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From: mek@rruxu.UUCP (M Kaufman)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Help! My VCR has gone into Orbit!
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Date: Tue, 26-Mar-85 09:24:16 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 26 09:24:16 1985
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Help!
My relatively new (<1year) Fisher FVH730 (4-heads Dolby Stereo)
has recently begun to have problems during playback. Little white
"comets" (for want of a better description) appear randomly interspersed
in the picture (I have the output to a Zenith 19" color TV, with a 1-out-of-2
switch between my VCR and Cable service, and circumventing
the switch, that is, going directly from the VCR to the TV makes no difference),
running horizontally with the "head" to the left of the tail.

The "comets" show up a random number of minutes after the
VCR begins playback (they do not always show up as soon as I begin playback),
and appear to cluster in 4 strips in the picture. The "comets" appear
on a variety of tapes (ranging from inexpensive Pentax to TDK Super-Avilyn)
and changing wall outlets (to different circuits in the breaker panel)
makes no difference. Cleaning the heads with a liquid-type cleaner makes
no difference. I feel it is some kind of electronic noise, but am not
sure what to do. I can take it in where I bought it (it's under warrantee for
another month or so) but they've (Crazy Eddie) told me it'd be 3 weeks before
I get it back, which I'd like to avoid. Any ideas?


							Matt Kaufman
							...rruxu!mek