RCA 8mm video cassette recorder model vr800hf no color on playback - only black/white

If the electronics haven't crapped out, it's likely dirty. It takes considerably more signal to have color than B&W. Cleaning the heads should help. If you don't know how, let me know and I'll walk you through it.

Alternately, a few of the VHS and 8mm units had a black and white mode setting in the menus. Recording B&W movies in color mode caused some oddball effects, from time to time, so they offered a B&W mode. It was a short lived option because people didn't want to bother with it, and it occasionally got enabled accidentally, leading to complaints and visits to service centers.

have you check the RCA connections from your vcr to your tv..?

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you need to set your tv or vcr to PAL or NTSC color system.that*s all..

DCR-TRV130 is not capable of playing back 8mm or Hi8 tapes recorded on analog camcorders. Digital recording playback only.

Sounds like a case of dirty heads on the VCR. You can try using a head cleaning cassette (Radio Shack has one on their website, so it might also be available in stores, or you can search for other vendors online). Or you can see if there might still be a service shop or video rental place in your area that offers cleaning. It's getting tough to find service on VCRs as they give way to DVDs. All it takes is a little oxide from a worn tape to cause the symptom you're seeing.

Though Connection details are available in DVD recorder User Manual, yet here is procedure. Find Video Audio Out terminal on Cassette Recorder SLV-SE610G and hook Yellow-Red-White cable in matching color pins and other end of cable will hook in Video Audio Input terminals at DVD Recorder RDR-GX3 and please note, same color pins will be hooked. Insert desired VHS cassette in VCR and push Playback. select input source at DVD Recorder and confirm playback picture and sound of vcr at TV. Now system is ready to record VHS movie on DVD.
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I was having the exact same problems, and I read a post on this website somewhere recommending that I just record a few seconds of video on a blank portion of tape and then the camera should start playing video normally again.

I tried it, and IT WORKED!!

Select the correct color system in your tv. probably the system which was selected in your tv did not match that of your video cam. good luck!

Just use good quality Video Head Cleaning Cassette. Video head is dirty/ clogged.

Bad heads may produce a loss of color in playback. If you have a spare head, swap it out and confirm this.