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VCR-DVD Player(s) Issues

I have a Magnavox MDW2205 VCR/DVD Player that plays VHS tapes fine, but the DVD side slowly looses color the longer it's on until it stops outputting color completely.

I have a Toshiba D-VR5SU DVD Recorder/VCR that plays DVDs fine, but the VCR side plays tapes with a jumpy picture and lots of noise, though sound is absolutely fine. When I first received it, the VCR portion functioned fine. Since it has been in my possession, the remote has not worked. I tested the remote on a similar model a friend had and the remote itself is fine, the VCR I have just won't receive any infrared input (I tried a third party generic remote as well with no success.)

I would love to get one (or both!) working instead of having to string together both machines to make a complete working unit.

Video link to show the problems: https://youtu.be/2bfiICmRCj4

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Hi @nickhammaker

If you haven't already done so, try cleaning the laser lens in the Magnavox dvd player and the drumhead in the Toshiba vcr player and check what happens to the video being shown in both.

There are commercially available lens and drumhead cleaners available online to make this easy to do without opening the devices e.g. vcr head cleaner kit and cd dvd laser lens cleaner (examples only)

If cleaning doesn't fix it here are the service manuals for a Magnavox MWD2205 and the Toshiba VR5SU that will help.

Regarding the remote control not functioning, initially check that the IR sensor window in the player is clean and not obstructed and that the sensor itself appears not to be damaged - see p.6 of the service manual linked above for the location of the sensor

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Ok, cleaning the Toshiba Head with iso alcohol soaked paper strips fixed the noise on the VHS side for me, so that's a step in the right direction. I checked the IR sensor window and it was clean. The sensor does not seem to be damaged. Apparently something was loose somewhere though, because upon reassembly the remote mostly worked. There are a few buttons that don't, but that seems to be a fault of the remote itself. I suspect it had some sort of liquid damage, so I may try to clean it up or order a replacement first party, as third party remotes seem to not play nice.

On the Magnavox, I used a DVD cleaner, but the issue remained. I suspect it is something with the board, like a failing capacitor or chip that acts up when it gets warm/hot.

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