Rick, I'm a producer not a technician and your AWESOME tutorial was able to get even a neophyte like me up and running again on my UVW-1800 Betacam deck. I was gonna toss it and try to find another. So glad someone had the decency and professionalism to help people like me by spending the time to shoot and post such an informative and valuable short film. These decks will be around a long time because the format holds decades worth of historically significant material that continually needs to be digitized for modern use or viewing. Hats off to you Rick, and thanks again!! - Jerry in Miami
Hello Rick..I have a UVW-1400A That is not producing color on the monitor (tv). I was trying to record from Beta to a dvd player via sync 1 video output. Color on some beta tapes but sometimes not steady. Audio is fantastic..
Rick I have a UVW-1800. I made all repairs as you instructed and the motors are working smoothly and seem to be lining up in the properly for the tape size I load into the machine, however large or small tapes do not go all the way down for the tape drum mechinism tot bringing the tape around the drum. After a second or two the machine ejects the tape and I get an error code "02-154" do you know how I can fix this problem?
These UVW's also have a problem with hair line cracks on the solder joints on the reel motors where the ribbon cable attaches . I had two bad motors for this problem on my 3 UVW's.
Good information. I have a UVW 1800 that is stuck in the small tape position and will not load larger tapes, this information is useful to re-lubricate. Is there a particular grease that you use? Thanks. These Betacam machines are fantastic for audio recording, the simplest way to record SACD and with great results, I prefer Betacam SP to S-VHS.
mike i do service these machines if you want me to do this for you! if not you need to get a light tan grease not the dark grease and you will need a service manual to do this its very complicated. if you are in need of my services let me know Rick
Hey Rick, we have a machine that is giving us a 02-694 Error Code. I was able to get the tape out by manually rolling the carriage up, but it is still giving me this code and I can't get it to load any tapes. Is there anything I can do? Do you have an estimate on a repair? I may need to ship this to you.
Sony UVW 1800 BetaCam Player error code 02-A95 (Detected both S and T reel FGs during cassette eject). Plays small betacam tape fine but when ejecting the tape gets stuck as soon as the carriage begins moving the tape back to the insert slot. Tape is good, ejects fine on another functioning 1800 I have. Any ideas on how to fix?
Hello, I speak from Brazil, I have a Betacam SP Sony, it is showing the error 02-678 and it does not eject the tape, I can only eject it with the manual eject command in the menu, can you help?
Hi, I have the Sony UVW-1800. When I insert a tape I get Error 02-694. I am able to Eject the tape. The mechanism seems to work fine as far as inserting & ejecting the tape. I cleaned the motor guide rails and lubricated them with Oil. I did not take out the 2 motors yet. I still get the Error code. Is there an easy way to fix this ?? Thank you for your help.
hi watched you video just one thing the tape tenson arm part goe's i use a small heat gun to heat up all the parts that are jammed up i got a lot of betacam sp dig in and moved all the parts about finding unit's that don't work is getting harder now it's getting about in the uk i am buying them i have 20 of the 3 used for parts i am keeping them nice nest money pot i used to sell them on not a good plan as you find it hard getting part this way i only buy big lots now
Hi Rick, I have a UVW-1400 that is working well; but it looks like the tracking is off. How can I know whether it is dirty heads, or the tracking, and is the tracking adjustable on the 1400?
+GreenPeasProductions Hello there is a Tracking adjustment located on the Servo Board but not on the out side of the unit. sounds to me you video heads might be worn or a bad Tape or a alignment problem.. Rick
mike i do service these machines if you want me to do this for you! if not you need to get a light tan grease not the dark grease and you will need a service manual to do this its very complicated. if you are in need of my services let me know Rick
Hi Rick, I just got a Sony PVW 2650P Betamax sp that although loads & ejects fine, it doesn't play & comes up with a 09 error code (thread/unthread operation does not complete correctly). Any suggestions I can try to fix it myself? I do have experience with some electronics but not a betacam machine.
Pounder46 were are you located? anyway my video is the same process on all the Beta cam sp. this is not a simple fix its sounds like a complete service job like i show in my video but you will not be able to find the parts for these trust me its very difficult. i do service these units and it sound like a card issue as well. not sure you would be able to fix on your own. i live in Arizona so if your interested in me doing the work let me know. Rick
I'm in Australia. Okay I opened it up and cleaned all the tape path (rollers, head, etc) and presto, no more error and it plays tapes fine now. Only thing is I can't get an audio out from the XLR connectors but the head phone output works. Probably something simple I'm missing...
2012 about bbc stopped taking tapes in ex bbc man told me time to time they can't be fixed as it's the same thing on 2 deck i have worked on 60 plus decks this model is easy to fix up
i was working on a u-matic sony VO-9850P and the tape just stop inside the recorder giving the "error 20" but no movement........ i was scared because the sony is not mine........... thanks to your video i was conforted to open and operate with hope !!!! now it's OK !!!!! thanks again for the share !!!!!!
