1970s? Hitachi VT-8500A VCR found today

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Originally Posted by Captainclock

Anyways I still need to figure out why the unit isn't activating the rewind and fast-forward functions and why the play function isn't activating properly....

You answered this in the post above - the belts are missing - get the proper belts and you can go from there. (there are no "standard" sized belts - each manufacturer used different sizes.)

PRB / russell industries is the company making belts - get the belt cross reference to find what belts you need. 4.1MB PDF download....