How to unactivate 'vcr lock' ?

VCR tape tension will cause this.

it should be on your remote or in the menu set up

<b><font size="1" face="Helvetica-Bold"><font size="1" face="Helvetica-Bold"> To turn on, </b></font></font><font size="1" face="Helvetica"><font size="1" face="Helvetica">hold down<br /> REC on the VCR in Stop<br /> mode with no tape<br /> inserted for 7 sec.<br /> (Please ignore the NO<br /> CASSETTE warning.)<br /></font></font><b><font size="1" face="Helvetica-Bold"><font size="1" face="Helvetica-Bold"> To turn off, </b></font></font><font size="1" face="Helvetica"><font size="1" face="Helvetica">repeat above<br /></font></font><!-- from fixya rte -->

press the stop key on the television and the on/off button on the remote at the same time.

Press the power button on the remote control for about 8 seconds to lock or unlock the DVD player.

It's simple buy a new remote.

I just had the same problem and found a solution on the internet that worked. Hopefully you still have the VCR's remote control. Press and hold either the on/off, VCR1 or VCR2 button on the remote. I pressed the VCR1 button and held it for about 5-7 seconds. It released the lock and worked fine afterwards. The lock is some kind of childlock devise.

this used to happen to me years ago and hasnt happened again until today. I know there is a button to press and hold, but I dont remember which one it is. One solution I know works but can be a pain in the ass is to unplug it for a few minutes and when you plug it back in it SHOULD be free of the lock

Hi Juzzy I fixed my unit with a universal remote ( can buy them at electrical store) or borrow a friends key in 0061 (this worked on my VH-605 ) on the new remote and hit play and away you go !!

Try hitting the "Lock" button on the remote. That solved the problem for us.