Look to see if tape will fully load and if FF or REWIND work, if not a transport problem, drive mechanism not moving the tape, unit will sense this and shut unit off----even a problem in the loading mechanism for the VHS tape not loading the tape all the way will do the same thing.
SOURCE: I have a Toshiba V-631UK
I would guess that your USB thing looks like this:
If so what you need is one of these scarts
A scart to RCA. You should be able to one from Amazon and the like
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http://portablemedia.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/jvc/jvc_dr_drmv5s.html
If it won't PLAY VHS tapes it must have a serious mechanical problem (if it even loads) or its heads are glommed up, so it obviously won't record them either. When's the last time you ran a cleaning tape through it?
Solve the load or playback problem and it will probably record.
Time and poor storage conditions are the mortal enemies of tapes. Store the in a 'played
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