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Toshiba VHS Player

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Hello, I have a Toshiba RDXV50KF VCR that plays VHS and DVDs. I haven't used the VHS player in a while, and now there's a problem: I can insert the VHS tape, but the VCR stops after 4 to 7 seconds. I turn the VCR back on, and it happens again: it turns off. I tried using a cleaning tape, but the same problem occurs; everything stops. I think it's not a technical issue but a TV setting that might have been changed by mistake, but which one?? The DVD player works perfectly. Thank you for your help!!

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    Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 206
     
    Good evening,
    I think it's more likely that it's the mechanical part of the VHS player that's acting up; we should take it apart and see what's going on, a stuck axle?

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    1. HdL
       
      Thank you, I don't think it's mechanical because... since I thought it was broken, I just bought a new one (same model) and it's the same problem with the new one, so for me, it's a configuration-programming issue that I know nothing about. I'm really very frustrated because I just spent money, possibly for nothing... I will try the test suggested by MPMP10. Thank you very much already, and if you have any other ideas, I'm open to them!!
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    2. HdL
       
      Hello, I returned the VCR to the seller. For the information of the community, he found what wasn't working: the drive wheel was stuck because the silicone had dried out. He managed to free it and it's working again. So it was nothing, but the VCR, although new, is an old model and the gears had seized up. Thanks again for your help. Best regards.
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      1. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 206 > HdL
         
        You're welcome, happy for you, and feel free to check in or if you have any other questions.
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      2. extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   885 > HdL
         
        Thank you for your feedback,

        indeed, if these devices do not run, the grease eventually gums up and blocks various mechanisms...

        By the way, it might be the same problem you encountered with your first VCR: "I hadn't used the VHS player in a long time and had a problem".

        So don't throw away this device or its remote; it might be repairable and sellable.

        Hello everyone
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      3. HdL > extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Thank you, that’s exactly what I’m going to do.
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  2. MPMP10 Posted messages 47586 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 086
     
    Good evening,
    I tend to think it's more of a mechanical or electronic problem with the VCR. To be sure, you just need to try inserting a tape without connecting any other device to the VCR.

    The enemy is foolish: he believes that we are the enemy when it is he who is!
    Pierre Desproges
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    1. HdL
       
      Thank you, I'll try right away and let you know.
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      1. MPMP10 Posted messages 47586 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 086 > HdL
         
        You're welcome.
        This solution allows, in principle, to know who the culprit is.
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      2. HdL > MPMP10 Posted messages 47586 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Yes, I agree! I don't see the logic behind this malfunction, I can't think it's mechanical because whether it's on the old device or the new one I've just received, the problem is the same... Do you see anything in the TV or VCR settings that could be blocking the VHS playback and only that one? A format somewhere that might not be right?
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      3. MPMP10 Posted messages 47586 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 086 > HdL
         
        whether it's on the old device or the new one I just received, it's the same problem...

        In this case, it makes sense that the problem comes from the tapes...
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      4. HdL > MPMP10 Posted messages 47586 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Thank you again for your help, unfortunately there's nothing to be done... I have to return the new one to the seller and explain it to him. If you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears!! Best regards
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  3. HdL
     
    No, that doesn't work any better and I can't think it's mechanical because whether it's on the old device or the new one that I just received, it's the same problem... Do you see anything in the TV or VCR settings that could be blocking the playback of the VHS and only that? A format somewhere that might be wrong?
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    1. MPMP10 Posted messages 47586 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 086
       
      By experience, where the tapes have wear-related defects, the VCR is designed to reject them to avoid ending up with a tape that can no longer be ejected later; it seems that this has sometimes been mentioned in the manual.
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  4. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 206
     
    I would pretty much agree, before playing it, to wind the cassette all the way forward and then rewind it

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    1. HdL
       
      Thank you, I'm trying.
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    2. HdL
       
      I just did it, still the same problem... I'm going crazy!!
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  6. extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   885
     
    Hi,

    for me, it comes from the tape; the tape is stuck or jammed, which triggers the VCR's safety mechanism.

    To respond to Andy31200, it's not certain that the VCR is powerful enough to rewind the tape, but it's worth a try.

    To do this properly, it would be good to test the VCR with a new cassette.

    Best regards

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    "Let us be grateful for the troubles of life; they divert us from its horrors." Jean Rostand
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    1. HdL
       
      Thank you for your response. I tried with a new tape that has never been used, same problem. I will try to rewind it on an external rewinder, we'll see if that works better. What's strange is that if I put it in fast forward, it works, it fast forwards quickly, but if I stop the fast forwarding, the VCR shuts off.
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    2. extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   885 > HdL
       
      "If I stop fast forwarding, the VCR turns off"

      It’s possible that the device has a moisture detector, check if you have the manual...
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    3. HdL > extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      Thank you, but the tapes are not stored in a humid place. I tried with several tapes, a new one (never recorded) and some old ones, the problem persists.
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    4. HdL > extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      I'm calling it a night and will contact the seller of the new VCR. If you have any other ideas, I'm all ears!! Thanks again. Best regards.
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    5. extempor Posted messages 2168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   885 > HdL
       
      "I just bought a new one (same model) and it's the same problem with the new one"

      These combined models are no longer manufactured, so they are not new.

      Try your VHS tapes on a working/functional VCR if you have that option in your surroundings.

      No other ideas for the moment except to get a refund from your seller.

      Also keep your important VHS tapes away from these increasingly temperamental machines because when the magnetic tape is crumpled, it's really bad, even ruined.

      Best regards.
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  7. NarvalRieur16
     

    Hello, I have a Toshiba Rdx v kf 50 combo that I've owned for 11 years, and everything was working fine until the day the VHS player keeps returning the tape after 5 to 7 seconds and ejects it. If anyone can provide information, thank you.

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