I'm so relieved to find this video! I had this exact TV as a kid, and pulled it out of my parents' basement recently only to discover this problem. I'm so glad it's an easy fix.

You are amazing. You have a vast wealth of knowlwge

i picked up a rca tv/vcr combo 13in was doing same thing shutting off. took apart and found the head motor belt is stretched out. but needs a new belt. great information on the sensor and how you explained how the system works. your a great teacher. thanks for the time you donate to make great videos.

B4 I got back into electronics 10 years ago, I threw out that exact brand and model, with the exact same symptoms. Lol. Thanks for another great video!

There is a multi- function gear that has a track on the underside that has pin that rides on a track that controls the thread out and back of the tape. Pin was broken off on the machine I had, a gold star combo unit, if I remember it was a plastic gear, the pin and linkage was bronze or some metal, I silver soldered the pin and re- aligned the gearing , a reference hole , and success! The assembly all worked properly on the first shot, I used this set in my kitchen for years after that, sold it for 10$ when I was selling my house.

I have two of these Emersons, for a while I would buy these every time I saw one in the thrift store. Don't see them anymore. I had them new from Wal-mart for $99 back in the late nineties or early this century. But when the originals stopped rewinding or playing tapes, I bought used ones. Still use these last two for monitors for my VHS/DVD combos. The tape players on both TVs have been broken for years. Got a problem with the tape player on one of the combos, now, hence, looking at DIY repair videos.

Awesome simple easy fix... bummer that ghost got you in the end of the video. I love that game use to play it for hours. Brings back good memories seeing you play it. See you soon in the next one.

Gotta love those combo units. VCR malfunctioning? Shuts down. No TV for you either.

@johnbreighner5852

3 жыл бұрын

So.. should I buy a combo tv unit on ebay?

Thes had a very nice picture, the convergence on yours is just perfect.

@markoprskalo6127

4 жыл бұрын

Smart tv

I have this exact TV. This video came up after searching "TV shuts off vcr spinning". Life saver tysm!!!

I still keep several spare CRT TV's in the garage for retro gaming, and also two Panasonic monitors as my 'daily drivers' so-to-speak. Can't beat 'em! :')

@12voltvids

5 жыл бұрын

They are great for retro gaming, and watching old analog video on.

Awesome fix Dave, good old Funai/Emerson

I seriously need this, i want to watch old horror movies on VHS and live through my childhood again and again

@12voltvids

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know I would want to relive my childhood. We only had black and white tv back then. No computers or mobile phones and your home phone was shared with 12 other people on your street so you could listen in on their calls and they could listen in on you.

Damn, you know your VCR's! Amazing quick little fix and you have a perfectly working unit. I have an Arcade 1 Up pacman cabinet at home I play on.

I fixed both issues by myself and searching online. I found out how to shut off the blinking green prog timer on the tv/vcr unit. I also found out why my tv/vcr was shutting off automatically. It has to do with the dta converter - you go into the menu on the converter remote and shut the power saver off that's in the settings menu. My tv/vcr is all hooked up and running now. I just have to figure out where to put my antenna to get the most channels. It brings back memories using one of these tv/vcr combo's. I also bought one for my livingroom. Now with the set up I have, I can watch my vhs tapes, dvd's, and blue rays. Great!

I like watching this channel because, I like old things like this

@12voltvids

9 ай бұрын

My wife refers to me as an old thing and i remind her she is the same age.

@user-id2pu6xj1i

9 ай бұрын

😂😂 😂😂😂😂

@user-id2pu6xj1i

9 ай бұрын

I currently has 2 vcrs one vcr and the other vcr tv, and the vcr tv’s head broke som in getting a 3rd vcr

I was hoping I had the same problem with mine but nope. Nice vid. You got lucky with that fix

Good stuff. i once bought a little TV at a thrift store that had an intermittent issue with the remote control sensor. i reflowed the joints and never had the problem again.

always interesting to see your investigations and then fixes

Gotta love a nice easy fix. These werent bad sets imo, some played for decades nonstop in video stores. I bought a few used when a video store went out. Still have one thats working, needs cleaning, it likes to eat tapes.

