How Anyone Can Easily Adjust A VCR With No Special Tools

WARNING: Be careful working on devices when they are plugged in.
This video describes how to adjust the picture on a VCR that has no, or inoperable, outside head/tape alignment controls. You can try pushing the channel up or down buttons on the front of the machine first, while a tape is playing, as that may be the tracking control and might fix the picture. This happens to be a Panasonic Omnivision but other brands may be similar. The whole process is very simple and I only needed one small phillips, and one small standard, screw driver. You will need a way to monitor the picture, by having the VCR plugged into a television, or in my case, a computer. This is also a good opportunity to clean the heads and other parts of the unit while the top is removed, but be sure to unplug it from the power source first.