Panasonic PV-V4522 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Stop recording after a year of light use..Now it's a player!
I bought this unit about year ago for ($$$). Worked as expected although the remote needs work. The record button is too close to the channel changer. The buttons are the size of tick-tacs but smaller. Self light button only works with top vcr controls and not tv or keypad. Auto time doesn't always work and manually setting the VCR+ features is a real pain and I do computer programming. It does have a power off memory incase of blackouts. My system stopped recording tv shows and so I checked the manual. Yes, the VCR has its record tab and indicates its recording on the proper cable channel. I just recorded a show last night so all I believe the heat just was to much for it (82 deg F.) I went through the online sites and I get the same \\"check your tabs and cables\\". I done that so its got to be electronics. Now I got a fancy player until I can get schematics to fix it. It's not worth sending back to the company.(Out of Warranty/ 90 days labor. I'm an amateur tech. I'll fix it.) Get one that's heat resistant or get a cooling fan for it.