How to find info on a Sears VCR

[ESigma25]

Originally Posted by user181

The first set of numbers before the decimal point is the manufacturer code. "934" corresponds to Hitachi. Hope that helps you narrow it down.

Funny how Hitachi made everything for Sears and RCA at one point! My RCA CMR-300 VHS camcorder was made by Hitachi too, and the same camera was sold by Sears.

I guess I can start with looking for Hitachi service manuals then and narrow down to top-loaders from there.

EDIT: My Sears VHS seems to be very similar to (but not identical to) the Hitachi VT-11A, so that's a good start. Here's the VT-11A, via an eBay auction:

https://www.ebay.com/c/1856432975

And here's my Sears VCR:

https://imgur.com/gallery/Ag27Ujj

The buttons on the front are in different places and mine has front RCA jacks and no twin-lead connections on the back, but everything behind the front panel is the same. So that must mean that my Sears VCR is a successor/companion to the Hitachi VT-11A.