I was trying to catch up with some shows I had taped over the last couple of evenings. I didn't get done before Law and Order: Criminal Intent came on, so I turned off the video so I could watch it.
I turned my head for a second and when I looked back I saw something on the show then tried to rewind to see what I had missed leading up to that point. It didn't rewind. So I pressed rewind again and still nothing happened. By this time they are doing their promo intro song and I'm madly pressing the rewind button and pointing the remote all over the room!
Thinking the batteries were dead I put new ones in and tried again... still nothing. By this time there are commercials.
Turns out that I was rewinding the tape in the VCR and the show I was trying to rewind was in real time on the TV
At least I know my remote works!
I turned my head for a second and when I looked back I saw something on the show then tried to rewind to see what I had missed leading up to that point. It didn't rewind. So I pressed rewind again and still nothing happened. By this time they are doing their promo intro song and I'm madly pressing the rewind button and pointing the remote all over the room!
Turns out that I was rewinding the tape in the VCR and the show I was trying to rewind was in real time on the TV