My VCR has been having trouble loading tapes lately. Usually, the tape goes in about 3/4 of the way, stops and pops back out. The only tip my instruction manual gave for solving this problem was "Make sure the tape is being inserted properly" (which it was.)
The VCR is fairly new (I bought it last August.) I've used a head-cleaning tape to clean the unit every other month, so I'm hoping dirt isn't the problem.
I'm hoping someone here can help.
Take it back to the point of purchase. Something is wrong with the mechanism. If it were a jammed tape the cartridge would go all the way in, attempt a start, THEN pop out.
BTW: Head-cleaning that often can eat the heads. Only clean whenever you start to see "snow" in the picture, or the tracking starts bobbing around.
...Jim Thompson
We had the same problem last summer (only the tape did not even go in
3/4 of the way). It turned out that a label from one of the tapes had come off inside the unit, and was causing the jam. Removing the loose label fixed the problem.Take a look inside the unit (I had removed the top cover to do this, but only do that if you're fairly handy with electronics and be sure to unplug the unit before removing the cover) and see if anything is in there that shouldn't be. If you don't take off the cover, you can still take a look through the tape slot.
Mark
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