I got this new item at Christmas and STILL can't play a VCR tape! I can get the sound from the tape, but no picture. At the bottom of the screen is says "no signal", but the audio is coming thru just fine.
The t.v. must be switched to the correct video setting depending on what input you plugged the unit into on the back of the set.
Perhaps the audio is set to one input on the set, and the video to another input. Check your connections.
If you used a coax cable, you may need to turn yout t.v. the channel you have the VCR set to.
It could also be a loose conection. Make sure they are secure.
On combo units, there should be a button to switch between dvd and vcr. Is this set right?
I could help you more if I knew how you hooked the unit into the tv. I tried to give you several options that may be causing the problem as a quess for now.