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Steve Hartwell
June 11, 2015 at 8:30 pm in reply to: 1975 Umatic 3/4″ video machine plays color for 1 minute then goes black and white

Really ! That simple, eh.

I hope I can remember that.

Thanks again David,
steve
Steve Hartwell
June 11, 2015 at 5:25 pm in reply to: 1975 Umatic 3/4″ video machine plays color for 1 minute then goes black and white

Don’t know about that stuff David, it’s all greek to me I’m sorry to say.

I can say I didn’t have any trouble some years ago when I transferred my test tape using the machine.

Anyways, the customer tape is gone now, so, guess it’s end of story.

much thanks for trying to help.

steve
Steve Hartwell
June 11, 2015 at 3:13 pm in reply to: 1975 Umatic 3/4″ video machine plays color for 1 minute then goes black and white

Really nice to chat with you about this 🙂

I’m going thru DVD burner to consumer TV for monitor. No probs with DVD burner or TV monitor, other tape sources retain colours.

My test Umatic tape goes B&W too same way.

I don’t have any signal adjusting equipment like fixing sync

Whenever I try from scratch playback is colour for 1 or 2 minutes, the customer’s tape displays a colour bar test screen perfectly, but, after colour disappears, and I rewind try again, no colours, I have to shut off the Umatic machine, wait, power it up, then I might get a bit more in colour.

To get all 7 minutes would take me more years than I have left on this planet. 🙁

The customer’s tape was recorded in 1994, why on Umatic in 1994 is a good question. I did the whole 7 minutes to DVD with a few spots in colour. She was happy to get what I could do for her.

So, I guess a sorta happy ending anyways.

thanks for the chat, eh !
steve
Steve Hartwell
June 10, 2015 at 6:12 pm in reply to: 1975 Umatic 3/4″ video machine plays color for 1 minute then goes black and white

David,

good and relevant suggestions, thanks.

It has several connectors, the other I don’t recall what, some sort of blue rectangular multi-pin, but, it does have Composite and RF Out connectors. The RF appears to be the same as still comes into people’s homes from Cable TV/Internet services.

I did try a different composite cable, and the RF too.

Same results.

It plays colour for about 1 minute, then the colour begins to fade and flicker, and then it disappears in a flash, one resolution line after the other from top of screen to bottom, and it’s gone.

I am assuming it’s a board finally gone bad after 40 years – like the other guy suggested – which makes it a good boat anchor.
Steve Hartwell
June 10, 2015 at 6:00 pm in reply to: 1975 Umatic 3/4″ video machine plays color for 1 minute then goes black and white

I appreciate the effort to make the suggestions, board swap, and if only a few tapes take to somebody else

but they are totally irrelevant to my question.

thanks anyways though for the effort.
steve
Steve Hartwell
June 9, 2015 at 1:25 am in reply to: O/T: Green-Friendly Videotape Disposal

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Steve Hartwell
January 12, 2009 at 5:17 pm in reply to: Intensity Pro users in Greater Toronto Area

Hi George

I tried your number, machine said your voice message box was full, and hung up on me.

I’m at 416-447-5728 in Scarborough.

steve
Steve Hartwell
January 12, 2009 at 6:02 am in reply to: Intensity Pro users in Greater Toronto Area

Thank you George,

I’ll indeed give you a call.

steve