You said to fast forward the video tape after the picture didn’t show. It’s works. Thank you so much for the tips

I sure wish you could repair mine! I have the exact same unit with the exact same problem. I thought it might be a simple fix, but I don’t have the tools to fix mine. I was hoping to use it in my grandchildren’s bedroom. My daughter used it when she was little.

Great work Dave ☺

nice! Im fixing a emerson VCR while playing this in the background trying not to get destracted lol. Who doesn't like pacman! I actually held on to a small CRT TV I was given along with a bunch of other big bulky TVs. It is sylvania, probably funai made it is not heavy at all. I can hold the thing with one hand if I wanted to. I think it has a 9" screen. It is mono but it is perfect to have kicking around for testing old VCRs, retro games etc. I am going to open it up later to give it a cleaning and replace the cord on it.

I BET it's RoHS solder. Good old times when I was screwing around with a modern'ish Funai VCR with the cover off, the thing was spitting the tape right out, and I found out it's this detector system getting too much light. I think it's kinda neat actually. Playing a game on something you just fixed = priceless!

I have the same tv and I use it for everyday use and it has a nice, sharp, and clear image.

I have a similar 13" model I got for 10 bucks last week. Just did a vid on it and mine has the fm radio as well. Yours is nice.

😂 I never imagined Dave played video games too!🤣

@12voltvids

Жыл бұрын

Actually i didn't. Video games are the biggest waste of time. I have too many hobbies that keep me busy. Not saying I have never played any but i get board pretty quick and abandon them quickly. I have the 3 titles that came with my ps3 which I bought specifically for the Blu-ray player. Carbon canyon, heavenly sword and rainbow 6 Vegas. 2 of them are still sealed.

Hello, The old tube TVs are great for the old games. I still have a Sony Trinitron for my old games and videotapes. Kind regards, Ronny

Hey, 12volt, I have a 19" Sylvania TV/VCR CRT combo unit from 2001 that has an issue where the tape plays fine and it can do a slow fast forward and rewind where you can still see the movie on the screen but as soon as I press stop and then try to do a high speed fast forward or fast rewind, the TV shuts off. Do you think bad solder joints would be the likely culprit in this situation as well?

Thank you so much didn’t take but 15 minutes to fix this on my Magnavox MWC20T6.

I have a Sylvania TV/VCR combo that does something similar. It shuts off after being turned on every-time and it has a tape jammed in it. None of the play, RW, FF, stop/eject bottoms respond. I’ve also cleaned the mode switch but it didn’t help. My ideas what the problem is?

I know this is an old video, but I have a VCR combo TV that will take a tape in, immediately spit it out, and then turn off, do you have any tips?

Is this one of those Funais where the tape transport is soldered to the main board, rather than plugged. Which makes it much harder to remove the deck, service the mode switch, change belts etc.

Reminds me so much of my childhood. I had this same TV/VCR under the Sylvania brand. I to had those plug and play video games and would play them on my set. Mine didn't have this problem but sometimes it would eat tapes. But other than that it was a good set. Loved those plug and play games. Especially Pac man.

@12voltvids

4 жыл бұрын

I have pacman, spider man and one that has about 30 games on it.

@YoshiRocks2244

4 жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids Cool. I forgot what games were on mine but I knew Pacman was one of them.

I also after the 1st one broke, had that exact same model TV/VCR Emerson EWC1303 which was my 2nd one, it worked good & had it longer & I was able to give it away.

what can I do for a lower end Sansui combo with just really sluggish tape movement? it plays normally but winding up it sounds like it might die.

