Just found this page after getting the same error on my 4 year old DVL-100. Tapes would eject OK but got the E04 message always. I taped on the metal tape case in the camcorder a few times and it now seems to be working fine. Thanks.

Please send me information on how i can fix this. Thanks,Jag

Boy I thought I was the only one having this problem. I tried taping at the dragstrip and EO4 "eject and reinsert the tape" pops up. I\'ll try some of the things given on this webpage....but if doesn\'t work I\'ll never buy JVC again and almost everything I have is JVC except for my car stereo which is a Sony and love it better than the JVC one offered at the same price.

L\'errore E04 lo si risolve facendo attenzione nell\'inserire la cassetta cioe bisogna fare attenzione che sia bene ferma all\'interno del tray, altrimenti con una leggera forza piegare la parte metallica che ferma la cassetta dalla parte verso la meccanica. A me ha funzionato con sucesso al primo colpo altrimenti cercare di piegare ancora un pò la sottile piastra di bloccaggio.

I pressed the mode boton once and it worked!!

yep, tapping it helped in my case as well! cheap repair for this crappy thing; mine is a DVL100 by the way.

I have a camcorder model GR AX 68E and when i record appear message E03 and close the camera. Ican eject the tape but each time 10cm of tape remain out of the cassette.I wait your answer. Thank you

Unit in safeguard mode : Remove and Reattach Battery I have had this same problem since my warranty ran out on my JVC DV camcorder. When I turn it on to record or play, a code appears on the display screen i remove and reattach battery unit in safegaurd mode.

It's the tape not the camcorder. Try using a JVC tape or going back tot he one you used originally before the problem started.

OH, MY GOD! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS CAMERA. DO WE NEED JVC TO REPLACE THEM. WHO KNOWS MAYBE THEY'RE RECALLED OR SOMETHING. THE E04 ERROR HAPPENED TO US. WE WERE RECORDING AT OUR DAUGHTERS CHEERLEADING COMPETITION. WHEN IT WAS THEIR TURN. NOTHING. IT COMPLETELY GOES OUT. AND MY KIDS WERE ONLY 5 AND 6. I WAS SO MAD, THAT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM ON TAPE. SOMEBODY LET ME KNOW IF THERES A REAL WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.