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JVC GR-D30U mini Dv camcorder

Tom Wilson Posted Aug 09, 2005

No image on playback

My teenage son has a JVC GR-D30U mini-DV camcorder that has been operating quite admirably for about a year. Last week, however, there was no image - nothing but bluecsreen on the LCD - during playback. I removed the battery and the tape in hopes the camera would reset itself, but no go. JVC officially told me to ship it to a service center for diagnosis, but, since my son is hoping to use the camera Thursday for a theatre project, I'm hoping there's an easier solution.

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    I hope by this time you have your problem fixed, but I recently learned of a way to do a hard reset on my GR-D30 unit which fixed a couple of problems with my camcorder. Do this on a clear table with good light. Remove all power, and battery, then remove the 19 screws (yeah, it's a lot), to split the unit open. Do not completely separate the unit, and be careful to remember what screws go where, since there are three different lengths. In the back of the unit there is a white tipped ribbon connector. Carefully disconnect the cable (I used needle-nosed pliers and wiggled it out), wait about 3 minutes (to be safe), then reconnect and reassemble the unit. This reset procedure fixed the tape door not closing properly, and the dreaded "condensation error". I don't know if it will fix your blue screen problem, but I did notice a lack of JVC provided answers when I was trying to find a solution for my unit. Good luck.

    Comment 1, Last comment by Soh May 30, 2006



  


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