The Philips VR 670B/39 is a multistandard VCR - PAL/SECAM bought in France.

It has worked perfectly for many years. Recently the video output has failed.
When a tape is played, after some 20 sec, the tracking error message 'TRAC' is
displayed. The video output, when captured and replayed, is just a load of noise, which explains the error message.

The heads have been cleaned, but that made no difference; The sound output and mechanicals work as normal.

When I insert a write-protected casette and press the record button, a full
screen...

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I started with battery powered 1 tube radios on medium wave - using 1S4 tubes etc, and have carried on from there. I still repair various equipment that uses vacuum tubes.