When i insert a tape the place where u insert the tape shuts but wont go down... it stopped working about 3 months ago and i decided to pull it out and see if i could fix it... the door thing where u insert the 8mm shuts but doesn't go down after it shuts... please help!!
There are a variety of things that can go wrong. The process of elimination starts by taking the 2 screws out of the cover and removing. While the compartment is open, push the eject button and observe if there is any motion with gears or not. The main cam gear should rotate a few degrees in one direction and then back. If you see no motion at all then you have problems that are going to require real work. Most often when this is the situation, this main gear, which doubles as the mode switch, is broken and this is a sophisticated repair to replace.
Posted on Aug 22, 2007
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Mine is malfunctioning exactly like yours except it seems to work fine without a tape.
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