Hey Rick! Awesome vid! Could really use your help. I had a guy who owned a local TV studio have to do an emmergency shutdown due to his son passing in a tragic car accident. I'm helping him move ALL the equipment....its a TON. I have a storage until chalk full of it. Anyway I had an error message....any ideas? Is this something worth fixing? Thanks! Sony Digital VideoCassette Player DNW-65 Betacam SX AC 100-240v 50/60hz 165va The error code is TH/UNTH MOTOR 009
After 2 minutes I knew I wasn't going to learn anything and I should bail out... Curiosity got me to about half way though at which point we were discussing the 'capistan' motor... Enough. Betacam repair by Elmer Fudd.
hi alot now are buying them not to resell any more i picked up a sony A510p the studio now in 2024 needed to bin the deck i payed £20 for it just parts that would not move right when you posted this video things are not the same now 10 years later things have changed alot i am finding alot are after a DEAL on moving audio / video of tapes cost of living has hit alot i can do this at cost and under cut alot of people in this game i up set alot big time because my fee's are so low some said i would be better to send the tapes to me in the uk land shipping and digi back i got hold of 8 of this model all 6 are working ok now used 2 decks as parts note ADAT is not liked there's alot on the under market place
Rick, I'm a producer not a technician and your AWESOME tutorial was able to get even a neophyte like me up and running again on my UVW-1800 Betacam deck. I was gonna toss it and try to find another. So glad someone had the decency and professionalism to help people like me by spending the time to shoot and post such an informative and valuable short film. These decks will be around a long time because the format holds decades worth of historically significant material that continually needs to be digitized for modern use or viewing. Hats off to you Rick, and thanks again!! - Jerry in Miami
Hi Rick, thanks for taking the time to give me a call regarding my UVW-1400 deck. I appreciate your desire to help me figure it out! Thank you again!
Thanks for the tips, I was hoping you were going to demonstrate how to remove the lower motors. I need to clean and relube my 1800's motors.
Hi! Are you still working on VTRs ? I sent you an email with a question about an accesory for UVW-1800 Betacam SP. Thanks!
Hello Rick..I have a UVW-1400A That is not producing color on the monitor (tv). I was trying to record from Beta to a dvd player via sync 1 video output. Color on some beta tapes but sometimes not steady. Audio is fantastic..
Rick I have a UVW-1800. I made all repairs as you instructed and the motors are working smoothly and seem to be lining up in the properly for the tape size I load into the machine, however large or small tapes do not go all the way down for the tape drum mechinism tot bringing the tape around the drum. After a second or two the machine ejects the tape and I get an error code "02-154" do you know how I can fix this problem?
These UVW's also have a problem with hair line cracks on the solder joints on the reel motors where the ribbon cable attaches . I had two bad motors for this problem on my 3 UVW's.
Thank you so much 🙏
I will try this method on MSW-M2100
And will report back👍
Good information. I have a UVW 1800 that is stuck in the small tape position and will not load larger tapes, this information is useful to re-lubricate. Is there a particular grease that you use? Thanks. These Betacam machines are fantastic for audio recording, the simplest way to record SACD and with great results, I prefer Betacam SP to S-VHS.
mike
i do service these machines if you want me to do this for you! if not you need to get a light tan grease not the dark grease and you will need a service manual to do this its very complicated. if you are in need of my services let me know Rick
Hey Rick, we have a machine that is giving us a 02-694 Error Code. I was able to get the tape out by manually rolling the carriage up, but it is still giving me this code and I can't get it to load any tapes. Is there anything I can do? Do you have an estimate on a repair? I may need to ship this to you.
Dean Anderson Dean yes i could service this unit contact me on videoscan1970@gmail.com send me your phone contact i will call you. Rick
Sony UVW 1800 BetaCam Player error code 02-A95 (Detected both S and T reel FGs during cassette eject). Plays small betacam tape fine but when ejecting the tape gets stuck as soon as the carriage begins moving the tape back to the insert slot. Tape is good, ejects fine on another functioning 1800 I have. Any ideas on how to fix?
Hello, I speak from Brazil, I have a Betacam SP Sony, it is showing the error 02-678 and it does not eject the tape, I can only eject it with the manual eject command in the menu, can you help?
