I have an old Magnavox VCR (model VR9640AT01 VCR, mfr date 12-4-1987), which shut off last week while playing a tape.
When I powered it back on, it made noises for exactly 4 seconds, and then shut off again. None of the buttons (Eject, Play, etc.,) work!
To see what was happening, I removed the casing, plugged it in, and powered it on. It was REWINDING for 4 secs before shutting off.
When I kept my finger on the Power button, it rewound, stopped, rewound, stopped -- until it got to the beginning of the tape. Now, when I press the Power button it TRIES to rewind and shuts off.
Any ideas? Or, are the internal electronics kaput and need a technician?
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