VCR Help - stupid Toshiba

[Warik]

My VCR sucks. I can program it just fine, but it's being stupid when it comes to channels. I want to program my VCR to record a show on channel 62 (or was it 63? I forget... 60 something), but the VCR refuses to go to that channel. If I try to go to any channel between 48 and 95, it just jumps to channel 2 as if it's saying "lol fuck u Warik"

I have this old Toshiba M-3285 VCR that is probably older than I am. I have no clue where whoever bought it put the manual. Any ideas? I'm sure I just have to push a few buttons to get it to search all of the available channels or something, but there does not seem to be any intuitive way to do this.

Heeelp.

-Warik

 

[Fonz]

My VCR sucks. I can program it just fine, but it's being stupid when it comes to channels. I want to program my VCR to record a show on channel 62 (or was it 63? I forget... 60 something), but the VCR refuses to go to that channel. If I try to go to any channel between 48 and 95, it just jumps to channel 2 as if it's saying "lol fuck u Warik"

I have this old Toshiba M-3285 VCR that is probably older than I am. I have no clue where whoever bought it put the manual. Any ideas? I'm sure I just have to push a few buttons to get it to search all of the available channels or something, but there does not seem to be any intuitive way to do this.

Heeelp.

-Warik

3 Things:

1. Throw your VCR in the garbage.

2. Buy a new one at an electronics store.

3. Re-try programming it.

Fonz

 

[Warik]

That was not even remotely helpful. =)

-Warik

 

[danielson]

cut all the power to it for like half an hour (or however long it says the battery back up for information will last)

after that all its RAM shouldbe wiped out correct? and maybe that will help. i dunno. but whenever shit breaks, i always turn it off and see if that helps

or try the toshiba website and shoot them an email or see if u can find a trouble shooting section up there

or just scream abuse at the VCR.

 

[HappyScrappy]

does it actually have those channels?

if it is old enough, then it is feasible that it doens't have them.

the higher channels are a more recent thing... well, really not that recent at all - but you are saying it is old. or it is cheap. or old and cheap (somewhere in there is a Wodin joke just waiting to be let out)

 

[saint808]

are you sure the channels are programmed in?
does it top load?
is it beta or vhs?

 

[Y_lifter]

Back in the day before cable had 200 channels, VCR's only the ability to tune 1-50 or so channels because that was all that was available.

The "Throw it away and buy a new one" comment is probably the best advice honestly.

You can get a cheap 4 head VCR for under $100 these days...

 

[Bullit]

yeah, the vcr is the stupid part of the equation...riiiiiiiiiiiight

 

[Fonz]

are you sure the channels are programmed in?
does it top load?
is it beta or vhs?

Beta?

I don't think its that old Saint.

On the other hand, this IS Warik.....LOL

Fonz

 

[casavant]

Man, you can get a new vcr at Wally World that will work better than your old one for about $40.

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

make sure it is set to cable ready...

 

[Warik]

does it actually have those channels?

if it is old enough, then it is feasible that it doens't have them.

the higher channels are a more recent thing... well, really not that recent at all - but you are saying it is old. or it is cheap. or old and cheap (somewhere in there is a Wodin joke just waiting to be let out)

It should have them. I would understand if it skipped from channel 48 back to 2 because it had nothing higher than 48, but it ignores any entry between 48 and 94. Why would those numbers in particular be missing?

It's old but not THAT old... it has its on screen automatic recording bullshit and even a remote control! =)

-Warik

 

[danielson]

hey- i have an on-off button on my remote control

maybe the chip burnt up





have u tried running ur cable thru an AV channel. thats how my cable works. it means i can record whatever cable channel im watching but nothing else

can it even do that? i know not much about TV and VCR as u can see

 

[Silverback316]

Time to get with the new millenium and buy a DVD. They have them for 100 bucks everywhere, but the ones that record go for around 1000 dollars. If you could afford it that's the way I would go.