JVC GR-DV3U. Just bought it used. Tried to take out the existing tape and put a new one in. (Brand new JVC tape). When I pushed down on the lid to close the tape drive (I pushed where it says "PUSH HERE") I had to push it several times before it stayed down; but the tape drive mechanism never finished loading the tape into the camcorder. It\'s now just stuck there and I can\'t get the tape out (pressing on the "PUSH HERE" does nothing)and the camcorder won\'t load it. When I \'close\' the over and re-open it (keep in mind it doesn\'t close all the way as the tape loading mechanism still has the tape half-way out of the drive)- I get the infamous Safe Mode E01 message. Obviously, resetting the battery does nothing... any advice? Thanks in advance. Ben

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