Troubleshooting a DAT D-07

[JayGee3]

Hi all. Looking for a bit of help or advice. I run vintage Pioneer gear and recently came into possession of an amazing DAT collection of live performaces and rehersal sessions. So I picked up Pioneer D-07 DAT deck. It was built for the Japan market so I'm using a step down transformer.

I am using the rca analog out into an AUX channel. Tape loads and responds to the buttons (play, ff, rew) but I have no audio. There is no reading on the integrated DB meters and I get nothing from the primary speakers nor from the headphone jack.

I'm assuming it needs a repair, possibly a full recap and belt service but wanted to check here to make sure I'm not overlooking something obvious. There is a digital on/off switch for the digital in/out channels and I have that to off.

Any suggestions or nnyone you'd recommend to service this type of unit? Thanks in advance!

 

[dr*audio]

First clean the head. Use a real chamois and 91% alcohol. Wait for it to dry before trying it. Instructions for head cleaning are here:
https://www.tangible-technology.com/machines/repair_tips.html

 

[JayGee3]

Thank you. I've taken your advice and done that. Thanks for the link. Same result but appreciate the response nonetheless.

 

[dr*audio]

Now you need an oscilloscope to look at the RF waveform coming off the head amp. 60MHz bandwidth minimum.