Thanks for this video, those tape sensors may be what's wrong with my 2003 Philips VR-140 (PAL) unit as it yesterday started randomly shutting down and flashing "2" error code in it's display. First time it did that was when I was fast forwarding the tape to the end. It stopped but shut down displaying that error code. Another time I rewinded a tape shortly and pressed play, sounded like the motors had real hard time moving and it shut down again, displaying the "2" error code again. Last time it did when I changed the cassette to another one, after it took the cassette in, it shut down and displayed the "2" error code again. Otherwise the VCR works fine. I've had it since new and this is the first time it gives any troubles. I also have 1999 Nokia 21" CRT TV for playing retro videogames, for example Mattel Intellivision and using retro computers like Commodore Amiga 500. And of course watching VHS tapes for authentic VHS viewing experience :)

Wow! This looks to be the exact same problem as mine. I coaxed a VHS in and, sure enough, it doesn't power off anymore. I do have another problem: The VOL buttons are sometimes confused for the CH buttons... thoughts? PS, would it be possible to get measurements of the VHS cover/flap? Mines long gone, but I bet I could 3D print an acceptable replacement.

Hello sir, tha k you for the video. I recently bought an older version of this model. I have the VCT-120 and the TV works fine. But I couldn't load a VHS. I have no experience with soddering skills. But I will try this soon and repair it.

Thanks for showing me how to fix this

Would you happen to know what size belts that vcr takes? Thank you

I love your apprauch. .....good job Sir

great vid!

Hey i have the one year older model. 2001. Its having the same problem but the parts are not the same. Not sure what im looking for in mine. Please help.

Have this exact issue with this exact TV from a thrift right now. How did you get the jammed tape out? I don't have any soder I opened it up nothings loose it looks good. Not sure what to do.

Find your vids/skills amazing. Really struggling to sort the tracking out on a nice Sony VHS deck. Quite a high spec player, drawbridge type. Totally agree with your sentiments re old gaming on CRT. Have a cherished Trinitron 21" that does the job perfectly. Take it easy geezer 👌

Hi love your quick diagnosis on this Emerson. Was expecting a very complicated board but looks very simple for a combo unit. Were they reliable? Looks like they are considering this one still works. Have a quick question. What could the problem be if my AV inputs on my Pana plasma TV shows vertical banding in black and white? HDMI WORKS FINE. Please help me here!!!! I am at my wit's end. The local technicians all recommend a board change which any donkey can do. I am looking at a component level solution, please help and I can't send the board as I am from India.

I have something basically the same but the when the tape plays (sound no issue) I get white horizontal lines that track vertically with no picture. Any insight? No issues with the tape fast forward/rewind/stop

These 14 inchers make really nice bedside sets still, especially with something like a raspberry pi to play games or watch stuff on. Shame mine has a dreadful speaker prone to distortion, and two odd faint scrolling bands on the screen. Mine is an Orion C. 1600SL from 2003, IIRC one year before all these sets started switching to built in DVD players. Oh, the fake stereo grill at the front is a massive troll btw, only a single speaker inside!

I have one suggestion for you. When you pop up comments on the screen, don't be in such a hurry to take them away. I'm so interested in what you have to say I'm missing out on half of the comments or I'm playing the back up and pause game. Just my 2 cents of nothing. Keep up the good work. Thanks

I had a symphonic VCR tv combo that had this problem I threw it out 12 years ago

@kenspeedbicycle

Жыл бұрын

same! But I still have mine trying to fix it!

I have this same tv with the same issue. Is it possible to tap into sync somewhere to get video out? would be useful to use this as a vcr.

I’ve got a magnavox combination from 1995 that does this I’ll have to check out those sensors. Mine wouldn’t eject my tape though so I ended up opening the thing to retrieve it. Now it seems stuck in the play position and still turns off immediately. any suggestions?

