Panasonic NV-HS 860 VCR : no video out - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

enka951 · 20th Mar 2012, 11:54 am

Hello,

I've a Panasonic NV-HS 860 VCR I want to use to digitalize some SECAM VHS tapes (I use a JVC S-VHS for PAL which doesn't play SECAM). The VCR seems to work but I can't have the video on the output (but I can have the VCR menu and others informations on the output).

I've tried with the SCART and the Composite output without change. It doesn't work with SECAM or PAL tapes.

The strange thing is that SECAM tapes are recognized as S-HVS-ET tapes. I need to force SECAM mode (in place of AUTO) in the menu to don't play in S-VHS-ET mode.

Thank you for your help!

ben · 20th Mar 2012, 12:10 pm

Sounds like there may be dirty heads or a tape path problem, and the unit is muting the distorted video. Have you tried connecting the RF output to your TV 's antenna socket to see if you get video that way?

20th Mar 2012, 11:54 am	#1
enka951 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pontoise - France Posts: 3	Panasonic NV-HS 860 VCR : no video out Hello, I've a Panasonic NV-HS 860 VCR I want to use to digitalize some SECAM VHS tapes (I use a JVC S-VHS for PAL which doesn't play SECAM). The VCR seems to work but I can't have the video on the output (but I can have the VCR menu and others informations on the output). I've tried with the SCART and the Composite output without change. It doesn't work with SECAM or PAL tapes. The strange thing is that SECAM tapes are recognized as S-HVS-ET tapes. I need to force SECAM mode (in place of AUTO) in the menu to don't play in S-VHS-ET mode. Thank you for your help!

20th Mar 2012, 12:10 pm	#2
ben Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK Posts: 7,498	Re: Panasonic NV-HS 860 VCR : no video out Sounds like there may be dirty heads or a tape path problem, and the unit is muting the distorted video. Have you tried connecting the RF output to your TV 's antenna socket to see if you get video that way? __________________ Regards, Ben.