I have this oldschool Hitachi VM-E11OA video camera and a bunch of tapes of home movies from years ago. I put one of the tapes in, hooked the camera up to my TV exactly as instructed, and it won't play the movies. It gives me a gray screen that flashes "TAPE" so I know it knows there's a tape in there, but when I try to play or rewind, it won't do it. And it's not only the TV, it won't play back on the camera either. It's definitely turned on and it's set to 'Video' and it knows there's a tape in, but it won't play it. Help?
2007-10-17 11:46:30 · 2 answers · asked by Sofia 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
it is very difficult to erase enough of a videotape so that it does not play at all. even professional degausers just make it "unviewable" because of the picture jumping around. My vote is for a broken belt. It probably flashes tape because the tape is not moving. If this is VHS try playing the tape on a friends deck. If it works there, then you can get a VHS player at a close-out store for $30 or $40.
2007-10-17 13:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry but your tape was magnetized and ruined.
2007-10-17 18:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by Oldmansea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