Thanks for the replies,
The eq I'm talking about is not the switches on the outside but the little tweaking jobbies inside when doing the setup.
I have investigated further and I have set up the machine for 350nw/m tape, but i have discovered that the tape is 200nw/m (at least I think so)
I recon that the signal must be too hot for the tape which is making the record eq prety useless.
Wadya recon?