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Posted on Jul 05, 2017
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Hi8 camcorder not working

I have a HI8 Digital camcorder SCL700 that is not working at all. It's like new, very few hours on it only a half dozen tapes ever recorded. I thought the batteries were completely dead, bought a new one, still NOTHING! It will not play or record with the LED open, and even through the viewfinder it see a blinking error message like D.EMG - EJECT. The manual only says that means it needs service....[LOL]!!!Any help here?? Steve

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Marcelo Calanoc

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  • Posted on Sep 15, 2006

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I had a problem the same as yours and I found the problem on the ribbon wire connected to the board where all the control button is located ( stop, rew, play, fwd pause). The problem occur because everytime you eject the tape from the loading mechanism the ribbon wire also move like your cutting it into pieces. sorry for my english hope you get the idea.... wait for the photo and i'll show you what i mean.. hope this will give you the solution you need.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 21, 2008

SOURCE: Problems with playback of HI8 tapes...

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.

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Ginko

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  • Posted on Aug 09, 2008

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Did you try removing batteries to see if it clears error?
this is first thing to do.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 10, 2008

SOURCE: Need an urgent solution regarding "Protection" problem (I have a program to record in next 2 hours) pls pls help !!!

have suddenly getting a "Protection" message in Camera mode. - The viewfinder is OK and i can see the view but a "Protection!" message is blinking in the middle of the screen and the record button is not working if i press

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 08, 2008

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Many electronic store retailers will have these in stock!

Best Buy - My favorite store
Best Buy - My favorite store again!

Give a call before you head over to any store and let them
know you are looking for HI8 tapes for a camcorder.

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