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No picture during playback on LCD or TV from my Sony DCR-TRV255E

I have 2 cassettes full of stuff I recorded and let my Dad borrow my Sony DCR-TRV255E Handycam for him to record a few minutes of something. When I got it back I couldn't get anything to playback on the LCD or on my TV. The troubleshooting section in the book states 'The picture does not appear on screen when playing back a tape', which is my problem. But the 'Cause and/or Corrective Actions' states 'The tape in recorded in the Hi8/standard 8mm 8 system'. What does that mean? My tapes are Digital 8 and I have had no playback problems before. Anyone know how I can correct this? Thanks in advance.

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Just use good quality Video Head Cleaning Cassette. Video head is dirty/ clogged.

Posted on Jun 18, 2008

John Moreno May 04, 2013

Thanks for the advice although this also occurs with the cleaning tape and therefor i cannot clean the head, any advice?

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