Panasonic AG-DS555 S-VHS VCR "bad tracking" Questions

...Sanyo VCR's have auto tracking, but pressing the + or - buttons on the remote during playback should correct any noise problems. Though sometimes bad tracking is caused by dirt on the video

...knob on my VCR and when playing recorded tapes the tracking is bad; do you have any suggestions? Thaks The tracking control is on the remote or you can try the channel up & down on the remote. ...

channel up down keys! This will also apply to the controls on the video itself. Bad tracking is also caused by dirt one the heads or tape path. So clean the machine first before adjusting the tracking

tracking but it has made no difference. I tgere a fix to this problem Regards Mr Watson This is a real bad problem to solve. Unless your new video has been set up badly, there's little you can do. You

tracking is bad then the heads are dirty and they don't pick that special signal. Clean them with a special cleaning tape. If you can't source one the unit will have to be dismantled and the 4

adjust the tracking? I have squiggley lines, but only with some tapes. According to the Emerson VCR manual, during PLAY mode adjust tracking by pressing the CHANNEL buttons. It could be bad tapes also

bad tracking head/ circuit,etc. Open the tape cassette door and look at the top edge of the tape itself. Be sure that there are no creases there. The only other possibility is that your machine is out

...tape is lifting or moving up or down, even slightly as it passes this head, tracking will be lost, hence your blue screen & bad audio. This could be observed by playing a tape with the VCR cover

...bad (noisy) and they also give minor tracking problems. Tapes play fine on another vcr I have. I can't say for certain but it sounds like the video head might have gone. The good news is that you can ...

VCR running badly About half way through an E180 tape, the spools slow down and stop. The VCR then goes into REWIND automatically. The cassette also stops when there is a change from an LP to an SP ...