Hi,
I have the Sony UVW-1800. When I insert a tape I get Error 02-694. I am able to Eject the tape. The mechanism seems to work fine as far as inserting & ejecting the tape. I cleaned the motor guide rails and lubricated them with Oil. I did not take out the 2 motors yet. I still get the Error code. Is there an easy way to fix this ?? Thank you for your help.
hi watched you video just one thing the tape tenson arm part goe's i use a small heat gun to heat up all the parts that are jammed
up i got a lot of betacam sp dig in and moved all the parts about finding unit's that don't work is getting harder now it's getting about
in the uk i am buying them i have 20 of the 3 used for parts i am keeping them nice nest money pot i used to sell them on not
a good plan as you find it hard getting part this way i only buy big lots now
Hi Rick, I have a UVW-1400 that is working well; but it looks like the tracking is off. How can I know whether it is dirty heads, or the tracking, and is the tracking adjustable on the 1400?
+GreenPeasProductions
Hello there is a Tracking adjustment located on the Servo Board but not on the out side of the unit. sounds to me you video heads might be worn or a bad Tape or a alignment problem.. Rick
Hi Rick. i have a uvw-1600p betacam player, and now Error21-1C1. The Large Tape cant load. can you help me rick? best regards from austria
I own a DVW-A500 that powers up but displays 88.88.88.88. It acts frozen, doesn't give any error codes. Any ideas what is issue?
mike
i do service these machines if you want me to do this for you! if not you need to get a light tan grease not the dark grease and you will need a service manual to do this its very complicated. if you are in need of my services let me know Rick
Hi Rick, I just got a Sony PVW 2650P Betamax sp that although loads & ejects fine, it doesn't play & comes up with a 09 error code (thread/unthread operation does not complete correctly). Any suggestions I can try to fix it myself? I do have experience with some electronics but not a betacam machine.
Pounder46
were are you located? anyway my video is the same process on all the Beta cam sp. this is not a simple fix its sounds like a complete service job like i show in my video but you will not be able to find the parts for these trust me its very difficult. i do service these units and it sound like a card issue as well. not sure you would be able to fix on your own. i live in Arizona so if your interested in me doing the work let me know. Rick
I'm in Australia. Okay I opened it up and cleaned all the tape path (rollers, head, etc) and presto, no more error and it plays tapes fine now. Only thing is I can't get an audio out from the XLR connectors but the head phone output works. Probably something simple I'm missing...
Audio sorted. Only works with a balanced audio XLR cable not an unbalanced one, as I was trying.
pounder46 Your Best bet is to Replace the audio card it should fix your problem most likely a bad amp chip. Rick
See my previous reply. Audio works now. Had to use balanced line outs, not unbalanced.
2012 about bbc stopped taking tapes in ex bbc man told me
time to time they can't be fixed as it's the same thing on 2 deck i have worked on 60 plus decks this model is easy to fix up
I'm having the loading error. Can you recommend a brand of grease I should use?
lithium grease is what i use. Rick
Thank you!
HI ! my betacam display error 02-694 . how can i solve that ? thanks
Hi Rick! I have a problem with my UVW-1400A deck and the Error code is 32-000. How can I fix this? Please advise. Thanks!
the deck needs to be serviced. contact me videoscan1970@gmail.com
you save my life !!!!!!! thankssssssssssssss
Makes me Happy to help people good luck.
i was working on a u-matic sony VO-9850P and the tape just stop inside the recorder giving the "error 20" but no movement........
i was scared because the sony is not mine...........
thanks to your video i was conforted to open and operate with hope !!!! now it's OK !!!!!
thanks again for the share !!!!!!
your welcome. i urge everyone to watch my video,s feel free to pass my info on. Rick
Hey Rick! Awesome vid! Could really use your help. I had a guy who owned a local TV studio have to do an emmergency shutdown due to his son passing in a tragic car accident. I'm helping him move ALL the equipment....its a TON. I have a storage until chalk full of it. Anyway I had an error message....any ideas? Is this something worth fixing? Thanks!
Sony Digital VideoCassette Player DNW-65 Betacam SX AC 100-240v 50/60hz 165va
The error code is
TH/UNTH MOTOR 009
Brad
Error Codes mean Mech Loading issues as I stated. Yes there worth fixing if they need to be used.
After 2 minutes I knew I wasn't going to learn anything and I should bail out... Curiosity got me to about half way though at which point we were discussing the 'capistan' motor... Enough. Betacam repair by Elmer Fudd.
hi alot now are buying them not to resell any more i picked up a sony A510p
the studio now in 2024 needed to bin the deck i payed £20 for it just parts that would not move right
when you posted this video things are not the same
now 10 years later things have changed alot
i am finding alot are after a DEAL on moving audio / video of tapes cost of living has hit alot
i can do this at cost and under cut alot of people in this game i up set alot big time
because my fee's are so low some said i would be better to send the tapes to me in the uk
land shipping and digi back
i got hold of 8 of this model all 6 are working ok now used 2 decks as parts
note ADAT is not liked there's alot on the under market place