Servicing a Canon VR-HF600

[Tony75]

That Canon looks very similar to the Panasonic D-deck, not quite sure on 1 or 2 bits with it, like the mode motor. Great decks, run forever virtually.
The only tricky bits in these is pulling it apart around the idler to replace the tyre that drives the idler that flops back and forth. Nothing really tricky, just a lot of disassembly and reassembly in the correct order. A sketchpad and pencil as well as a digital camera on macro will help you put it back together.
A great resource for repair of decks is http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/vcrfaq.htm
Also there are 1 or 2 things on google books.
One other thing you may want to do is replace the electrolytic capacitors in the power supply. At least on the 240V models this solves some tuner issues and maybe some video playback issues. There aren't many to do, and no big pricy ones so it is a cheap operation.
The Philips might actually be salvageable. You may just need to find the equivalent JVC model that it is based on. I can give an Aussie model (HRJ-655) based on what i can make out in the picture, but this may not be helpful. They are generally very reliable machines and quite mechanically simple.
Good luck
Tony