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Rob Wilson June 16th, 2003 06:32 PM

I second the comment about humidity causing problems. Just returned from Jamaica where I shot a wedding (Not by choice, it was my brother-in-laws!, how does this always happen?). Hotel room was nice and cool and the humidity was reasonable due to the AC. As soon as I walked outside (where the wedding was being held) I would get the "EJECT TAPE" warning. Solved the problem by removing the tape and GENTLY warming the drive/heads and the tape with a blow dryer. Also hit the lens just to prevent it from fogging up. New experience for me since here in Flagstaff today the humidity is 7%. Not sure this is something I would want to do on a regular basis but it worked.

Don Palomaki June 16th, 2003 07:50 PM

> ...I also tried to rewind the Fuji tape by hand - the tape mechanism was stucked, jammed. On all (10) Fuji tapes!...

Are you sure? The tape reels are "locked" by an automatic reel-lock mechanism when the tape is not loaded in a camcorder.

Anton Ber June 17th, 2003 02:46 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Don Palomaki : > ...I also tried to rewind the Fuji tape by hand - the tape mechanism was stucked, jammed. On all (10) Fuji tapes!...

Are you sure? The tape reels are "locked" by an automatic reel-lock mechanism when the tape is not loaded in a camcorder. -->>>

Yes, I am sure. There is a little knob (I dont know which other word could I use) in the middle of the cassette - I pushed that knob and turned the weel of the cassette. And it really was blocked and hard to move - the tape started to squeal, but after a few turns it went on smoothly.

And like Rob, it happend on a wedding to me too. Moving from car with AC to the sun, shooting outside, moving to hotel with AC... No wonder! But now I know: essential equipment includes blow dryer.
Thank you all for your help.

Chris Wright August 14th, 2004 06:01 PM

REMOVE CASSETTE error
 
My GL2 refuses to rewind tapes now. last week I had the REMOVE CASSETTE error occur once when I tried to rewind a tape. I didnt think it was a big deal because I removed the tape and it worked fine after that. However, now It won't even rewind. It will give me the error each time before it even gets going. Anyone know why this is happening?

The heads have been cleaned recently... and for those of you who are against using the GL2 as a VCR: I am too, but my cheapo JVC camera just died on me, so I had to use the GL2 for the time being.

Rob Lohman August 15th, 2004 04:48 AM

A quick search yielded:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=21441
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=10881
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=&threadid=161
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=13713
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=16081
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=28494

Chris Dornack November 22nd, 2004 04:46 PM

Remove the cassette..ARG!!!!
 
What is the best way to solve this problem. My camera is paralyzed!! I did a search on the subject but nothing useful in my case. I don't want to have to send my camera to NEw jersey for a big buck repair I don't have to. Its only 13 months old. Thanks in advance.

Jeff Donald November 22nd, 2004 07:50 PM

I don't understand what your issue is. Can you explain in detail what you're trying to do?

Darko Flajpan November 23rd, 2004 10:40 AM

I'm afraid you'll have to send camera to service...feel sorry for you.

Chris Dornack November 23rd, 2004 11:21 AM

remove cassete error message
 
THis message appears every time i place a cassette in the camera. Any easy things that could be wrong to correct the problem?

Mike Donley November 23rd, 2004 11:24 AM

Try a reset
 
From your post I can't tell what you are experiencing or which camera you have. However, before sending you camera off to repair, you might try pushing the reset button. If you have a GL1, open the LCD. Among the buttons in the recessed area you will set a small reset button. Use a pen or other small object to push the reset button. My GL2 is at home so I cannot verify if the button is in the same location, but it probably is. There is just a chance the reset button will get you going again.

Ryan Graham November 23rd, 2004 12:27 PM

Chris,

Just out of curiosity, what brand of tapes are you using? Some people have a theory that the Sony tapes are more likely to cause this problem....

Keep us updated on any solutions you might find. And if you end up sending it to Jersey, let us know how much it costs to fix. I know some people are trying to get together a class-action lawsuit about this issue, but I doubt it'll happen.

FYI: my camera does the same thing. It records fine, but can't rewind or fast forward through tapes. I've just started using a cheapo camera for playback, since I don't have the time between projects to send the GL2 in for repair.

Good luck!
Ryan

Chris Dornack November 23rd, 2004 04:34 PM

GL2
 
Its a GL2 and yes i have used nothing but SONY premium tapes since day one, I have cleaned the heads not that long ago but that did no seem to help. I even got "remove the cassette" recently when i put the head cleaning tape in. Damn this sucks!!

Chris Dornack November 23rd, 2004 04:41 PM

i will try the reset button tonight!

Joris Beverloo November 24th, 2004 02:03 AM

Well, it sounds like you better send in the camera for repair. I have had this message as well and I could just eject the tape, put it in again and it worked again. That happenend several times, even after cleaning the heads. Then suddenly the tape got eaten, damaged.
Then I did not trust anymore my camera and I read here about this problem and I send it in. Service was very good and within 2 weeks I got my camera back, fully functional again. I have no what they repaired since I cannot understand the repair codes and I cannnot find them on internet.
By the way, I was using only JVC tapes and my camera got this problem after about 14 months. Well actually it does not matter when the problems starts, not everyone is using the camera as much as others do.
For your information, the repair cost me about $160
Hope your problems get solved soon

Colin Rayner November 24th, 2004 03:41 AM

Just got my camera back after it's second time in for repair. It most definetly is nothing to do with the brand of tape you are using.
1st repair NZ$155 (after only 5 tapes use),
2nd repair NZ$420 after only 3 more tape put thru, 8 tapes use since new! (haggled down from more than $500).
The second time they replaced the tape carriage recorder unit.
Talk about annoying!!


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