Sharp 13VT-R100 13 in. TV/VCR Combo "play tape head" Questions

be compromised by some tape getting into the play head mechanism, and jamming. be particularly careful with anything pointy or sharp, as the tape head does NOT like those objects near the read surface

...play a tape either. It has a constant whirring sound even when the TV is playing Also,the letters D E W are on the screen. Can you Help me? there is what is called a "dew sensor" in a lot of vcr's ...

...play? The tape head needs cleaning. Best to use the type that you put a drop or two of alcohol on. Find a cleaning tape that works best for you, or have a TV shop do it for you. The "Blue Screen" is ...

...head is bad on the vhs heads, use cleaning tape try that, if that fixes great, if it helps but not fully there, you might have to clean them by hand with very soft paper town and rubbing alcohol rub ...

...You need to clean the video head. With these types of sets it's best to use a tape cleaning cassette. I should get a Scotch Head Cleaner Plus tape currently on sale on Amazon for around 4

I have a 19TVR62 tv/vcr combo and the vcr used to work, but all of a sudden it no longer plays videos. At first I was getting sound and a fuzzy screen, and now I'm not getting sound either. Help! That

...play a tape it plays the tape with excellent picture quality for about 10 seconds and then shuts off the power completely and then after turning on power to the unit again it ejects the tape and it ...

...play a tape in the vcr all I get is a black screen. Can anyone out there help me with this ??? The dvd plays fine as I said>> David M you probable have a dirty video head...you can try a tape head ...

sound and just a Static picture when playing a VCR tape on a Sharp 13vt-N100 I only get sound with static picture when playing VCR tape Input is set on channel 3. Did I do something wrong with the ...

dthough these played fine before. Commercial tapes (i.e. movies) play fine. I would try to clean the heads. Before I do anything else. You can buy a good head cleaner at Wal-Mart! Good luck with this