error code message for dsr-25 indicating condensation? c:21:00 There is no condensation that I know of. How Do I reset the unit?

I have a sony dsr-25 DV Cam recorder-player and recently started constantly flashing error code c:21:00 which indicates moisture condensation. The manual says to take out tape and wait one hour with the machine on. The machine has not had a tape in it and has flashed the error for much longer than one hour and continues to flash the error. Is there an internal battery for the machine that needs to reset or do I need to take a hair dryer to the unit? I have hardly used the machine and it stays in an air conditioned room so I am not sure why the error message occurs. Do you know of a fix to keep me from having to send the unit off to a repair facility and pay someone lots of money to reset it? I have had the heads replaced one time and had no problem with it until recently. Thanks for any help that you can give me.

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