I purchased a Teac A-3440. The Capstan is not turning and the Pinch roller does not engage when I press play.
I gently pushed the Pinch Roller in and it engaged and when I turn the reels manually I hear the Audio but only if the OUTPUT SELECT is set to SYNC which according to the manual lets he hear the content on the tape through the record heads.
When I click PLAY on the OUTPUT SELECTOR and rotate the reels I hear no sound and the VU meters show no activity.
On this forum I found an old post from someone that said he had the same problem. He replaced the belts and said it works now. Can the belt somehow prevent the PLAY circuit from working properly?
I have ordered a new belt and will get the gunk out of the unit so the Capstan and Pinch Roller engage properly but I am curious why I can only hear audio in SYNC mode and not PLAY mode.
Does anyone have one of these units and can you confirm
I gently pushed the Pinch Roller in and it engaged and when I turn the reels manually I hear the Audio but only if the OUTPUT SELECT is set to SYNC which according to the manual lets he hear the content on the tape through the record heads.
When I click PLAY on the OUTPUT SELECTOR and rotate the reels I hear no sound and the VU meters show no activity.
On this forum I found an old post from someone that said he had the same problem. He replaced the belts and said it works now. Can the belt somehow prevent the PLAY circuit from working properly?
I have ordered a new belt and will get the gunk out of the unit so the Capstan and Pinch Roller engage properly but I am curious why I can only hear audio in SYNC mode and not PLAY mode.
Does anyone have one of these units and can you confirm