Can't see HD100 anymore after I changed Firewire HDV settings

Rati Oneli · December 12th, 2006, 09:54 PM

Doesn't warranty cover it?

Jiri Bakala · December 12th, 2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Rati Oneli

Doesn't warranty cover it?

We fried the FW connection on a SONY XDCAM deck last year and Sony repaired it under warranty - with a warning that the next time it will cost $$$.

Yes, I think JVC shoud cover it under warranty because if the FW port gets damaged as a result of toggling a front panel switch of the deck, in my opinion, it's fault by design. Hot-swapping cables is another story. How can anyone tell which way it happened? Nobody can, of course. That's just the way it is. JVC (and SONY for that matter) need to change the design and add a circut breaker so that this problem doesn't happen again with future models.

Rati Oneli · December 12th, 2006, 10:14 PM

phew, I hope they do :)

What I did is that I tried to insert the cable upside down (was really tired from the shoot and didn't think straight). It didn't fit in the first try so I pushed it bit more, till I realized that it was the wrong way.

By the way, its the camcorder not the deck

Jonathan Nelson · December 13th, 2006, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiri Bakala

We fried the FW connection on a SONY XDCAM deck last year and Sony repaired it under warranty - with a warning that the next time it will cost $$$.

Yes, I think JVC shoud cover it under warranty because if the FW port gets damaged as a result of toggling a front panel switch of the deck, in my opinion, it's fault by design. Hot-swapping cables is another story. How can anyone tell which way it happened? Nobody can, of course. That's just the way it is. JVC (and SONY for that matter) need to change the design and add a circut breaker so that this problem doesn't happen again with future models.

Its funny that I never realized that switching the hdv/dv switch could fry the fw. I wonder how I missed that.

I can't believe they didn't install some kind of breaker or relay.

OH well, at least I know now and thank god, this process has never screwed up my jvc.

Rati Oneli · December 13th, 2006, 11:22 AM

Does anyone know if the warranty on the camcorder is renewable?

December 12th, 2006, 09:54 PM	#16
Rati Oneli Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 60	Doesn't warranty cover it?

December 12th, 2006, 10:14 PM	#18
Rati Oneli Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 60	phew, I hope they do :) What I did is that I tried to insert the cable upside down (was really tired from the shoot and didn't think straight). It didn't fit in the first try so I pushed it bit more, till I realized that it was the wrong way. By the way, its the camcorder not the deck

December 13th, 2006, 11:22 AM	#20
Rati Oneli Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 60	Does anyone know if the warranty on the camcorder is renewable?