I have a symphonic vcr tv combo that at first tapes wouldn't push all the way it it would get jammed on one side it seems it now has been able to get a tape in but it at first wouldn't drop down, now it drops down but it has gotten stuck being pushed forward and the tape is not longer able to get loaded or unloaded and the cover for the tape will no longer be able to go up or move. Is there a way to fix this or what could possibly be wrong? I think something is jammed but I don't know what

I have one of these also. Tape went in, but you could hear it eating the tape. I thought it was dirty, so ran a cleaner tape in it, but the next regular tape we put in got stuck (it's a short tape) and we have not been able to get it to eject yet. We are going to open it up, because there is probably something obviously not working with the actually play deck. Any suggesting for NOT ejecting completely and also simply NOT playing anything on the screen.?

I just won one of these on ebay. The vcr works but I'm trying to get the tv to work. Do you know what kind of a setup I would need to maybe get a few channels or will the tv part never work? It only has a coaxial cable connection on the back. It has only two audio/video ports in the front and a headphone jack. It doesn't have an hdmi or anything else. I keep looking at the converters on amazon and it always looks like they have usb and hdmi, etc. I'd like to get this working. Also, I have a panasonic tv/vcr model pvq 1312w (white). Also, on the bottom right it has a green light that is blinking all the time when I turn the tv on and it says prog timer on the bottom of the blinking green light.

spot on dave.

Very common repair on this Funai chassis! I've done dozens! I do have a question regarding a crystal oscillator. Does a crystal control the speed at which a VCR will play? More specifically, will a bad crystal cause a VCR to play at FF speed?

@12voltvids

5 жыл бұрын

No but a leaky cap in the capstan servo sample and hold circuit will

@NunYa953

5 жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids You are a lifesaver! I'll throw some money via PayPal your way in the coming days!

@NunYa953

5 жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids So is the purpose of the crystal oscillator to control things like vertical hold and tracking?

@12voltvids

5 жыл бұрын

@@NunYa953 No crystals are for things like system clock, ( not the timer clock but there may be one for that too) and chroma conversion circuits. Modern machines usually count down the system clock (reference) for their servo circuits but if the clock was off the entire machine would not work

I was guessing it requires a signal. Or else it auto shuts off. I'm probably wrong, though. Yup. I was wrong. Great fix!

Mine is doing the same thing but it sounds like a belt is slipping. Tried to load a home video tape in and it got a little crunched up unfortunately since the loading mechanism was out of sync

Thank you so much 👍

My dad chucked mine when I was 13 because of this............ I wish I had the knowledge to be able to do this, I coulda saved it......

@KHtwin69

3 жыл бұрын

Except mine had play stop eject with the eject icon all at the same time

A unit identical to this one is sitting in my local thrift shop for $5. No remote, but as you pointed out, full controls on the front of the unit.

@12voltvids

5 жыл бұрын

I'd buy one for 5 bucks, just to play the odd old tape on.

I have the exact same tv vcr combo Emerson with the two inputs in the front lower left

Same problems. We never used the deck or had a functional remote. Tried some duster and the tape wasn't sensing either. It did after sticking a finger inside. Tried plugging and unplugging with decreasing success. It would come on randomly according to mom, waking her up. Curb fodder. Vultures got it within a couple hours. Someone's else's treasure.

First clue: before the repair, it said STOP after you took the tape out. Afterwards, it kept saying EJECT when the tape was out.

Hey. I have a question we have tv/vcr the tape is stuck inside how do we get the tape out. The TV will not come on at all.

I have same exact tv, but the problem I have is every time I put the vhs in the tv turn off. Everything else works. Any suggestions?

I just bought a Sony TV/vcr combo and the tv works fine, but the it turns the whole tv off like 3 secs after the tape gets in and autoplays or I hit play. I thought it could be a bad capacitor or something drawing to much current but all the capacitors and components look fine. Do you think of anything that could be wrong?

@12voltvids

Жыл бұрын

Mist likely a loading belt or mode switch needs cleaning.

I have the same TV. I love it!! I do not have a remote and would like to see if I could connect cable to it for regular TV viewing. Will a universal remote work? What one do you recommend? How do you adjust tracking while using a tape?? Thanks for all the cool info!

