Wow, I didn't expect that post to be resurrected
Yes, I'm still in need of a service manual for the VH-8000 series. However, this time it's for an 8005 with the remote control. I was able to score a player on ebay that had never been used (!!) and had all the shipping tape still in place. Apparently it was a prize from some sales contest and since they didn't put any disks with it, it just sat in a closet unused. The VH-8000 was sold a long time back. The 8005 is in much better shape however. It will power up and attempt to track. I put in a CAV "upside down turtle" side to see what it would do. It gave an image, but hum in the audio and sever static lines. Color was not able to lock on to the image. I could make out the turtle through the snow, so there is hope for this one. I'm thinking first a rebuild of the power supply. The humming audio leads me to believe the power supply caps have dried up. Any documentation for this historic beast would be much appreciated! Randy, I'd be more than happy to cover any costs you incur if I could get a copy of what you have in your archives!
Thank you!