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Originally Posted by Wildcat12  We got a new Vizio flat screen TV. We kept our RCA SV2000 VCR/DVD player. When attached to the Vizio, the DVD player & recorder work. However, the VCR portion will not. When we play one of our VHS tapes, the screen jumps. We've cleaned the machine many, many times & that doesn't help. The tape will work on one of the other machines & TVs in the house. We've checked connections, but to no avail. Why is it that the machine will play the DVDs perfectly with the new Vizio but not VHS tapes? |
Another possibility - new VHS players do not have the 'Tracking' controls that the older players had. If your tape is jittering or you see distortion at the top or bottom or scrolling through the picture then it may be tracking adjustment is needed for that tape. Usually on the newer units this may be accomplished by using the 'up' and 'down' channel controls.