@12voltvids

Жыл бұрын

It will only work on cable if your cable co still has analog channels. Otherwise you need a digital box and should be able to connect it to that.

I just dug out my family’s old RCA T09082 TV VCR Combo that we used in our car when I was a kid on road trips, for my 6yr olds that think this small “old fashioned” tv is super cool. It’s been stored in a container in our basement so there was some dust. I used some compressed air spray to clean the little bit of dust from the inside but the picture on the screen is just that black and white static 😞 the sound works fine, as do all the other buttons and functions, just no picture from the vhs tape. Any idea what could be causing this?

@huhnx5

Жыл бұрын

I would say that a bad drum may be your best bet Sometimes it can fail and display static but play audio

I have an issue with my RCA inputs. The sound works but the video does not. Would that be fixable? Asking a wizard. Please help I've bought 2 duds in the past 2 months

Excellent

I have the same TV/vcr combo and it also turns off every time I turn it on. But it also turns off even if I have a vcr tape in . I tried playing the vcr tape but it still turns off. It doesn't even stay on long enough to let the tape play. Do you know why it's doing that? Any help you could give me would be great. I really don't want to throw this TV away... I've had it for a very long time.

@12voltvids

8 ай бұрын

It's probably a dirty mode switch

I have a SuperScan SSF420TR with a DVD player and VCR built in. I just tried my vcr side out and I heard motors and nothing happened then the tv shuts off. When I turn it back on it ejects the tape

A favorite tv of mine started doing this a bit. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. Once my tv is on for a few minutes it’ll accept the tapes, other times it’ll reject the tape and shut off. Hoping it doesn’t crap out on me soon

The light gun on old game systems like the nes classic will only work with a CRT TV. Just a FYI.

@12voltvids

5 жыл бұрын

Correct, because it is timing the scan. The tube is basically a flying spot scanner. The light gun is aimed at the screen, but it only sees the "flying spot" when the trigger is pulled. The system knows the exact spot of the screen based on the timing of the video signal. There are 240 lines per field, and the the system knows the exact line and where the beam is as it is fed out in real time. This is true for all analog TVs. If you are using a CRT set with digital processing the light gun wil not work just like on any flat panel TV due to digital delay.

Incredible you diagnosed the problem by the behaviour of the unit , Brilliant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐📼

Hey Dave, appreciate the video. I have a phillips ccb130at02 combo vcr TV similar to this one, though the symptoms are kind of different. When putting a VHS in, the VCR starts making noises and then it shuts off. Then when I power it on again with the power button, it spits the tape back out and some of the VHS tape is sticking out. Any idea what I should look for when trying to fix this issue? Many thanks!

@12voltvids

3 жыл бұрын

Check the load belt and mode switch.

I am pretty sure that Toshiba continued to make tvs with vhs and dvd built in until sometime in the mid 2000s

@johnbreighner5852

3 жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same thing, considering that by the late 2000s Cathode Ray Tube televisions (Both the regular models and the ones with VCRs and DVD recorders built into them) were slowly fading out and becoming so obscure.

i have a unit like this when i removed the back i got to where your video show but could not see an easy way to access the heads for cleaning . i gave up but what would i have to do to get down to the heads on the unit to clean ?

@12voltvids

2 жыл бұрын

Some of those combo units were downright nasty to clean.

Question! I have this exact model tv and whenever I put a vhs tape in, the TV doesn't read it and play like yours. Once the tape is inserted it almost instantly after a few seconds turns off. Do you have any clue to why it's doing that? When I turn the TV back on the TV ejects the vhs tape. please help

@rambler2158

Жыл бұрын

Same problem. Every find a solution?

@NineINCHSnailz

Жыл бұрын

@@rambler2158 I just got a cotton swab and cleaned the deck where the vhs tape sits in ! there was so much dust on it lol. It worked after that and played good.

