Didn't need to take it apart as much as you did because taking off the face plate un-jammed the decades of dust-bunnies in my VCR Thanks Electronicle!

Wow, thank you so much! You helped me fix my Magnavox MRV700VR with this video! It was the part that pulls the tape out of the VHS that was stiff. I just worked it a little bit and let it snap back to it's spot and boom! Worked!

Thank you so much for this video. I don't have a tin box full of spare belts but I manually rotated the wheel the belt goes on for a bit. Then when I put the tape back into the player I was able to get it to play for a moment or two before it stopped. I manually turned the belt for another couple of minutes and tried again. It worked. So I pressed fast forward and allowed the entire 2 hour tape to wind forward. Then I reversed it. Seems to have worked!

It the mode switch contacts are oxidized 100% that what causes that intermittent issues. By using it the brush scrape the contacts enough to make contact again and reason it started work. It not the belt at all. You have to disassemble it again and lift the mechanism up and you see the white round switch on the board you can pop the top brush assembly off and clean the contacts and brushes on the white part, put new dielectric grease lineup stud sticking out towards the top and will work reliability again. Refer to my video on the Funai and Magnavox VCR DVD combo and show how to fix one of these.

"this thing is just a cheap POS" tell us how you really feel 😂😂

Your video helped me realize my piece of junk is missing parts. Ty

This VCR/DVD combo player was a real lemon. I used to buy and sell VCR/DVD combo players and this one was the worst. You really need to stay away from the years 2003-2006 for this Magnavox combo player of which there is many models. It was also used under the Funai brand. You can always tell the models as there is 4 screws in the top of the plastic cover. Almost a guarantee the unit will shut down shortly after a VHS tape is inserted. The problem was a bad LED diode that shorts out. The LED diode shines a light or something through the tape to tell it if is in the player. The later models were much better but the DVD spindle had serious vibration problems. Very difficult to get these units back to normal operation even if you have good spare parts. Poor engineering especially not having detachable wire plugs.

Nice, I thought you was gonna clean up the mode switch whilst you were down there, but it looks like it didn't need it, nice fix

Thanks for the video, I eventually got this same player working again. I do wonder if it was that belt though, I went ahead and used the boiling water method on that same belt like you did, I think it helped, but overall what's really seeming to help is just using the vcr as much as possible. Sort of like how yours randomly starting to work, mine was sort of working for a few seconds and then powering off, or not at all and powering off, it was random. A couple times it even "ate" some tape by leaving some loose in the player, with the top taken off you can carefully maneuver it back out without crinkling it. But messing with it was eventually starting to give me slightly improved results, until it eventually was able to play a tape, but not rewind or fast forward at first, then eventually it could. Now it's working like a champ. Almost like it just needed broken back in or something. I cleaned the head too by the way since I was already in there. Blocking that ir sensor and making it work without a tape also helped I think.

I had a Phillips combo and it looked exactly like this one. It was eating the VHS tapes so I decided to take it apart yesterday (1/10/21), and attempt to clean the mode switch (which I wasn't able to find or access). Like you, I discovered that it would not come apart where I could get to the motor and such and I was not able to. It had been a good unit for a long time but I didn't even attempt to put it back together. I tossed it in a trash bag and put it in the trash!

Cleaned the mode switch in mine and it worked right away... electronic contact cleaner, tensioned the contacts on the dial, rotated the switch a few spins with cleaner... only took 15 mins

So helpful!! I still have a VCR and video tapes, specifically video tapes I recorded stuff on and before I throw the video tapes away I wanna see what’s on them and I don’t wanna buy a new VCR just to check or throw them away without seeing what’s on them. Lol

I have here a DV225MG9, nearly identical to yours. Mine has a Record function for the VHS tape end. It's interesting that yours does not have a video input for record, but still has an erase head. I guess it's cheaper to leave in than to take it out. It's made by Funai. They have a reputation for "low cost" video gear. It does record, but there's no tuner. I have the same model unit here with intermittent tape play, the same issue as you show here. It seems to work now after boiling the belt. Thanks for the tip.

I just realized that the VCR mechanism is different because this version is a vcp, not a vcr. But there is an erase head in there. So I think during the late 2000s, someone replaced the VCR mechanism

Thanks. We had an old one still in the box new that would not play a tape. The large drum just needed a good spin. Same as yours but this one records. Thanks.

Thank you...mine has been sitting around and collecting dust too. But mine does do dubbing between vhs and dvd and dvd to vhs. I am gonna check the belt too.

