Jammed tape - Sony Handycam DCR-TRV345E Digital-8 Digital Camcorder

Sometimes the tape is stuck on the head . Open the door and try to pry off the tape from the head with a thin instrument . Power up the unit and usually it spits out the cass. This worked for me many times.

The elctromagnetic tape may be jammed inside. Open the front access to the VHS and inspect for some jams such as toys (if you have kids). You can try grabbing the VHS tape with something while pressing the eject button. Sometimes it needs some assistance to overcome the jam. Good luck!

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the tape drive is jammed, you will need to take apart the machine and find out whats jamming the unit.

Hi...Tape jam inside your Camcorder ...fi you look careful on the side of the door tray look for a little hole it release manually the door but carefully remove the tape.. it possible the tape is unroll around the mecanism see if you cant release the pinch roller inside it a little black roiling rubber,it holding the ribbon tape

For me, a bunch of the tape somehow got stuck in the roller... I had to use a tweezer to pull it all out.

I had a tape jam and had to send it to a service center (Pro Tech Service Co, Idaho Falls). They got the tape out, cleaned it, and aligned the heads.

Several things could be happening...the tape is backwards, upside down, inverted or just wrong type since it closes without it. Next check to see on the inside if something is jamming the tape. While it closes without a tape there could be something that jams when a tape is inserted.

You have to disassemble the unit and remove the tape. Chances are it's stuck in the carousel (the round thing at the front that spins tapes and plugs them into the drive).

I was having the exact same problem & had lost my user's manual (you can go on the Dymo.com website to download a replacement). The !!!!!!!!!! display means that there probably is a tape jam. Here's what the manual says:
*!!!!!!in the display indicates that the tape can not be transported *Press any key to return to normal display *Check if there is a tape jam. In that case, life out the cassette and carefully release jammed tape. Cut off excess tape and refit/replace the cassette *If there is no tape jam replace the batteries