I cleaned the heads and the sound and picture of the vcr is very good. The dvd player also works great. I don't have the original remote, but I'm including a universal remote. It is programmed for the dvd player, but I couldn't get it to work for the vcr. Maybe you'll have better luck. To watch a video of it working use the link below to see it on my YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/voCsXSyxNaw?si=qzSoIL9HiT3mZ9sp
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