I put some belt spray on my vcr belts like you put on a car belt let it soak over night it work like a charm. Loading belt too.

You worked on it still plugged up! Couldn't you get an electric shock? This was a wonderful machine for years, than it stated eating tapes.

Min is working so far 😀thanks man 😊

I’ve seen this kind of problem with many VCRs and the only conclusion I can come to is there’s just something wrong with the logic control. Sometimes you can fix it if it’s a mechanical issue but if not it’s just time to throw it out and get a new VCR those late models are junk.

Lmao! Have the same "piece of shit". Although, I bought it at a rummage sale for $10 back in 2001 and it JUST started doing this exact thing. ❤nostalgia.

Beautiful Video! You are a diligent determined work technician (even though you decided you now own a piece of shlit). Many of us have that same model (and there's still a bunch more of these units on eBay right now). Is yours the Magnovox DV200MW8 that doesn't record but only play? My DVD Side of the unit is working fine, but the power cuts off on the VCR side before I can see anything on the Tape. Will attempt to open her up, like you did and nuke that O-Ring. Just from your uTube visual, that thick O-Ring sure looks like a similar O-Ring I saw at Harbor Freight near their Orbital Sander Area!

My daughter has a magnavox dvd vhs combo whenever she puts the vhs tape in it doesn’t play and the tv says extract when the tape comes out the tape is a mess do you know what this might be

This chassis inside and outside is 100% identical for my Funai unit (mfr January 2015), which is just now experiencing the same problems and so here I am.

Dude, you literally crashed, right before you could remove the last few “strings” of the soldered cassette deck. Were you a little stressed that day??? Too much on your mind??? Hey, use an acetone wet paper to clean that video head drum. You’re getting fibers in there with Quick Tips.

Demagnatizer helps too.

Dude! Thank you!!

I'm still lost LOL

Also i have a dvd vcr recorder by Sanyo that ate a tape. Makes a cruching noice center bottom.

Question: tapes start, then stop after about 30 seconds and the machine turns off. I thought it might be that the feeding spool of the tape might not be turning. But when I speed-advanced a number of tapes, they showed video and the same thing happened after about 30 seconds. Any ideas?

The Audio hum is caused by the Player itself, mine does the exact same thing if i touch it, my headset goes crazy. Im working on repairing my peice of garbage too.

Mine just turns off after 7 seconds as well I cleaned the sensor still does the same lol

My Magnavox VCR DVD Combo won’t work. The VCR works fine, but the DVD part won’t eject. How do I fix that?

i have magnavox MWD2205 dvd/vhs. dvd plays, vhs makes attempt to play but then tv says no signal. cassette keeps ejecting also when i try to play it. any info on how i can fix it?

Where are you located? Can I get your help diagnosing my VCR? May I call or email you?

Hi I have a JVC HR-S860 SVHS VCR, when I insert a tape it powers off and ejects the tape, also it has a slow blow fuse on the power board, the fuse seems to be making some noise and was wondering what the fault maybe could it be a fault of the mode switch, power supply or could it be the fuse is at fault. Please reply.

How to remove a vhs tape from tbe vcr?

I have this player

My Magnavox dvd vcr combo door came off it will play or record 15 seconds then shut off but i it will rewind or fast forward what could be wrong .

How do I fix the dvd for this type of player

That's what mine does

Are you on FB?

Is it deathset?

Clean the mode encoder switch that’s the problem

I have 2 of these (black model) dvd works on one and vcr works on the other if I can fix them they would be worth good money

That's the same problem I'm having with my VHS DVD recorder. I can tape VHS tapes onto DVD's or vice versa. I have put several homemade VHS tapes in the VCR and they play for about 30 seconds and then it cuts off and the tape comes out when you turn the power back on. I've also tried some VHS movies that I bought and they do the same thing. Someone told me that VHS tapes can stick whenever they've not been played for a while but I tried homemade VHS tapes and store-bought VHS tapes and both of them kept cutting off after about 30 seconds. I'm going to try cleaning mine and see if it will work. It hasn't been used very much. and since it does that with both kinds of VHS tapes I'm thinking it may be the VHS player/recorder. Does anyone have any suggestions?????

What is the real problem?

My problem is the source wont even change

Your mode switche can cause problem's everything proven that problem you having is your mode switche

Did you clean the mode switch? I just worked on a nearly identical model with similar symptoms. The problem turned out to be a dirty mode switch. Here is a link to my video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hatmabKVtJmmhHk.html I agree with you, those units are very cheap and not easy to work on. Mine is still working so I guess I'll hold on to it.