Sony Handycam CCD-TRV318 Hi-8 Analog Camcorder stops playing and the error code C:31:22 appears in the viewfinder on a blue screen
SOURCE: cannot playback hi8 ccd trv107e pal
Dirty video head! Playback newly opened blank tape for five minutes, after that eject, reinsert, playback then eject again five times, these will serve as your video head cleaner, never use "video head cleaning cassette tape" for it will only damage your camera. Most camera has built in video head cleaner installed inside and activates only when you insert, initial play/rec, and ejects a tape. If the problem is still there you need pro fix then.[:0)
SOURCE: very grainy playback
Same problem with my Sony CCD-TR416 recently. Know what finally worked? With camera playing a tape, I picked up the camera and tapped it sharply on a solid desktop. Had to do it 3 times. I held the camera with two hands, one on each side of the camera, raised it about 3 to 5 inches off the desktop and then quickly tapped it on the desk holding the camera parallel to the desktop so that it solidly hit with all of the lower surface of the camera body.
I know it sounds crazy. I swear it worked. I had tried cleaning the heads over and over. I examined them with a 20x loupe and they looked fine. I doubt that the problem was oxide and debris build-up on the heads.
I planned to order a new head/drum just to see if I could manage the replacement procedure by myself (I'm a chronic do-it-yourselfer/experimenter). I guess I don't need to do that now.
Why did the slam technique work? My guess: Inside the rotating head, there must be some sort of electronic track like the brushes of a motor or something similar.. Some sort of debris must have been involved in a corruption of the transfer of impulses from the heads. A few taps and it broke free.
If banging it on the desk didn't work, I was next planning to remove the drum to check for bad connections. I'm sorry I didn't have to do that.
Nevertheless, don't listen to everyone when they say that the "heads must be dirty." Nope. With the loupe, I could see mine were sparkling clean. But, I still had those multiple horizontal rows of short white streaks obliterating the video image. Tap. Tap. Tap. Now they're gone.
Try it. Couldn't hurt. Though chances are, you won't see this. I'm posting 6 months after your original post. I just happened upon your post as I researched the problem through Google. Neverthelss, someone might see my response someday and maybe they, too, will get luck with the tap, tap, tap procedure.
SOURCE: I have a sony Handycam videoHi8 camcorder, my problem is that it
Try using different tape or a new tape in the Camcorder.
Clean the video heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette.
You may also try pressing and holding the Reset button for 30 seconds to reset all the settings in the unit to the factory defaults.
Good luck!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
SOURCE: Sony CCD-TRV65. Blue screen during playback
Just bought the exact one from a yard sale for 20 bucks. Had the very same problem with the blue screen on playback. What i did is replace the battery in the small bay when you open the viewfinder. Try playing your tape again and it will work!
SOURCE: Handycam CCD-TR618E Hi-8 Analog Camcorder: I have a Sony Handycam CCD-TR61. It has worked fin...
that is look to be the cassette in switch
located on the side of the cass housing
or a sensor ...
hope that will help and this kind of trouble
is easy to fix for experienced tech an hour max
hope you will find one
regards Alan
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