The inside is pretty similar to the VS5, though that is a top loader. Most Akai decks from that generation turned to on screen display, which they themselves called 'Interactive Monitoring System'. The VS5 had a detailed display and had a warning buzzer for errors. If the loading belt was slipping or there was something with the loading gears, resulting in the 2 blue loading switches not being triggered the unit did not turn on and switched of just like this one. Only the word 'Breakdown' was displayed and you had to reset the main power switch on the back to get it out of that condition again. If the issue was not solved the word just return after 3-4 seconds. Very annoying yet funny.
