Few repair manuals have a larger audience than this money-saving, do-it-yourselfer's guide. It contains all the information necessary to prevent, diagnose, or fix typical problems with audio & video cassette players & recorders popular in today's high-tech home. Homer Davidson's coverage ranges from basic cleaning & maintenance to performing repairs on everything from portable cassette players to state-of-the art digital audio tape players, all with only a few simple test instruments & hand tools. A complete glossary & list of manufacturer's addresses is included.

A guide for the technical student or beginning technician. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

You really can find and fix many of your own audio/video problems, and this book not only shows you how but claims it can be fun! The author spent more than 20 years troubleshooting the same problems for his Jackson Hole, Wyoming customers -- many of whom were "rich and famous" celebrities. Harrison Ford, Gerry Spence, Bo Derek, Bob Ballard -- you'll read about them (and others) here. Plus, you'll find real troubleshooting tips. But if you somehow screw up a repair and end up dead, don't come running back to us to complain.

This work aims to provide a basic guide to the management of VCR problems. The book adopts a step-by-step approach for diagnosing and servicing a variety of VCRs - VHS, Betas, 8mm and camcorders. Among the problems covered are macro-vision anti-copying signals, antenna and cable TV interference, and faulty video cassettes.

This book provides information that will make it possible for technicians and electronics hobbyists to service audio faster, more efficiently, and more economically. This makes it more likely that consumers will choose not to discard their faulty products, but will have them restored by a trained professional.