Sony VP-2000

[LADR]

Got a sony VP-2000 U-matic machine yesterday. It has a tape In it and it won’t eject. I can press the eject button and the little light above the button lights up, but will not do anything. The other controls won’t do anything either. I hope I don’t sound to dumb, this is first videotape machine I’ve tried to fix.

[Popester]

Umatic was the precursor to Betamax. Mostly used in industry medical or university for classroom purposes. Probably will need a bunch of rubber belts replaced to start with. It will be built like a tank. I remember them being very heavy for there size. Good luck with your project.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by LADR

Got a sony VP-2000 U-matic machine yesterday. It has a tape In it and it won’t eject. I can press the eject button and the little light above the button lights up, but will not do anything. The other controls won’t do anything either. I hope I don’t sound to dumb, this is first videotape machine I’ve tried to fix.

Early decks like that should have at a minimum some easily noticable motor noise when doing anything that requires tape movement....I have a functional VO-1600 umatic and you notice when it does something.