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Video Cassett hung in VCR?

I have a Zenith 13" color TV with a built in VCR and I put my
movie in to see if it worked cause I bought it at a yard sell.
It plays great, but when I went to eject the tape it want come out. It goes through the motions, but it just want spit it out.What can I do?I hope you can tell me with out having to take it to a TV repair
place. God Bless.Thank you.
It was made in Feb.2000
Serial# V0511176
Model# TVSC1320
Bought from Sears and robuck
Theresa W. Helms, June 2007
I just had a tape stuck in a VCR/TV combo so went on the Internet for help and all other answers were to take the top off the VCR which of course is not possible with a tv combo.

While stuck the the power would turn on it would just emit a low moan-whining noise for a few seconds starting strong then running down and then power off. Couldn't watch TV in that state, it would automatically power off.

So I got down comfortable on the floor eye level with the input slot with the flapping door cover and pressed the power button then quickly with my fingers of one hand inserted them in the tape load slot and using my middle fingers continously began pushing up on the top edge of the cassette in a stiff but quick flicking motion over and over again (like trying to physically force the tape up with intermittent prodding short and quick strokes so it could clear the lip if the eject mechanism kicked in) while simultaneously pressing and holding the eject button with my other hand and after a few tries and 5 or six upward prods on the front top edge of the cassette the eject mechanism activated and spit out the tape.

Sharon, June 2007
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