Sony Handycam DCR-TRV18E Mini DV Digital Camcorder "fix closing" Questions

...close when a tape is placed inside, but it will close when there is no cassette inserted. How do I fix this? Common problem with this mechanism. In order to fix the problem you will have to replace ...

Broken lock on the door Wondered if there is an easy way to fix this at home, it cant read the dvd because it wont latch closed. you might be able to use a small piece of duct tape to hold i closed, ...

...dam ironicly a mate told me slam my fist under the bottom and it will close after hrs of trying to fix it i took his stupid advice and after many hits it closed and worked great for a few ...

closing the door. When i close the door the cassette door does not retract in so that the rest of the door will close. It shows an error code of C:32:11...It just happened one day years ago when I was

cassette holder won't close! nothing is blocking it, how to fix? No one in town can seem to fix it, they all want to ship it off and charge me out the wazoo for something that is probably simple! They

...back on and it did not help any. Any ideas of what I need to check and how to check it or how I can fix this myself quickly since I am needing it TOMORROW morning? Thanks! Shelly P. Something not ...

...DVD. How much will it cost me to repair this? Who could check this for me? What shall I do? i fix these and we charge about $40 plus parts the problem is a switch that is connected when closed ...

...says "do not push". The camera, when turned on, reads "re-attach the power source". Any way I can fix this? Or take it somewhere to be fixed? We use the camera all the time and love it! Thanks, ...

...Looks like the manual lock has got a problem. I went to near by service centre but they could Not fix it. THe handycam was working fine . Suddenly one evening, I wanted to change the cassette but ...

...but it won't close. Without a tape it closes fine. My only option is to send it to frsbenelux to fix it for a few hundred euros. Hoping to find a solution on the net, i will share with ya. greetz ...