I got a 24-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo for free today. A Magnavox MWC24T6 from June 2005. The VCR didn't work at first, but after messing around with it, I managed to get it working again. Gonna gift it to my closest, personal friend for his birthday next week.
You're a good egg! I recently came across a 19" Funai three-in-one CRT, and for $45, I was willing to attempt a mode select switch clean-up. Fortunately, however, the problem seems to have fixed itself, after repeated rewind and fast-forward cycles.
I got another Funai-built TV/VCR combo recently. Symphonic WF0213C from June 2002. It wasn't working when I got it, but after messing around with it and sacrificing two tapes, I managed to get it (mostly) working again. Such a satisfying feeling giving these faulty devices another chance.
This is such a great video and you’re a great teacher. Thank you! I’m currently trying to fix the exact same tv and having a heck of a time with it, but this is helping!
Enjoyed the video, but would have loved to have seen all the screws/cables that you have to remove to get the vcr unit away from tv. That is the one thing I needed to know how to do.
These combos combine a CRT dust magnet and a VCR with precision components. It's no wonder they have problems. Meanwhile my standalone 1990 Sharp VCR has spotless mechanicals (although a belt started to slip.) Good job fixing what you have though. If you can find how to access the service menu you should be able to adjust the horizontal sizing.
33:47 actually, the mode switch still may have needed some more thorough cleaning, I had a similar problem like that with an Emerson Funai made combo that did the same exact thing.
That happens on my new emerson funai tv vcr every so often only when i attempt to reverse search it keeps going with a buzzing noise in the vcr it turns off and ejects but does not eat it up thankfully:)
I found a 14" Panasonic TV VCR from 1998. The VCR had nothing wrong with it except being very drity so cleaned VCR before I played tape and it worked perfectly. The TV was a Lowe hour set so the CRT has very good picture.
You are very good at repairing. If you find older McIntosh hifi equipment that needs repairing, a lot of their amps and tuners sell for $1000's when working.
I'm from Brazil and here TV/VCR combos are very rare, the only one I saw in my entire life was a little Sony Trinitron wich is even rarer lol. The TV part worked beautifully but the VCR was screwed up. It displayed "DEW" on the screen all the time, the drum kept spinning and the cassette door was always open
In that mechanism, there is a common problem that may happen eventually, and that is that worm gear that controls the Camgear can jam, and it's going to keep doing it until eventually, the worm gear will break, meaning the VCR part will be totally busted and it will kill the TV (obviously known for Funai TV VCR combos).
This is good information! I have access to a third one of these with yet another broken VCR, so I'll pay attention to that when I get ahold of it eventually.
@@themaritimegirl Also, my aunt has a TV VCR combo branded GE, with a Samsung mechanism, I don't think the VCR part ever got used, but I tested it, and it was acting weird, I already know what the problem is, it could be a dirty mode switch, and I'll also keep the grease in mind.
The reason why this TV has captions while the 9 inch one does not is because of U.S. regulations requiring built in caption support only on TVs 13 inches or larger, built after 1993.
what was the reason for the tape ejecting while portion of the film was still inside the vhs? I don't think you mentioned anything about that issues during the repair..
i have that same exact tv you got. the vcr part don't work. but the tv part does. mine is a phillips magnovox tv. and i bought my tv at a garage sale. i use my tv to play games on it
5:20 look at the loading motor and it is held by a cheap plastic piece that can get cracked easily due to aging. Some don't have that issue and these older mechanisms by funai are from 1993-2000. When this happens, the vcr will jam and that is,what causes the tape to be stuck in it and not come out and it gets pitched. But you can fix it by putting Krazy glue it it watch the vcr king's video about the funai vcr pulley issue to find out!
I have a Symphonic SC313B combo TV/VCR. It plays a tape fine. If I stop the tape the TV shuts off about 5-10 seconds later. If I turn it on it runs for another 5-10 seconds and shuts off. If I turn it on and play a tape it plays the tape fine. Any tips or tricks I can do to make the TV work without shutting down? I don't care about using the VCR. Thanks,
HELP ME. I have a 1995 Samsung 13 inch vcr tv combo I just found. If the tv is on it spits the tape out automatically and says stop on the screen. However if the tv is off I can put in the tape and it will actually play about 10. 20 seconds before it statics out and ejects the tape again.any ideas on what's wrong?
I think a girl dumped me once after seeing I had a 9" combo unit as my TV in my room, and that was in 2008. Or it could have been any of.the other odd old things in my room.
TV sets with built-in Cartrivision (a failed videocassette format) VCRs were available for a short time in the early 1970s. Sony also made a Trinitron console with a built-in Betamax VCR in the mid-1970s. Beyond those, the common combo units that we know today appeared in the late 1980s.
