JVC BR-S822U on ebay smart purchase?

[jeffelse]

Hello all,

I'm looking for a pro-level vhs deck with balanced audio I/O for hifi analog mastering of some home recordings. I'm looking for a deal, of course, and stumbled on this listing on ebay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130846611459...84.m1423.l2649

The listing says that the deck plays, fast forwards and rewinds perfectly fine, but give an error code, "IE" when attempting to record. It also says the testers used standard VHS tape, and it is an S-VHS recorder. Any way that was the only problem? anyone familiar with the error code?

Thanks!

jeff