HiFi electronics inside are actually sourced from Sony. The heads are not the same as most other Sanyo VTC series (due to HiFi) and are expensive, but fortunately last quite well.

It can be helpful to adjust the DOC (Dropout Compensator) preset inside the machine as the heads wear a bit to prevent white flashes across the screen on poor tapes.

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Thanks to Colin McCormick for help with information on this model.