I'm having a weird problem with my Tascam 424 MKIII.
I've had the unit trouble-free for about 4 years. In the last few months, the Play / Record / Rewind / FF buttons started acting up. There would be a lag time in responding - or, even weirder, I'd push Play, and it wouldn't play, it would start rewinding or fast-forwarding. Yesterday I turned it on, and the buttons aren't responding at all. Everything else works. Sometimes I'll press Play and get a couple of seconds of playback and it stops itself. Nothing from Rewind / Fast Forward.
The mechanism on this thing has always made me nervous - it's not like a regular cassette player where you press Play and can see your pressure on the button enabling the heads. Seems like there's some kind of servo thing in the middle, probably to enable the memory functions.
I'm assuming my problem stems from something electrical loose, blown, or malfunctioning inside, but I was wondering if anybody has tips on fixing it, or any suggestions on a good place to bring it for service (I'm in Rhode Island). Thanks!
I've had the unit trouble-free for about 4 years. In the last few months, the Play / Record / Rewind / FF buttons started acting up. There would be a lag time in responding - or, even weirder, I'd push Play, and it wouldn't play, it would start rewinding or fast-forwarding. Yesterday I turned it on, and the buttons aren't responding at all. Everything else works. Sometimes I'll press Play and get a couple of seconds of playback and it stops itself. Nothing from Rewind / Fast Forward.
The mechanism on this thing has always made me nervous - it's not like a regular cassette player where you press Play and can see your pressure on the button enabling the heads. Seems like there's some kind of servo thing in the middle, probably to enable the memory functions.
I'm assuming my problem stems from something electrical loose, blown, or malfunctioning inside, but I was wondering if anybody has tips on fixing it, or any suggestions on a good place to bring it for service (I'm in Rhode Island). Thanks!