It's a rebranded Panasonic. Spent many hours on those machines, the best of the 1/2" era before S-VHS and digital.

if I want to connect it to modern tv do i need to use al 4 in outs or i can use just two of them ?

when I connect a usb voltmeter directly to my Lenovo charger without connecting to laptop , I get no reading.. connetcing with usb extension to laptop and still no voltage . strange ??

Just about to get one of these too. Would be interesting to see if a SSD will definitely work and what specific ide to sata interface will work.

My dad had an m7 at the end of the 80ties,he filmed me and my brothers childhood with it.this week i bought the exact same camera for my 66year old dad.and we are start filming together just like in the old days😎

Does this guy play classical guitar?

Now that’s a dope looking camera. I want so bad but probably hard to find one in working order. I have a SVHS VCR and a basic consumer SVHS-C camcorder. Wish it would have caught on earlier and they would have released home video movie releases on SVHS.

Oh man i reversed polarized my nv m8 and this video just saved me, i was the same problem as the one that didnt go on, do you think that is okay to just jump the 12vUNRG to the top of the transistor ? Thk

very interesting head set , very well explained

Thank you for the in depth video! What do you think is your favorites of these? Do you think the Bigscreen is a good upgrade?

Good to see your comparison after using so many headsets.

Maybe your second g2 has been used by someone not careful and in turn the cameras cant track properly anymore, and the varjo software is not even finished.

is there any chance you still have the service manual? I can't find anything online and I have this model

Do you think the price of a replacement one connect cable is justified?

I recall on the K deck the loading motor had an issue where there's a little tiny nylon sleeve that pushes into that metal spline of the motor and goes inside the worm drive nylon gear, the little sleeve splits and so the worm drive then slips. We changed loads fo them on the early K decks which seemed much less reliable than the G deck, the first year or two of K decks had a lot of issues where the loading mechanism nylon parts would distort and stop loading and of course mode switches failed. Compared to the G deck I hated the K deck! - it was the around 1993 I think when they released these and the start of the more serious cost cutting and decline in build quality,

I don't like manufacturers doing it's own proprietary stuff. On the one hand we have EU standardizing connectors between devices on the other we have this :D But maybe this will become new standard who knows, but something tells me that the communication between the telly and the box is proprietary and closed or in other words only useful to Samsung.

Bit Connect!

Great video 👍👍👍👍

Thanks for explaining how to lubricate the video drum!!! You saved me from troubles 💗

When we first encountered the K mech we called it the Krap mechanism. But it was pretty reliable as it turned out. If it spits the tape out as soon as it loads, check the capstan flywheel brake pad isn’t sticky. It can stop the capstan rotating and that ejects the tape for safety. You may think it looks cheap but it wasn’t cheap to buy. The Z mech was worst of all.

Hello, I recently found an NV-M5 in almost perfect condition. My only issue with it is the lens is quite fogged, and the autofocus system seems to be struggling quite badly. I was wondering if you had any resources regarding how to disassemble the lens assembly for cleaning. Additionally, the machine seems to be playing tapes ever so slightly too slow, maybe around 0.9x speed. If you had any advice or information regarding how to fix these issues it would be greatly appreciated.

Congrats, you have what l believe was the first S-VHS deck National/Panasonic released in my part of the world. They used the same chassis as the D80 VHS deck. Not that many of either models around. I regret selling mine years ago.

I see Japanese professional wrestling is every bit as fake and silly as American professional wrestling.

Thankyou!

Where do you find all your original service manuals? For just about anything I want to fix, whether older or more modern, it's like trying to find rooster teeth when I search for service manuals whether originals for sale or scans in PDFs.

What happened to this camera? Have you managed to fix it, or would it be for sale?

Well, very interesting and unusual components layout. Most of Panasonics/National VCRs from that time have power supply unit in the top left corner..

