I think thats just for your displays to work on the pentas, but am sure Graham can confirm this. Can you hear any motors running when you try to play or FF RW?

Have you tried switching it off like Graham said? when you switch off the heads should retract. Is the tape at its very end? could be the tape has jammed its self

If you cant get the tape out, that must mean that the heads have moved into the tape, preventing you from removing it. Can you still get it to rewind or FF?

Yeah..................from 6 months back

What is a MPAV9000????????????

Graeme, I have two VX7000s, a Kikinoko hard disc DVD recorder and a Sky+ box which is 96% full. I am seven episodes of Corrie behind, three episodes of Eastenders and two of The Bill. If I don't catch up a bit, my Sky+ box will start deleting some of the older stuff. BTW, bit disappointed you didn't spot my number plate! Take into account 1

Very true, that is why I ended in "IMO" so as not to cause too much upset

Its shocking really Look at the design of "opium for the mases" type equipment over the last 25 years, it has gone from silver to black, black to silver a touch of bronze and gold now and then, and that is it. In 1979 I had a sony system that didnt look much different from the above. Look at the design and build quality of B&O in the same

GPS system

I notice in option 3 that they have lab 3’s AND 2 LAB 2’s with 8000’s at the rear…………….why the 2 lab 2’s