Just bought a Sony DVCAM DSR- 45A

[Litaiff]

Hello dears.

I recently bought this DVCAM model, it should arrive in 3 days. To the experts in the group... What should I do and not do when this equipment is with me? I really don't know if it's 100% working, the owner didn't have tapes to test, but as I paid around 90 dollars, I thought it would be worth it.

Any advice or tips would be appreciated.

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[Litaiff]

So, I have the device, I don't want to put any tape on it without first doing some kind of maintenance. I know that the head must have been stopped for a long time, and the mechanisms too. Anyone experienced with this type of device?


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[The_Doman]

I have no experience with this device, but the first thing i do with every new VCR i get here is to check the rubber pinch roller if it is not worn out (hard and shiny) and clean.
And always use an unimportant tape to test of course.

[Litaiff]

I carried out maintenance thanks to advice from a YouTube video, the video head is now very clean, however, I tested a miniDV tape and a DVcam tape, ant it shows this error (video below).

[Litaiff]

The mini dv tape got stuck inside, but after a few hours of messing around, I gave up and unplugged the device..

Later, I turned it on again with the tape still stuck there, but something happened and a certain message appeared that it was ready to play, I pressed play and it worked without any problems.

The same problem appeared when I tried to remove the tape, the same error message, I turned it off again, waited a while, turned it on again, and managed to eject the tape.

It seems that the mechanism is only working like this, when everything is turned off and turned on again with the tape already inside.

[Litaiff]

I have no experience with this device, but the first thing i do with every new VCR i get here is to check the rubber pinch roller if it is not worn out (hard and shiny) and clean.
And always use an unimportant tape to test of course.

Oh, thanks, I'll check this today.

[Litaiff]

I need the manual for this device, I couldn't find it on Google, for this exact model, does anyone have extra skills to find it?

[davexnet]

Did you test it before you serviced it?
Have you tried unplugging the unit from the power for a few minutes to reset it?

There is some error code info in the user manual
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/770047/Sony-Dsr-45a.html?page=100#manual

[The_Doman]

I carried out maintenance thanks to advice from a YouTube video, the video head is now very clean, however, I tested a miniDV tape and a DVcam tape, ant it shows this error (video below).

If you search that specific error C:31:70, you can find this?

Fixya: Error codes c 31 70 of Sony DSR 45ap

U can do one thing check the switch at the front of DSR is in remote or not. If it is not then.
Then press the reset switch is just below the the LCD. or Press eject button with pressing power supply .

[Litaiff]

Did you test it before you serviced it?
Have you tried unplugging the unit from the power for a few minutes to reset it?

There is some error code info in the user manual
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/770047/Sony-Dsr-45a.html?page=100#manual

Yes, I did, thanks for the manual.

[Litaiff]

I carried out maintenance thanks to advice from a YouTube video, the video head is now very clean, however, I tested a miniDV tape and a DVcam tape, ant it shows this error (video below).

If you search that specific error C:31:70, you can find this?

Fixya: Error codes c 31 70 of Sony DSR 45ap

U can do one thing check the switch at the front of DSR is in remote or not. If it is not then.
Then press the reset switch is just below the the LCD. or Press eject button with pressing power supply .

Oh.. I''ll do this then, later. Thanks.

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[Litaiff]

I carried out maintenance thanks to advice from a YouTube video, the video head is now very clean, however, I tested a miniDV tape and a DVcam tape, ant it shows this error (video below).

If you search that specific error C:31:70, you can find this?

Fixya: Error codes c 31 70 of Sony DSR 45ap

U can do one thing check the switch at the front of DSR is in remote or not. If it is not then.
Then press the reset switch is just below the the LCD. or Press eject button with pressing power supply .

It worked, with the reset button. I just had a little problem ejecting the DVcam tape.

Would this information be, or would it have been informations about how long the head was used? Maybe it was erased with the reset button?

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