Question about Sony Handycam DCR-TRV460 Digital Camcorder
Hmmm, then u have a diry drum head. Try a head cleaner first.
Posted on Sep 11, 2007
Okay, if the counter is not advancing it means that there is no tracking information. Counter won't work when playing unrecorded tapes and if the tracking head is dirty, so the likely fault is the tracking head is dirty. Without the trackijg info, picture won't get proper sync, no sync means blue screen and no counter advance.
What do u think?
If U are upto it u can too do it, all u need is a screw driver and a piece of lint free cloth and some alcohol.
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This is usually caused by an oxidized, misaligned or defective Audio/Video drum. You can try running a cleaning tape through the camera. If this does not solve the problem the camera will need to be serviced by a qualified service technician.
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Tried that already unfortunately.
thanks
Sounds sensible so I just need to find someone to clean the tracking head as I assume it is a technical job. Thanks for your help.
I'm seeing the same problem with my tapes. I think the problem is that the machine somehow is no longer able to recognize the recording as Digital8 and thus trying to play them back as Hi8. My TRV460 has a PB mode setting; however, it only let you select either Auto or Hi8/8, so I cannot force it to playback in Digital8 mode. I'm not sure how to work this out.
Well not exactly...Whenever I record and play what I have recorded back it plays it faster? How can I resolve this problem?
I've got the same problem with a DCR-TRV460. I have several digital tapes that won't play back at all. I get a Blue screen and a brief D8--->HI8 message, counter does not advance. If I record a new tape It will play back, but it won't play back a tape I finished just a few weeks ago. The camera will play back an old analog tape. It does look like it can't tell they are digital tapes.
This question is for Rifaa, or whoever else knows the asnwer: You said "If U are upto it u can too do it, all u need is a screw driver and a piece of lint free cloth and some alcohol." How exactly do I go about cleaning the tracking head? Thank you.
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