20 Most Recent Sony Handycam DCR-TRV280 Digital Camcorder - Page 5 Questions & Answers

First, make sure you are using Windows XP, Vista, or Windows7. Drivers fro the camera are included with your operating system.

Next thing to do is to install the Picture Package software on your computer. If you do not have the CD, you can download it from:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=DCRTRV280

Select your operating system from the drop-down menu.


Next, go to

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=DCRTRV280

Download the Operation manual from the link provided. Save this to your computer for future use. Using the Picture Package software instructions begin on page 71.

Also note on the left side there is a link to Tutorials. When you click this there is a selection for using the Picture Package software.

Good luck, and thanks for using Fixya.

This isnt your fault, your computer doesn't recognize the drivers.. what you do is 1. right click my computer. 2. on the side panel click device manager. 3. the device that sticks out is the camera, right click that and go to properties. There it will say update driver, click that. THIS HAS TO BE DONE WITH CAMERA PLUGGED INTO COMPUTER...

heres alink to fix your problem hope it helps


http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/141868-33-sony-handycam-trv66-error-codes

Okay I fixed my camcorder. I did a ggogle search and came across this solution which worked...I strongly suggest you do this. I whacked it two times on each side with the palm of my hand. IT WORKS NOW! I guess sony is aware of this malfunction and this is probably how they fix it....The error code is gone the tape plays. And it didn't cost me a penny.... Good luck and let me know if it worked for anybody else......

I got the tape to eject by removing the battery from the camcorder, putting it back on so that the tape would go back inside the camera. Then I had the tape eject again. Several times the tape would not be ejected but I repeated my steps until the camera released the tape.

TRY USING RESET BUTTON ON CAMCORDER .IT WORK FOR ME.

Here is the link to the manual for the Sony DCR-TRV310 on Sony's website.

Hope that helps.

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Turn the unit off and hit the back of the camera twice near the battery compartment with the palm of your hand. Sounds crazy but it worked with my camcorder Sony DCR-TRV480. Problem started when I used 8MM Head Cleaner. I think the roller got stuck inside camcorder. The trouble code came up C:31:22. Hope this helps.

Iam afraid your charger is faulty.(this is normally a loose DC cable that plugs into the camera). try to change and use another known working charger. if this fails use a known working battery.
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Luwangula

The older tapes were shot on a 8mm camcorder and the camcorder you have wil not play them becasue it doesn't have backwards compatability with the older format. The tapes you recorded are on a digital 8 camcorderr and it is different encoding than the one you recorded the other 60 tapes with. You will need to find either a dcr-trv 350 trv 530 trv 730 ect as these have the ability to play all the tapes.
Or find an older 8mm camcorder to play your tapes with.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Al

Normally the in built speaker gets worn out. Oncereplaced you willl get the sound

problem in mode switch flexible pcb

Please refer the following link for your regard: http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=C353938

The Picture Package Software can be downloaded form the followin link.
http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/disoft/int/pixela/picpac/index.html

I have a handy can and had trouble with the cage closing with a tape installed. I found the most unlikely problem the rotation of the drun was slowing up and then siezed eventually.
I took it apart abd it was not a good idea to go any farther into the cage to extract the drum. The drum goes for over 250 dollars the price of half of the camera. Well I figure what the heck I experimented. I soaked the hole cage and drum in Denatured alcohol and unn siezed it. then I blew it out with the air compressor and really made the head spin. Then as I put the unit back together I found i was not careful with the audio ribon cable lost sound but the unit did work for silent movies. It was junk anyways over 250 dollar 3 head drum.

There use to be a degausing magnet made for just that. It is shaped like an iron and it is an ac electro magnet that turned on and off just to make tyhe magnetic poles swap and this Magnetic flux that can not be seen would jumble up the magnetic tape info by arbitray misaligning them on a molecular structured level. In turn messing up the information like scribbling on a writen document...

Hi,
according to the symptom you don't need reset, This problem is related to the loading tape path which is mechanically unstable, that's why problem arise, For your convenience please see the given below pic of SELF DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM to understand better.



Your camera needs just mechanical adjustment by any expert, contact any expert nearby or from Sony for mechanical adjustment, this will solv the problem.
Thanks for using fixya.

1. Open the tape cover fully until it clicks open.
2. Turn the camcorder on to "VCR Mode."
3. With the cover still open and the camera in "VCR mode," take out the battery.
4. Put the battery back in--out

The issue is with the tape drive, it this doesn't solve the problem its a mechanical problem on the drive, it could be a broken roller.

have a look at this
http://www.camerahacker.com/Forums/Video%20Camera/Sony/DCR-TRV350_tape_wont_eject_C.32.11.files.hidden/C31-repair.jpg

Also look at this picture
http://www.camerahacker.com/Forums/Video%20Camera/Sony/Error_Code_C.31.xx.files.hidden/handy.JPG

Hit your camera several times with a flat hand (bottom, tape side). Its strange but my problem was solved. On internet I found maybe 10 or 15 other people who did the same.  Really works!

problem resolved by .... 1... switching power off, removing battery and the after reconnecting battery power on + pressing the reset button on camera. This process done a couple of times.
2.. cleaner tape then loaded successfully.... ran this for a minute. 3.. camera now loading tapes as required.