Panasonic top-loader VCR Issues

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

The playback speed is not sensed with a switch. It's detected from the linear control track of the tape by the electronic circuits that control tracking.

Usually the only user speed control is for recording mode only.

If it's that old it's probably worth trying to fix even if it's a complex electronic issue, but a service manual with schematic is going to be critical to success.

I do have a couple of Service Manuals for this VCR, but they are Sam's Photofacts that I downloaded from their website, so the schematics and what not are cut up into pieces.
Could a bad capacitor in the control board cause these issues? I know this unit uses the old Matsushita caps that were notorious for failing over time (the purple ones.)

So what part of the service manual would I look under to find that circuit, so I can start troubleshoot it?
Is there a specific name for that portion of the VCR Circuit? I'm asking because the Service Manuals I have go by the names of what Panasonic put on each of the boards (ie Servo Board, etc.)