DSD-13
Active Member
I have an AKAI X201D that has been cleaned. Everything works great and smoothly.
I tried the record function a few times for some seconds, it worked. When I was ready to record something longer, I set it to record function, but it did not record.
VU meters peg. Input or rec level control has no effect.
The recording light turns on briefly, when the lever is halfway between playback and record, when on full record mode it turns off.
Tape spools continue to spin as normal.
Bias head engages as normal.
Moving the bias head down changes VU meter levels.
Switching equalizer switch around makes VU meters jump around.
No recording is made but it does seem to erase the tape. I do hear clicks on the tape from when I turned the switch to record function.
I have been trying the record function for half an hour now, and so far it only worked two times.
The first time the light stayed on for a few second and the meters responded as usual. Then there was a loud clunk and the meters pegged, recording light went off.
The second time it recorded I turned the switch back to playback function, then to record, and it went back to pegged meters and recording light off.
I tried the record function a few times for some seconds, it worked. When I was ready to record something longer, I set it to record function, but it did not record.
VU meters peg. Input or rec level control has no effect.
The recording light turns on briefly, when the lever is halfway between playback and record, when on full record mode it turns off.
Tape spools continue to spin as normal.
Bias head engages as normal.
Moving the bias head down changes VU meter levels.
Switching equalizer switch around makes VU meters jump around.
No recording is made but it does seem to erase the tape. I do hear clicks on the tape from when I turned the switch to record function.
I have been trying the record function for half an hour now, and so far it only worked two times.
The first time the light stayed on for a few second and the meters responded as usual. Then there was a loud clunk and the meters pegged, recording light went off.
The second time it recorded I turned the switch back to playback function, then to record, and it went back to pegged meters and recording light off.