| BARRY'S 8 TRACK REPAIR |
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| For sale: The super high end JVC BR-S822U Professional Broadcast VHS / SVHS Format VCR |
| For the vintage video enthusiast who demands the highest quality sound and picture, combined with ultimate reliability. These machines were designed for continuous heavy daily use in the professional environment, along with ease of path, and the swing-out front panel for accessing the less-used functions. The BR-S822U has no rubber parts except for 2 small loading belts, which can be replaced by simply removing the top cover - NOTHING needs to be taken apart. Both supply and takeup reels have their own individual motors, as well as the capstan and video head drum. This makes for a simpler, more reliable mechanical layout. They also have a rubber pinch roller of course - all machines for sale have NEW rubber. A built-in video enhancement feature sharpens the picture in 3 adjustable steps, and the video AGC (Automatic Gain Control) can be defeated which enables the VCR to ignore most anti-copy signals (applies to recording on tape only). I have copied numerous DVD's and commercial VHS tapes with no trouble at all, and with no loss of quality. COMPONENT OUTPUTS AVAILABLE WITH OPTIONAL TIME BASE CORRECTOR. Other features include separate recording level controls for normal and Hi-Fi audio, and by using all 4 audio inputs, you can actually use this machine as a 4 track audio recorder (2 normal and 2 Hi-Fi tracks). All audio connections are XLR, and all video connections are BNC (there is one RCA jack for easy audio monitoring). In addition to the XLR audio connectors on the rear panel, you also have standard 1/4 phone jacks on the front for microphones, guitars, keyboards, etc. You have full control of the picture also. You can freeze one frame, and even scroll through partial frames using the jog and shuttle knobs. You can slowly or quickly go forward or backward, frame by frame at the touch of a finger, and can always get a full perfectly clean frame wherever you care to stop. Perfect for capturing frames. With the optional Time Base Corrector, you can also adjust all video parameters such as Color Level, Tint, Black Level and Video Level (brightness) to compensate for tapes that have drifted (green or purple faces) or were recorded with poor lighting or white balance. This eliminates the need for an external processor. For the more advanced user, you can also fine tune the System Phase, Subcarrier Phase, Video Phase and Y/C Timing with front panel screwdriver pots. Some anti-copy signal work by changing the timing of these signals. The menu functions and settings are almost endless: You can set the machine to stop at the end of a tape, or automatically rewind. Once rewound, the tape can be set to play again or stay stopped. You can also set the machine to play one part of the tape over and over, or to keep playing the same tape over and over. In the menus, you have more control over the functions than you will ever use. If you should get in "over your head" and mess something up, it's very easy to restore the machine to "normal" operation. You can play with this thing all day! For the more astute user (such as a video editor or production staff), the 822 has a full array of editing functions. However, you would need the optional Time Code board to utilize most of the editing features that require time code. All machines have been fully serviced including COMPLETE MECHANISM REMOVAL for cleaning and lubrication, full electrical and mechanical alignment including tape loading carriage, as well as complete extended testing of every available function. Now, the drawbacks: This machine will only play tapes recorded at the highest speed (SP), as it is a professional duplicator optimized for commercial movies. Also, it has all professional style connectors and you will likely need many adaptors to convert to standard RCA plugs and jacks for home use. And finally, this machine is EXTREMELY complicated if you wish to take advantage of its never-ending list of features. If you mainly just want to play and record movies, it's fairly easy to operate once you have everything hooked up and working. But you will likely want to experiment with this machine and come up with creative uses, which pretty much means having the instruction manual close by at all times. I'm a professional electronics technician, and I still need to refer to the manual fairly often. I currently have 5 of these machines available, 3 of which have the Time Base Corrector and 2 of which have the Time Code board installed. Any machine can be purchased without these options, or with one or both. ALL machines have been thoroughly serviced, including pulling the mechanism for full cleaning and lubrication, and compete alignment of the electronics using JVC professional alignment tapes, a Sencore VC-93 VCR Analyzer and all other needed test equipment. These machines are FULLY GUARANTEED for one full year, just as if they were purchased brand new. If you check eBay, you will see many of these machines selling for $300 or more - IN UNKNOWN WORKING CONDITION. My VCR's (as well as everything else I offer for sale) are in perfect working condition and fully guaranteed. They will have minor nicks and scratches from years of professional use, but all front panels are clean and quite presentable. These monsters weigh 51 pounds and measure 24" front to back, 17" wide and 8" high. They won't sit very well on top of a TV and will likely require a separate table. Shipping is NOT included in the price. It will cost between $50 and $100 to ship to most locations in the US, and in the hundreds to ship to another country. It will be packed the BARRY'S 8 TRACK REPAIR way, with full protection against damage. NOTE: These machines are NTSC, and WILL NOT work with the foreign PAL format. Please make sure your country uses the NTSC standard before purchasing. If you have any questions or would like to see more pictures, please let me know. At the bottom of this page are links to this machine's sales brochures and manuals. |
| JVC BR-S822U Professional VHS / SVHS VCR VCR Only --------- $595 With Time Code Generator/Reader -------- add $125 With Time Base Corrector --------- add $195 |
| 5 currently available - download full instruction manual HERE |
| NOTE: I also have the much lighter BR-S500U machines (for playback only) and BR-S800U (for recording or playback) for sale. These units have similar sound and picture quality and the same mechanism, without the editing functions. These would be in the $250 to $350 range. Please E-mail me here for more info |
| These machines DON'T have built-in TV tuners! You can record from TV or cable by using the audio/video inputs on the VCR, and A / V outputs from the TV |
| Download full instruction and service manuals for this machine HERE |
| Extreme closeups of this machine (including the guts) HERE |