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Tape rack stayed open

Need help does somebody know how to eject the tape? the tape rack went down while the door was open and the tape were not inserted to the left

anil Salunke Feb 20, 2008

does somebody know how to eject the tape? the tape rack went down while the door was open and the tape were not inserted to the left

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A similar thing happened to me - I took it to panasonic service centre to fix and unbelievably the problem was that the HAND STRAP was quite tight (I have small hands and set it snug) and prevented the door from openeing just another milimetre more, and thus caused the carriage to 'jam'. Loosening the hand strap and opening the door allowed the tape carriage to move properly again. This was a great relief (although I still had to replace the carriage mechanism a few months later.....due to reset button message)

Posted on Jun 09, 2008

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Did you find a solution? I've got the same problem on a NV-GS11. Thanks, DANIEL...

Posted on Jan 11, 2008

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