Stuck in "safe" mode

Hold down power on vcr/dvd unit or the remote for 8 seconds. It turns the SAFE mode on or off.

usualy you can turn the safe mode off but you will need the controll to do this on the controll you should have a button that says lock this is to stop other controlls working the video when you use it to turn the sound up on your telly control as sometimes these controlls will work videos as well so you put it in safe mode to stop this working on your video but it should turn off check the battery in your controll then try pressing the lock button once if their is no lock button you will have to contact the makers and ask them to send you out a owners manuall they should do this for the price of a stamp if you dont have the controll that came with it try one of the all in one controlls but read instructions to see if it can opperat the safe mode its nothing serius it just stops other controlls operating your video on the controll it should say lock or safe point controll at video press it once but without controll you vant turn this off hope this helps you a bit.................

Holding the power button down for 8 to 10 seconds helped get the VCR restarted from "safe" on the readout

Yes, this fixed it. There was a button on the remote that said "child lock" that I pressed to fix this.