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Why is the picture only in black and white?

I am trying to watch a VHS tape - why is the picture black and white?

  • It is a colour film but the image comes up black and white... what settings do I need to change to correct it..? . it is a panasonic VCR.

  • Answer:

    please make sure you got your tv system right NTSC or PAL

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You're watching Out of the Past, with Robert Mitchum. Enjoy, it's film noir! Mostlikely your heads are dirty/try a tape cleaner (wet) and then adjust tracking manually...

Goethe's Ghostwriter

It sounds like your tape is for an NTSC/ USA system, and here in the UK we use PAL Or it is a SCART problem

Phil McCracken

I suspect the NTSC/PAL comments are not correct. Our VCR can play NTSC or PAL tapes on a PAL TV. However if your tape is SECAM (the system used in France) it will appear black and white on a colour set. SECAM is similar to PAL but the colour is encoded differently.

Yarx

I had this problem before and after extensive searching, I discovered that all my VCR needed was a cleaning! I opened the top cover of the VCR and cleaned all parts with a cotton swab and a small bit of alcohol. Once that was done and I let it dry for a couple of minutes, the VCR worked like new!

inquiring black beauty

black and white?

Dan H

Try adjusting the tracking dial. .

Jacob W

well the first thing you need to do is get all your tapes, throw them out, and get a dvd player buddy!

jroesyhnuaa

could be yr scart lead or connection or the tape is in black and white or your tuning.

Michael T

If you are using the UHF loop through to your tv, tune in the channel properly on the TV.

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