There are probably teeth missing from one of the gears. Just use it for playing and FF/RW with a tape wonder or different VCR and it should last for another 20 years. Great job though!
makes me alittle jealous, ive recieved a quasar tv/vcr combo from the street and the vcr in it DESTROYED my tape, like it didnt move the tape and ended up snapping it.
Great video everything proven VCR players cleaning tapes vhs movies VCR belts everything proven there not hard finding online now days they are so easy to find online now days specially going shopping on your phone's now days
Awesome! I just want the tv for old games. I have plenty of vcrs to use so i just want to use the tv. Mine powers off after 5 seconds but i know the tube is still good
27:01 I would get on my other UA-cam friends for touching the IR sensor as a joke, in other words it was basically an inside joke that I would use on them.
Because Philips has owned Magnavox since the 1970s, and in the 1990s they wanted to increase awareness of the Philips brand in North America, so they piggy-backed off the Magnavox name for a while. I'm not sure what's so horrible about that.
I love your video. I have a 19 inch Funai combo unit and the tape loading mechanism is messed up. A tape barely enters and stops going in. With no tape I hear a motor starting run and then grinds down to a stop each time the TV is turned on. Shutting off the TV I hear a motor run and then stop. Unplugging the power cord I hear a motor run for a few seconds.
I got a 24-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo for free today. A Magnavox MWC24T6 from June 2005. The VCR didn't work at first, but after messing around with it, I managed to get it working again. Gonna gift it to my closest, personal friend for his birthday next week.
You're a good egg! I recently came across a 19" Funai three-in-one CRT, and for $45, I was willing to attempt a mode select switch clean-up. Fortunately, however, the problem seems to have fixed itself, after repeated rewind and fast-forward cycles.
This helped me fix my TV. Thank you so much
I got another Funai-built TV/VCR combo recently. Symphonic WF0213C from June 2002. It wasn't working when I got it, but after messing around with it and sacrificing two tapes, I managed to get it (mostly) working again. Such a satisfying feeling giving these faulty devices another chance.
Excellent problem solving skills. I learned so much from this video. Thanks.
Sweet! Another VCR video! Well its a TV with a built in VCR but any VCR related video makes my day. Keep up the awesome content!
This is such a great video and you’re a great teacher. Thank you! I’m currently trying to fix the exact same tv and having a heck of a time with it, but this is helping!
Oh man. A Rugrats tape in a 19" TV/VCR combo. If that doesn't scream late 1990's "stuff at my friend's house", then I don't know what does.
We need more your videos on clean out mode switches in VCR players
Enjoyed the video, but would have loved to have seen all the screws/cables that you have to remove to get the vcr unit away from tv. That is the one thing I needed to know how to do.
what is the size of the tv screen??
Not much of a reader?
These combos combine a CRT dust magnet and a VCR with precision components. It's no wonder they have problems. Meanwhile my standalone 1990 Sharp VCR has spotless mechanicals (although a belt started to slip.) Good job fixing what you have though. If you can find how to access the service menu you should be able to adjust the horizontal sizing.
Why CRTs are dust magnits is that beacause of heating up componants?
I have a very similar TV to this in my bedroom! It was made in June 1998 and is a 13 inch set.
How did you learn so much about vcr?
33:47 actually, the mode switch still may have needed some more thorough cleaning, I had a similar problem like that with an Emerson Funai made combo that did the same exact thing.
That happens on my new emerson funai tv vcr every so often only when i attempt to reverse search it keeps going with a buzzing noise in the vcr it turns off and ejects but does not eat it up thankfully:)
@themaritimegirl How did you pull out the vcr?
I found a 14" Panasonic TV VCR from 1998. The VCR had nothing wrong with it except being very drity so cleaned VCR before I played tape and it worked perfectly. The TV was a Lowe hour set so the CRT has very good picture.
You are very good at repairing. If you find older McIntosh hifi equipment that needs repairing, a lot of their amps and tuners sell for $1000's when working.
I have a magnavox tv dvd/vhs combo myself. I’m trying to insert vhs tape and it gets stuck, it doesn’t go all the way in. Any advice or help?
19:29 I had something similar, but my error code said ba2-0. 23 1d on my Sylvania CRT TV with a built-in DVD VCR combo.
I'm from Brazil and here TV/VCR combos are very rare, the only one I saw in my entire life was a little Sony Trinitron wich is even rarer lol. The TV part worked beautifully but the VCR was screwed up. It displayed "DEW" on the screen all the time, the drum kept spinning and the cassette door was always open
In that mechanism, there is a common problem that may happen eventually, and that is that worm gear that controls the Camgear can jam, and it's going to keep doing it until eventually, the worm gear will break, meaning the VCR part will be totally busted and it will kill the TV (obviously known for Funai TV VCR combos).