Looks like a really nice VCR, but what a nightmare to work on. Just minutes before I saw that you'd posted this new video I was looking at a VCR that's advertised in a local Cash Converters store here in Perth AU, and it's coincidently a Panasonic NV-FS1. They want $249 for it but no remote.

I'd like a world with a hyper realistic shower and realistic water psychics as well as shower and steam, and the noise. I think it'd just be relaxing

Who else is in denial that the VCR era is long gone and whoever was in his teens in the 80's is now an old man or soon to be an old man.

I recall the European/ German 'EG' version had an on-board FLOF/ Teletext decoder for the VPT function, along with the corresponding buttons on the remote. They used A2 Stereo there, so perhaps they placed the VPT/ Teletext decoder where the NICAM module would normally sit in those machines..

It's good it hasn't got a head cleaning wheel they use to cause so much problems and clogged the heads as well as wear them out. I had a f77 and my Technician Guy use to throw the head cleaning wheels in the bin on all machines at service

I totally agree on leaded solder. I hate working on something with lead-free solder because it's much higher temp to melt and harder to desolder things cleanly. My good old 63/37 leaded solder from over 30 years ago works great and makes very nice solder joints. I also inherited a couple old spools of 60/40 solder that makes a very nice shiny joint. It's not like I'm going to eat the stuff, and I always wash my hands after doing solder work.

Had an NV F70 - only way to get stereo out of OPTUS cable TV back in the day was through RF - so it spent most of its live as a demodulator connected to a stereo. sadly power supply failures are common on these.

The later HS800 S-VHS deck power supply has the same heatsink configuration and it has no heatsink grease either. Unusual.

Fun fact. The FS90 is the model that superseded the FS100. Go figure?

are you able to look at some teac vcrs? i have 4 of them myself and i love them. great machines

It's interesting that when you plugged it in, there was an immediate buzz in the sound through the camera/mic. Bad PSU filter caps maybe?

Hey I also play VRChat and mess around with vintage video equipment like the Panasonic NV-M5B, would be cool to add you, my username is EATB

Thanks to the advice on how to get the back panel off. I was stuck with this and looking for a solution. Will give it a try.

The cable is insanely thin for 350V DC.

What's the point of switching from electrical signals to optical and 3 meters later switching back to electrical? What was Samsungs point here?

I know eveything about this machine....it is to fix and works like a clock with tootwheels.....if you have the K chassis service manual there is a conplete discription how to fix......greetings, frits.meuris Sittard Netherlands

lots a goodies in there, teardown performed well

Do you know why my panasonic isn't counting correctly on rewind? Haven't tried fast forward. Is it because on rewind the machine half loads and so might not be passing the ACE head correctly?

Even with a fan, the lifespan was too short. For some reason I am getting a DRV ADJ error. I think the problem is the optics. It's great to take it apart and study it! 👍💯

I found there was too much grease on my carriage, so I cleaned excess off the rack gear and made sure it ejected and loaded using my hand a few times then refitted it and it worked. I had earlier just realigned the whole mechanism (following the g deck video) after I bought it and realised the p5 wasn't correctly connected to the sector gear (one tooth out) now it works ok. Mode switch is next to clean, but like yours it's in a real awkward place and there's an additional motor blocking access. I've had to order a rachet screwdriver to undo the screw behind the motor so I can get to the mode switch. I might buy a NV-D48 since it uses the same split washers and circlips and I could do with some spares. Great video, enjoyed watching you troubleshooting.

Hi , ive broken my one connect box how can i get new one , plz guide

Hi there, i have had and used a PDW-530P model for a month now, but when doing a timelabse today the power cut off (was using wired power supply). When turning it on now, an error 'ERROR 03-354' pops up and wont let me do much. Have tried with several different new disks. Have been reading the operational manual, but only thing it says is to contact a sony technician. Do you have any ideas as to things to try? Is there a service manual somewhere on the internet? Kind Regards and thanks for the video! 🙏

G10 was the superstar of the era!!. Thank you for the big effort. ❣