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I have lots of priceless family memories on 20+ Hi8 analog tapes. I went digital and mothballed the analog camcorder, several years ago when the white balance/focusing packed up on the above camcorder, however the rest of the playback system etc worked ok. I'm now in a position to convert analog to digital on my PC, however when I brought the camcorder out of mothballing, whilst the picture is great, but I cannot get any sound on tape playback either from the camcorder on its own or through the PC set up which I know is OK. I have tried several tapes just in case one was faulty.
I have passed a Sony Hi8 cleaning tape through the camcorder a couple of times but with changes.
I would be greatful if you could advise or help me in anyway to resolve this issue.
Thanks Kevin - I will try that tonight when I get home from work and let you know the outcomeThanks Kevin - I will try that tonight when I get home from work and let you know the outcome
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Try record some thing and play back and check for sound....
if you are able to get sound that mean the camcorder is fine some issue with the tape.
and if no sound the camcorder has the issue ... contact sony (In English: 1-800-222-7669 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00AM-12:00AM (Midnight) / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-8:00PM EST
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Try record some thing and play back and check for sound....
if you are able to get sound that mean the camcorder is fine some issue with the tape.
and if no sound the camcorder has the issue ... contact sony (In English: 1-800-222-7669 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00AM-12:00AM (Midnight) / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-8:00PM EST
)
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a problem with an electro mechanical mode-select switch there could be a timing problem arised by mechanical problems on contacts inside (an old video recorder problem between the seventies and nineties ) all equipments where tapes or cassettes are used.
A service manual for timing should be neccesary Sony CCD TRV16 Hi8 Handycam Camcorder Service Manual Page 13
Vista should be able to download this without any issues as it already includes the drivers. i was able to do this with my sony dcr-trv250 painlessly over the ieee-1394 (firewire) port using the DVD capturing bloat-ware (Ulead DVD creater) Toshiba had already installed for me. My toshiba satellite is running Vista Home Premium.
as regards analog hi8 playback, the product manual for the 250 says that this is NOT supported, i.e., it CANNOT play back analog hi8 tapes. Also, i wonder if PAL would be supported here in the US (assuming you're in the US, of course). I would expect only NTSC support. but it's a moot issue, since it doesn't play analog
What it is, is the standard 8mm tapes are not digital, and therefore won't import into imovie, unless you have the 8mm to Hi8 option enabled in playback mode, by setting it in the menu, under playback settings.
What's happening is that the tape in the cassette is being chewed on one side by the camera's tape transporting mechanism during playback, hence the distorted image and sound. The mechanism might be damaged (misalignment) or just dirty. Try not to play other tapes on this unit because they will become permanently damaged. The best way is to find another camcorder (if cleaning does not help). Note that some old cassettes of long recording time will exhibit this behavior more often because of thinner tape used.
may be your camera not design to play the analog tape...there are some model that can playback a analog tape...i think your camera is for digital playback only.... check your user manual
your guides have come loose , probably - the
digital sound will be next to go because the
bottom edge of your tapes are being folded -
open the cassette tape lid by pressing the
small pin near one hinge and gently lifting
the door - if there are any creases ? get the
guides aligned ! to protect your library ;
( if there are no creases , try a sony
d8 cleaning tape - once ! before getting a
repair quote ) ;
Thanks Kevin - I will try that tonight when I get home from work and let you know the outcome
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