Thanks for the response Terry in reply to my question about losing all sound on my Alba VCR6050SIL. You suggest possibly dirty sound head(s), where is this located & how do you clean it (if it poss to clean). I would appreciate any help on this as I have'nt transferred all my vids. to dvd yet

John Willi, June 2006

You disconnect the power. Look carfefully for the screws that hold the box together (removing the wrong ones can be a problem). They are usually around the edge of the box. Once you have the lid off you will see the tape deck. It will have a great big cicular thing on it. That is the picture head. Leave it alone unless you really know what you are doing. You will see how the tape moves through a serious of post and rollers. The thick vertical thinhg that doesn't look like a post or roller ids the sounfd head. Use a cotton bud with preferably de-ionised water to clean the brown crud off it. They dry thoroughly with a clean bud.

Having said all that. If you have some tapes that are Hi-Fi the sound head for them is on that big circular thing. You could try outputting your sound for them through the two Phono (RCA) jacks.

Terry, June 2006