Re: JVC GR - DVL805

It really works!! The "beat the hell out of your camera" method. Fortunately, I didn't spend $$ on pro repairs. When I started getting the old 'safeguard mode' and 'clean your head' messages I searched the net and found this dicussion group. After reading everyones' messages I beat the crap out my camera as described by Ryan with one small modification - I removed the tape and left the door open, opened the view screen, removed the battery, and then I proceded to whack the camera with the battery right on the side over the speaker with 3 or 4 solid whacks. Presto it is working again without any error messages - I'll have to see how long it lasts.

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• Re: Re: JVC GR - DVL805
  Andy J from the UK
  - 13th Dec 2004 23:59
  Hi all of this makes good reading, could you tell me if your CAM is still working - as I have the same problem with my DVL100. I hope all of you have a fantastic Christmas and a good 2005
  
  
• Re: Re: JVC GR - DVL805 Kona boy - 21st Dec 2004 6:57
  I was getting the the E04 "safeguard mode" error, too. Bought another camera for tomorrow's Christmas program at my daughter's school. Thought I'd give the JVC one last chance and saw this post. Camera off. Tape out. Door closed. Gave the JVC a couple of really good whacks - hard enough to make my hand sting for a few seconds. What do you know? Works like a champ. Hope I don't have to repeat this repair procedure in the middle of my daughter's program.
  
  Glad Costco has a good return policy so I can return the Canon ZR85 I bought to replace the JVC (just read some reviews of poor indoor/low light video quality).
  
  Thanks, Jeff, for posting this repair procedure!
  
  Aloha!
  
  
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805 Ian - 27th Mar 2005 11:10
  Yes, I have a DVL355 which must be about 5 years old. I got the "E01 Safe mode - remove battery" error and couldn't get it to work no matter how many times I took the battery out. After reading this mail trail - I removed the battery and wacked the camera around the speaker 4 or 5 times - and it worked straight way!!! Brilliant!
  
  
  • Re[3]: JVC GR - DVL805
    Gerson
    - 22nd Nov 2005 14:38
    I have a JVC GR-D33U and amazingly enough your advise work! I smacked the camera five times on the speakers and waazzamm! It works!!!! Thanks.
    
    
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805 Mariano - 16th Apr 2005 16:33
  Thanks same procedure here, and it worked like a charm !!!
  
  
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805 Omer - 6th Jun 2005 21:53
  Thanks Jeff,
  
  Your method really works. I had the E01 error, I opened the view screen and ejected the tape. It did not come out. I took the battery and hit beside the speaker and your method really worked.
  
  Thank You very much.
  
  Omer.
  
  
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805 velmaj - 10th Jul 2005 21:01
  i dont get it. what am i doing wrong? i opened the side thingy and took out the tape, left the tape door open. hmm when i went to play mode it sade camera in safe mode. grr. help!
  
  
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805 Lman - 7th Aug 2005 18:27
  ha, Worked for me too. Used my thumb giving nice whacks around the camera and a few in suggested area around the mic. Camera felt solid while hitting it too. Thought, its not going to work after I hit it like this, but it did.
  
  
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805
  Mike
  - 7th Dec 2005 5:27
  I saw your response about the E04 safegaurd error. I had the same problem and my camera was new. It costed me $200 to get fixed, they said that they had to re solder a wire onto the chip inside of the camera that came loose. Since then, i have had no problems with it. Its ridiculous for such a huge company to make such a big manufacturing mistake and not recall them. Tons of people have that same problem.
  -Mike
  
  
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805 Roberto Carral - 16th Feb 2006 21:22
  I CAN BELIEVE IT….IT WORKS!!!!
  I did just what you say, My camera works now after 4 year in storages. Wow.
  Thanks.
  
  
• Re[2]: JVC GR - DVL805
  B Konishi
  - 7th May 2006 7:07
  Thanks so much for the advice - my camera kept getting that "safeguard mode" & I would get frustrated & just put it away. The it work again & I'd forget about it. But it wouldn't go away this time. So we did the same thing that was suggested - whacked several times around the speaker & voila! It worked! I was amazed. I really thought I was going to have to bring it in for service.