@rambler2158

Жыл бұрын

@@NineINCHSnailz thanks for the reply

Can you show us how to open a TV like this? I have a similar TV and the yellow AV jack broke and got pushed inside so I want to fix that so I can connect my N64 to play.

Nice bro

Cool..Approach..

I have a Symphonic from the outside looks like a clone. Without a tape in it when I turn it on about 5-10 seconds it shuts down. When I insert a tape it will run. If I hit the rewind when it gets to the end it shuts the TV off. I opened it and even though it looks like a clone of your TV I did not find a sensor (photo diode) where yours is located. I have not found it yet. Its a Symphonic SC313B. If it is the sensor is there anyway to bypass it so the TV will keep running? I don't watch VCR tapes in it.

Great video. I have one I just bought, go to eject the vhs and it got stuck when I tried to pull it out and now it turns off. Any advice? lol

dam that was an easy one and looks a nice TV. it would be good for an old games machine like a sega on.

I have a "Symphonic" TV/VHS combo but my problem is when I insert a VHS the TV turns off 5 seconds after I insert it. I can get the tape out by pressing eject while it's off, and my TV will not turn off after 5 seconds after being turned on (I just don't use the VHS player). I use a HDMI to AV converter to watch TV on it, but I can't watch VHS tapes. This video was helpful!

@12voltvids

Жыл бұрын

Belts and mode switch most likely.

ive got similar tv that it wont pull vcr tape in when inserted...any ideas?...

Can you use any dioid ?

I have the symphonic version. I'm haveing issues getting the vhs tape to go in. It's like something is stuck

I bet the biggest reason TV/VCRs & VCRs in general brake is because people don’t turn them on first before shoving a tape in it. I had 1 that broke, my very 1st TV/VCR I believe was a Symphonic SC313B I think it was & it broke when I was a kid, probably cause of my brother. I stopped using the vcr part when it was having jamming problems.

Dave, i have something important to tell you about my emerson EWC1303 TV/VCR Combo. The heads are not broken. But when i play a tape, the picture on the left top corner and down to the left bottom corner, or white text on a black screen, there is streaks of static showing and goes away as soon as the text fades. It has been doing ot since 10/28/20 and i got it off ebay for $155.32 on 09/05/20. It came on 09/16/20.

@12voltvids

3 жыл бұрын

That is generally a sign that the heads are wearing, and can no longer recover the higher frequency of the peak white. Remember that video is FM modulated. The carrier is 1Mhz deviation between 3.4 and 4.4Mhz. High contrast image, especially something with a sharp edge push the modulator to maximim deviation, and when the heads start to wear they can no longer detect the higher frequencies as the head gap is wearing slightly wider.

@austinthevhsvideogamelover5265

3 жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids even with the contrast, brightness, and sharpness down all the way its still the same.

@austinthevhsvideogamelover5265

3 жыл бұрын

I remember 10/27/20 the heads were fine, but my dad changed my light bulb and when he did on the 28th of october, i played back a tape and that's the first time i noticed that.

@austinthevhsvideogamelover5265

3 жыл бұрын

I looked at the heads with a flashlight and they are not wide gapped.

@austinthevhsvideogamelover5265

3 жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids also this combo i got has not been used that much. Idk why it started doing this when my light bulb got changed.

Thank you for the great video. I recently purchased an admiral tv vcr combo it works great except that the tape that is in there will not eject. So far, I haven't been able to find a video to help fix this issue. What could be causing this problem? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

@12voltvids

Жыл бұрын

Belt. Mode switch. The usual suspects.

@viz_3784

Жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids ok, thank you for the quick response. It’s much appreciated!

and which component tells vcr to pull tape in when inserted?..right now when i push tape in nothing happens

I have the same TV but the only problem is the tape will go in and play but , when it stops the eject area catches part of the ribbon. if I pull the video the ribbon will tear. I need to find somewhere to take it to get fixed.

What if the tape sensor senses the tape but won't activate the loading motor at all?

mine just shut down ,now my tape is stuck inside..can this be repaired?