Sony DSR-45P DV / Mini DV VCR "start play shuts" Questions

...start and immediately shut down I have a Toshiba M655 VCR which plays back OK. But, on some tapes, it immediately shuts down. I watched with the lid off it it looks like the take-up reel on the bad ...

...play, record , rewind etc. If it gets dirt or the contacts are worn it starts telling lies to the electronics and so it shuts it down. But I think more likely some mechanical issue, than the mode ...

Daewoo DVT5DN - when tape is inserted it mechanically accepts it, and seems like it starts play mode but then ejects it. Tried different tapes with same results, tried cleaning inside w/ compressed ...

starts to play a tape then shuts down Hello Video casette is not moving normally. It struks at the take up spool. Check the belts. OK.

play or record a tape, I keep getting this error code and then the machine shuts down. Any suggestions? C 31:30 IS FG fault when starting capstan. This is an indication of a motor failure. There are a

...play,in 3 seconds it will either stop playing or the power will shut off. No matter how many times I try to start playing the tape,it does the same thing over and over. Hello Ro Power, This might be ...

...start power the vcr is okay but when i put a cassettee inside it power is shut. i cannot rewind, play or forward a cassette. in all the cases power is tripped. unplug for 10 minutes then replug the ...

...play, then stops, the drum continues to turn, and the VCR has become noisy on FF and REW. When scanning, the picture is good and without noise. Also, occasionally, it will not FF or rew, but the drum ...

...play. (You may need to put a piece of cardboard over the cassette to block external light from interfering with the start/end tape sensors). Assuming this is a basic VCR (no instant start features), ...

...play tape".) If it has burned out,..the machine cannot "see" that the tape is/is not in place,.."shuts down". Best bet to send to a repair tech for service. Have a "belt&tire kit" plus the bulb ...