This is good information! I have access to a third one of these with yet another broken VCR, so I'll pay attention to that when I get ahold of it eventually.
@@themaritimegirl Also, my aunt has a TV VCR combo branded GE, with a Samsung mechanism, I don't think the VCR part ever got used, but I tested it, and it was acting weird, I already know what the problem is, it could be a dirty mode switch, and I'll also keep the grease in mind.
The reason why this TV has captions while the 9 inch one does not is because of U.S. regulations requiring built in caption support only on TVs 13 inches or larger, built after 1993.
what was the reason for the tape ejecting while portion of the film was still inside the vhs? I don't think you mentioned anything about that issues during the repair..
i have that same exact tv you got. the vcr part don't work. but the tv part does. mine is a phillips magnovox tv. and i bought my tv at a garage sale. i use my tv to play games on it
5:20 look at the loading motor and it is held by a cheap plastic piece that can get cracked easily due to aging. Some don't have that issue and these older mechanisms by funai are from 1993-2000. When this happens, the vcr will jam and that is,what causes the tape to be stuck in it and not come out and it gets pitched. But you can fix it by putting Krazy glue it it watch the vcr king's video about the funai vcr pulley issue to find out!
I have a Symphonic SC313B combo TV/VCR. It plays a tape fine. If I
stop the tape the TV shuts off about 5-10 seconds later. If I turn it
on it runs for another 5-10 seconds and shuts off. If I turn it on and
play a tape it plays the tape fine. Any tips or tricks I can do to
make the TV work without shutting down? I don't care about using the
VCR. Thanks,
HELP ME. I have a 1995 Samsung 13 inch vcr tv combo I just found. If the tv is on it spits the tape out automatically and says stop on the screen. However if the tv is off I can put in the tape and it will actually play about 10. 20 seconds before it statics out and ejects the tape again.any ideas on what's wrong?
19:25 that is the service menu in the tv. If that happens again, just turn the tv off and back on and that screen will be blue.
I think a girl dumped me once after seeing I had a 9" combo unit as my TV in my room, and that was in 2008. Or it could have been any of.the other odd old things in my room.
What Year Did They Start Making TV/VCR Combos?
TV sets with built-in Cartrivision (a failed videocassette format) VCRs were available for a short time in the early 1970s. Sony also made a Trinitron console with a built-in Betamax VCR in the mid-1970s.
Beyond those, the common combo units that we know today appeared in the late 1980s.
@@themaritimegirl oh wow
Did You Get One?
@@markasflood8196 Did I get one what?
@@themaritimegirl TV/VCR Combo
There are probably teeth missing from one of the gears. Just use it for playing and FF/RW with a tape wonder or different VCR and it should last for another 20 years. Great job though!
Yep. I have one I'm working on and just noticed one of the gears is missing teeth.
Can anyone help me with my tv/vcr combo I have a Magnavox I can get sound but just white noise picture.
makes me alittle jealous, ive recieved a quasar tv/vcr combo from the street and the vcr in it DESTROYED my tape, like it didnt move the tape and ended up snapping it.
Great video everything proven VCR players cleaning tapes vhs movies VCR belts everything proven there not hard finding online now days they are so easy to find online now days specially going shopping on your phone's now days
If i just keep the vcr out will the tv still work?
Yes.
Awesome! I just want the tv for old games. I have plenty of vcrs to use so i just want to use the tv. Mine powers off after 5 seconds but i know the tube is still good
Let the tube warm up 19:18
My old one did that too
27:01 I would get on my other UA-cam friends for touching the IR sensor as a joke, in other words it was basically an inside joke that I would use on them.
Great video. You sounded like Jerry Trainor a few times throughout the video. I don't mean that as an insult. (People get offended easily)
U still on ham
People like myself are whiching free vhs movies in my house I don't have to put out money out on them
Same way with CRT’s
This is horrible
Why name is
Philips-magnavox!
Because Philips has owned Magnavox since the 1970s, and in the 1990s they wanted to increase awareness of the Philips brand in North America, so they piggy-backed off the Magnavox name for a while.
I'm not sure what's so horrible about that.
@@themaritimegirl oh okay thanks for that
Use a HD TV better More better bigger picture
Why using a CRT TV Is old Forget about it
Stay on HD TV is better bigger picture is more clean
Flat screens are garbage when compared to CRTs. Half the time I barely have a need for HD anyway
Crt for life
@@Shakejuntmane nailed it
I love your video. I have a 19 inch Funai combo unit and the tape loading mechanism is messed up. A tape barely enters and stops going in. With no tape I hear a motor starting run and then grinds down to a stop each time the TV is turned on. Shutting off the TV I hear a motor run and then stop. Unplugging the power cord I hear a motor run for a few seconds.
Definitely a dirty mode switch.