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  DVCPRO AJ D450 manual extract

  Posted by Michael Brown on July 28, 2010 at 1:06 pm

  I have a slack tape in our DVCPRO deck with error code 55 (tape unload failure-duh). I can see the tape partially out of the cassette and was wondering if there is a procedure to manually retract and eject the tape. I have a suspicion the underlying problem is a bad reel motor. Many thanks for any advice.
  –Mike

  Mike Brown
  Video/Film Producer
  American Heart Association

  Mark Suszko replied 10 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  Mark Suszko

  July 28, 2010 at 6:58 pm

  I don’t have the manual here, but usually these things have a place in the mechanism that you can manually drive the loader using a screwdriver, possibly with a hex head. It might look like the top of a worm gear, but I’m only guressing. Because of the gearing, it may take a long time of cranking before you see a result. IF you can get the lid off to reach the mechanism, you can possibly spot it by eye.
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  Michael Brown

  July 28, 2010 at 7:22 pm

  Okay, Mark. Your tip was what I was looking for. A tiny red socket… a lot of turning… the tape is out. A little edge damage, but it was at the tail, so I think I’m good.
  Now if it was a digital file with a little edge damage… the whole shoot would be gone!!
  Many thanks!
  –Mike

  Mike Brown
  Video/Film Producer
  American Heart Association
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  Mark Suszko

  July 28, 2010 at 7:34 pm

  I ROCK! 🙂
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  Mark Suszko

  May 29, 2015 at 12:47 am

  Robert, post a picture here and we’ll try to find it together.

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