ILink not working. Computer does not recognize the deck. What intenal component(s) is faulty?

USB will connect the still photos from the memory stick.
To transfer the tapes you will require a firewire (Sony calls it iLink) cable for connection.

Al

Have you Enabled Firewire on your computer, Also If its Brand new It could be a Faulty notebook Read the manual about firewire and that should help you

From the Sony support page for this camera, it has the following:

• Drivers:
• The drivers needed to connect your Sony camcorder to a computer and transfer files are already included in the operating system.
• Not Supported:
• The USB streaming feature is not supported with the Windows 7 operating system.
• The Windows 7 Starter edition is not supported.

From the user manual page 184, they explain how to connect a iLink (IEEE 1394) cable from the camcorder to your computer. Since "USB streaming feature is not supported with Windows 7" as stated above, you now how to retrieve your video using the iLink connection instead.
Unfortunately, the camera does not come with an iLink cable, so you have to buy one. Additionally unfortunate is the fact that many computers do not have a IEEE 1394 connector to use with the iLink cable. As a result, you have to buy an adapter card for your desktop computer or hope that your laptop has a built-in IEEE 1394 port.
Once you get the iLink to IEEE 1394 issue resolved, you can then use the software provided by Sony or any DV capture software to download high quality copies of the video from your DCR-TRV250.

win vista and win 7doesn't support usb streaming. the usb driver for this model would not be compatible with your computer's OS. although, you were able to download PMB still this wouldn't work, it's basically an alternative software that you can use with the newer OS. still the device driver would not be installed. and you would get a message that "ilink connection is not detected". the reason you get that is bec the camcorder and the software is intended for use with the dv (ilink or ieee1394) connection. so if your computer has an ieee1394 card and you have a compatible ilink cable,then your good to go,it should be a plug-and-play connection (no drivers required). all you need then would be a video capturing software (like win moviemaker) to transfer videos from tape to PC. hope this helps. thanks :)

Go to camera menu and turn on USB Streaming and try to download movie. Still no joy, iLink port seems broken / faulty.

Hi heather719,

Unfortunately, the DCR-TRV19 is only compatible with windows - see the list of compatible versions at this address:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=DCRTRV19

The only compatibility it has with Macs (and it doesn't always work) is to view still images via USB cable. In order to do this, you must manually install the required drivers from the software CD on your Mac. See the user's manual for instructions on how to do this:

http://www.docs.sony.com/release/DCRTRV19.pdf

The reason the video playback is not compatible with Macs is that you have to use an iLink cable, which is Sony's version of an IEEE 1394 ("Firewire") cable, and the iLink is only compatible with PCs (since that's what Sony makes).

If you want to get content from the tape in your camera onto a Mac, you must either:
1) Load it onto a PC, save it to a portable memory device, and transfer it, or...
2) Connect a MiniDV deck to your Mac, take the tape out of your camera, and put in the deck (like a VCR).

I'm sorry I can't give you better news - please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.

Kind regards,
H2H

1st chance of defect in ilink connector and 2nd & worst (due to cost) chance is defect in main board.

YOur camcorder will have to have a 1394, firewire or ilink port. they are all the same thing ( firewire ) , bur sony calls it ilink so they dont have to pay apples licensing fees. If not, you will need a sony8 video tape deck with firewire out.

Any other questions?..keep me posted.

my computer not recognize is DV recorder for Windows Vista.

I need drivers.

Tanks
Vagner - Brazil

First ensure when you cannect the handycam in xp does xp home found any new hardware or not