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Luie Dalmasy Jr. · December 5th, 2009, 12:16 AM

This keeps coming up when I try to load up a take
so I put in another tape and it worked then I went back to the tape that was giving me the error and it was working fine.

So I was able to get my footage off of the tape.
I was wondering if any of you had this problem and could it be the take?

I am using Fujifilm tape but I don't think they are really all that good. I just needed something last minute and thats all that was at the store

Adam Gold · December 5th, 2009, 01:25 AM

If you switched brands without cleaning in between, it's possible the new tape uses a different lubricant than your prior one and it may have gummed up the heads a bit. Standard advice is to stick to one kind of tape if possible and if you do switch, clean before and after.

Jun Galinato · December 5th, 2009, 02:23 PM

Looks like an intermittent problem. Try cleaning the contact, the four holes beside the switch at the back of the tape.

John Gayman · December 7th, 2009, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Gold

If you switched brands without cleaning in between, it's possible the new tape uses a different lubricant than your prior one and it may have gummed up the heads a bit. Standard advice is to stick to one kind of tape if possible and if you do switch, clean before and after.

Tape lubricant would have nothing to do with the error the OP was seeing. Lubricant issues simply clogs the heads. I have seen this once or twice with my VX-2100. It is quite alarming when it happens. Like you, I later tried the same tape and it was fine.

Does anyone know exactly what has to happen within the tape mechanics to generate this error?

John Gayman · December 7th, 2009, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jun Galinato

Looks like an intermittent problem. Try cleaning the contact, the four holes beside the switch at the back of the tape.

Aren't those contacts only used if you have the Sony tapes with the memory chip inside? I tried one of those when I first bought my VX-2000 and didn't see any advantage to them (and the extra cost) so I stuck with standard non-chip tapes. On all my Sony DV tape those four holes are filled with plastic as opposed to gold contacts.

Adam Gold · December 7th, 2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Gayman

Tape lubricant would have nothing to do with the error the OP was seeing. Lubricant issues simply clogs the heads.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Seems to me it could affect the entire tape path, but you may be right.

Jun Galinato · December 7th, 2009, 08:25 PM

I have a PD170 before acting like that. Looks like an intermittent tape mechanism, posible motor getting weak, or rubber belt getting loose, who knows.

Jun

Mark Goodsell · December 9th, 2009, 09:47 PM

I've had some tape messages on my VX2000 when in humid environments, and I've had what must have been a bad tape once that kept giving me an error. I finally put in a new tape and message never came back.

Leslie Wand · December 13th, 2009, 12:37 AM

had it a couple of times with my 170, but used to get something similar with my 300sp rig - usually a slack wound tape (ampex always seemed to cause this).

December 5th, 2009, 12:16 AM	#1
Luie Dalmasy Jr. New Boot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Hollywood, California Posts: 19	Please reinsert the tape This keeps coming up when I try to load up a take so I put in another tape and it worked then I went back to the tape that was giving me the error and it was working fine. So I was able to get my footage off of the tape. I was wondering if any of you had this problem and could it be the take? I am using Fujifilm tape but I don't think they are really all that good. I just needed something last minute and thats all that was at the store

December 5th, 2009, 02:23 PM	#3
Jun Galinato Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 231	Looks like an intermittent problem. Try cleaning the contact, the four holes beside the switch at the back of the tape. __________________ Sony Z7U, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 24-105 F4L, Canon 70-200 F2.8L, Canon 580 EXII, Zoom H2.

December 7th, 2009, 08:25 PM	#7
Jun Galinato Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 231	I have a PD170 before acting like that. Looks like an intermittent tape mechanism, posible motor getting weak, or rubber belt getting loose, who knows. Jun __________________ Sony Z7U, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 24-105 F4L, Canon 70-200 F2.8L, Canon 580 EXII, Zoom H2.

December 9th, 2009, 09:47 PM	#8
Mark Goodsell Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: WI Posts: 367	I've had some tape messages on my VX2000 when in humid environments, and I've had what must have been a bad tape once that kept giving me an error. I finally put in a new tape and message never came back. __________________ Mark Goodsell

December 5th, 2009, 01:25 AM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	If you switched brands without cleaning in between, it's possible the new tape uses a different lubricant than your prior one and it may have gummed up the heads a bit. Standard advice is to stick to one kind of tape if possible and if you do switch, clean before and after.

December 13th, 2009, 12:37 AM	#9
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	had it a couple of times with my 170, but used to get something similar with my 300sp rig - usually a slack wound tape (ampex always seemed to cause this).