Subject: Intermittent zoom while using the Varizoom remote.
Symptom: The zoom was jumpy when zooming in or out when using the Varizoom remote.
Subject: Varizoom will not work
Symptom: The varizoom remote would not function.
Subject: Missing Total Drum Hour Reset Procedure
Symptom: Manual Change Information HB-MCI-00060 How to Reset Drum Hour Meter does not include GY-DV300
Subject: Intermittent power shut down.
Symptom: Intermittent power shut down.
Subject: WARNING INDICATOR ON LCD OR VIEWFINDER
Symptom: WHEN INSERT THE TAPE UNIT SHOW WARNING
Subject: Will not turn off
Symptom: Unit will not turn off
Subject: SPOT IN PICTURE
Symptom: DISTORTED SPOT IN PICTURE
Subject: NO IEEE1394 FUNCTIONS
Symptom: NO IEEE1394 FUNTIONS.
Subject: Little or No Manual Focus
Symptom: When switched to manual focus, turning focus ring sometimes seem to work but then stops and sometimes would not work at all.
Subject: Problem with Iris function.
Symptom: When camera was in manual iris mode and adjustment was made setting range did no contain F11 or F16. Went from F8 to close.
Subject: Intermittently in camera mode zoom switch would stay activated in slow tele mode.
Symptom: Unit would occasionally zoom in on its own very slowly.
Subject: Lens in Viewfinder became loose.
Symptom: Lens which provides magnification of image from LCD module was loose inside viefinder.
Subject: Trigger knob is loose.
Symptom: Red trigger button became loose and inoperative.
Subject: High error rate using Sony Premuim type tape.
Symptom: Unit was sent in with a Sony Premium type digital videocassette. Played back portion of video that customer had recorded. Observed FM envelope with scope using TP9 on the Rewrite PWB, also turned DIP SW0 from zero to one to activate Error rate monitor. Entrance side of envelope both channels would breathe (collapse).Picture on monitor contained blocking and drop-out of audio. Made a recording on a brand new JVC ProfessionalDV (63min.) tape and when played back observed a complete different set of results. Error rate was less than 100 per ch. and FM envelope waveforms were absolutely flat picture and sound both good. Also used JVC consumer grade DV tape with good results.
Subject: No power
Symptom: Unit was dead. Dealer claims it was dead out of the box.
Subject: Casette compartment does nit release properly
Symptom: The tape can not insert or eject properly.
Subject: Broken cassette housing compartment
Symptom: When insert tape,abnormal loud noise appear during loading the tape.
Subject: Zoom goes one way-no stop
Symptom: UNIT ZOOM GOES ONE WAY -NONSTOP ;ONLY EXTRA CLICK BY ZOOM SWITCH STOP IT
Subject: NO EJECT CASSETTE
Symptom: NO EJECT CASSETTE HOUSE ,ONLY SOME TIME-WHEN SHAKING UNIT
Subject: Unit goes to emergency VTR WARNING[HARD] - because of DV CAM tape
Symptom: Unit goes to emergency VTR WARNING[HARD] AND DISPLAY 8000FFFF0A021F00000D. No Play,FF,Rew. Needed to reset unit by removing and reconnecting DC jack to remove tape. SONY 40 ADVANCED ME tape was loaded in unit. This tape caused same symptom in other GY-DV300Us (but not in BR-DV600U and GY-DV5000U).
Subject: TRIGGER KNOB POPS OUT
Symptom: TRIGGER DON`T WORK; SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER UNIT S/N 07750164