Hello, i got this Box for 50 Bucks on good Condition and after changing belts and cleaning the contacts of the Tape drives both mechanism work fine now. It seems That the Tapedeck Never was used, Azimut and Speed are also perfect, didn‘t Need to adjust anything. Heads and pinch Rollers Look like new and Even the gears That Break in Most cases are still ok (ordered some replacement in case they break but it hasn‘t arive). Only thing i Miss is the Remote, but Thats Not a big problem. I Even got the original Manual. However: I got an issue with Deck 1. If i press Play (Rev) it Not always plays the backside of the Tape. Sometimes it works 30 times and then 10 times not. It is completely random and instead of Playing the backside it plays forward then alothough the Display Shows REV. I‘m Not sure if it‘s a mechanical Problem or something in the Logic. If the Tape reaches the end of Forward Direction it always plays Reverse automatically as it should. It Happens only if you try it manually. Everything Else on this thing works perfect, also TPS or the Timer functions. Does anybody know this mechanism and can Tell me how to fix it? Cheers Tobi
My experience with Panasonic remotes is that many of them use the same codes so you probably don't need the specific one for that model, to operate the basic functions like Play and Stop.
I would like to Control the Most of the functions with the Remote, but i‘ve Seen That Most Panasonic Remotes cost Almost as much as i paid for the whole radio! I Wonder of the CD Door would Open if i had a Cobra top Remote
