Cardinal Creek wrote:

My Toshiba VCR is the SD-296KU model. With my usual skill, I pressed a
button that made the thing either NOT tape a program at all or NOT
make it show up on the TV screen. Here's my setup: I used the cable
remote to change channels, that's working ok. I use the remote for an
Insignia TV for turning the TV on and off, change volume, that's
working ok. I use the Toshiba remote to tape programs and that seems
to be working--I can see the numbers increase as the program is taped.
Before this problem, all I had to do was press the "Video" button on
the TV remote, press "Play" on the VCR remote, and I would be able to
watch the taped program. I'm sure there is some button I shouldn't
have pressed and I'm hoping someone can help me so that I won't have
to pay the Geek Squad $100 to come out and fix it. Any ideas? I hope
I've given you enough info.

Does a channel tuned with your VCR show on the TV? If so, pressing "PLAY"
on the VCR's remote should replace the tuned program with the program being
played back. If not, find out why you can't get the VCR tuned program to
appear on your TV. That will solve your playback problem, too.