Panasonic PV-L557 VHS-C Analog Camcorder "tape wont stay" Questions

...wont stay on With fully charged battery and new tape unit cuts off after 15 secs , no dew indicator just cuts out, but it stays on W/o tape??? it probably goes into a shutdown mode because of those ...

...EJECTING TAPE D ERROR JUST WONT STAY IN This error is a mechanical malfunction, try this: Eject the tape. Set to OFF. Detach the battery. Reattach the battery. Here is a link to your manual: ...

...wont play in palmcorder vcr mode It says it is recording in the camera mode, then when I switch to vcr to play it back, so i can put it on my computer, the screen stays blue, it shows features of ...

...tape fine (have tried it in another camera) however it wont playback on its own screen! It just stays black, the mech for the tape is still A ok any ideas? Can you see what is being recorded while ...

...tape keeps popping out...wont stay in Possible that you need to check if there is any objects within the cassette tray which is not allowing the tape to land. So check with a good light to see if any ...

...tape i push the door down and it wont stay. it pops up so i cant close it at all Its a mechanism problem , you need to take it to service centre , will cost about $100 in India cannot help sorry I ...

its on vcr mode but it wont play, itjust stays at blue screen and i know that there is film on it. You may be watching blank tape. Is the timecode counter moving when you have it displayed?

...tape and when I put it int he camera it wont accept it and it says Auto Reel Lock. Does anyone know why that does that? And what is the best way to clean the heads? Hello there! This kind of tape is ...

wont take tape the tape compartment willopen and close wthout a tape but not with one in. also the left plastic thing that spins the tape is turning real fast when you open or close Hi, I just posted ...

how can I correct it? oh, just found out this is actually normal, it switches to stand-by mode automatically, but my cam only stays on for 18 seconds wen a tape is in, and it wont record or playback..