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Parent lock / no remote control

JMSE · 2009-08-01 17:18:44

Vague chance I'd say on this: I've a portable combi tv/vhs player. Its a samsung and its probably 5-10 yrs old. Its working fine as far as I know but the problem is: I have no remote control and its parent locked. When I leave it plugged out for 6mths I go back expecting the parent lock will have been lost from memory but…

01-08-2009 05:18PM

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JMSE

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Vague chance I'd say on this:

I've a portable combi tv/vhs player. Its a samsung and its probably 5-10 yrs old. Its working fine as far as I know but the problem is: I have no remote control and its parent locked.

When I leave it plugged out for 6mths I go back expecting the parent lock will have been lost from memory but its still there. Is there a battery I can unplug inside or is there a way of unlocking it without a remote.?

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#2 02-08-2009 05:41PM

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Some machines have a system unlock which is something like "Eject +Play pressed at the same time" although this is different from manufacture to manufacture so consulting the manual might help.
The remote end would be more advisable, my preferred remote's are the Harmony series from Logitech.

>Sol

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