Hi all,
First time posting here and hoping for some advice from the Panasonic experts here. I have a Panasonic RX-5150 that I bought recently, and upon initial testing all of the cassette functions were not working. I assumed bad belts. Also, the tray wouldn't open all the way when eject was pressed. But when I tried to open it up, I realized that the heads and capstan were engaged. I had to press them down with a small screwdriver so that the tape would tilt out far enough to get a hold of it and pull it out (it had the tape in it when I got it). I've opened it up and have the cassette unit out. It looks like all the belts are there (at least they're not broken or melted). But I can't figure out why the heads are still engaged and won't retract (and stay that way). Any ideas or suggestions as to what might be the problem? Any and all replies will be much appreciated. Thanks.
First time posting here and hoping for some advice from the Panasonic experts here. I have a Panasonic RX-5150 that I bought recently, and upon initial testing all of the cassette functions were not working. I assumed bad belts. Also, the tray wouldn't open all the way when eject was pressed. But when I tried to open it up, I realized that the heads and capstan were engaged. I had to press them down with a small screwdriver so that the tape would tilt out far enough to get a hold of it and pull it out (it had the tape in it when I got it). I've opened it up and have the cassette unit out. It looks like all the belts are there (at least they're not broken or melted). But I can't figure out why the heads are still engaged and won't retract (and stay that way). Any ideas or suggestions as to what might be the problem? Any and all replies will be much appreciated. Thanks.