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Old February 22nd, 2006, 05:03 PM   #1
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Little problem with tape...

Well I don't know if it is my tape as much as my gl2 that recorded (or was supposed to record on it) As I recorded the other day the cam told me to clean my heads like three times within a couple hours...but I didn't. Came home to upload the tape and it is like a digital box of colors and on the side I can see the actual footage...just a very thin strip on the side. I have tried to play the tape in 3 different cams and 1 dv player...all with the same result. Solid dots of color on one side, being able to see only a thin strip of what I recorded on the side...

Is this something fixable? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
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Old February 22nd, 2006, 05:19 PM   #2
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Well I don't know if it is my tape as much as my gl2 that recorded (or was supposed to record on it) As I recorded the other day the cam told me to clean my heads like three times within a couple hours...but I didn't. Came home to upload the tape and it is like a digital box of colors and on the side I can see the actual footage...just a very thin strip on the side. I have tried to play the tape in 3 different cams and 1 dv player...all with the same result. Solid dots of color on one side, being able to see only a thin strip of what I recorded on the side...

Is this something fixable? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Seth
Nope, sorry it is gone! You do need to clean the heads!
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Old February 22nd, 2006, 05:42 PM   #3
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thanks...
but here is the kicker...

at 46minutes....the tape is fine and it was in the same cam.

still no hope?

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