My Magnavox MWR20V6 DVD VCR Combo shuts down, after 5-10 seconds, following start-up (on/standby button). I saw "E1(rear)," on the TV screen, just before it shut down the last time. I suspect it is an error code. Perhaps I need to simply, remove an access panel and blow some dust out, clean a laser eye or the video-tape heads,... OR, throw it out?

SOURCE: Philips Magnavox MWR20V6 DVD

Its macrovision. You need a macrovision killer or a Go video. I am not promoting you to buy that but that would take care of the problem

SOURCE: Magnavox MWR20V6 DVD

I just called Magnavox about a similar DVD/VCR combo and they said you can't use any other remote with those for some reason.

SOURCE: Magnavox MWR20V6 DVD

I purchased a Magnavox MWD7006 and need to have it play in Db5.1 KOSS Entertainment system; thus far only plays in stereo; anyone know what I'm missing? I'm using a S-Video cable.

SOURCE: Magnavox #MWR20V6 DVD Recorder/4head HI FI Stereo VCR

VCR problem... replace the idler.

IDLER - symptoms:

1. Eats tapes. Capstan pulls tape off the supply reel but the takeup side can't reel it in.
2. Won't rewind, sometimes intermittent.
3. Shuts off sometimes.
4. In early failure stages, while playing, the take-up reel inside the cassette may behave erratically.
5. When you press stop, the guide rollers retract without pulling in the tape.

THE PROBLEM - worn idler. Older VCRs have an idler that uses a rubber tire. Over the years, a slow chemical reaction occurs on the surface of the tire. This process results in a glazed surface, causing loss of traction. With a dummie cartridge you can see that the idler does engage the reel table, but if you grab the reel table with your hand, you find there is little or no torque. Without traction, the tire only slips against the reel table. If you push the idler into the reel table with your finger, it will work, but only as long as you keep your finger on it. Often all you need to do is replace the tire.

The tire can be easily removed. It's not glued or permanently fastened in any way. A small flatblade screw driver is a big help in removing the old one. In fact, you can turn it inside out and remount it that way. But since there are no treads on the inside wall and the fact the rubber has a lot of years of deterioration on it, you will be lucky to get a few months out of it. But at least you can still use your VCR in the meantime.

Newer VCRs have a gear instead of a tire. Although gears are much more reliable they still have problems. Usually becoming warped or loosing tension. The plastic retaining cap over the spring sometimes cracks. Without sufficient tension, the idler tends to get caught between the reels. This can be easily seen if you have a dummie cartridge. Gear driven idlers are one piece, so replacement involves the entire idler

hope you have grasped what is said here.

thanks for using fixya

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I also have same problem and have had no luck with anything I have tried