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Posted on Oct 23, 2007

Will not record or play back.

The problem started when in record mode.  It would stop recording, go to a blue screen and show the "set time" message.  I would press record and it would work again for a short time, then go back to the blue screen.  Soon after this, the camera stopped recording or playing back at all.  I can rewind and fastforward, but trying to tape or watch what I taped gets me nothing but the blue screen.  Thanks for your time.

  • Kathys guy Nov 27, 2007

    My Sony DCR-TRV740 will not record and the window goes to blue. Found that a roller came loose inside the camera. When I replace the roller it will work as long as I hold the camera steady in a certain position. Then the roller pin drops off again and the screen goes to blue. I need to know where I can get this roller pin reinstalled at a reasonable price or advice on how it is mounted in the camera.
    Thanks

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The head may be dirty, try cleaning the head with a cleaner tape and try recording again.

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