Re: E04 Unit in safeguard mode

Here's what i found. I was able to clear the message by opening and closing and ejecting the cassette. I also had to play with the battery at the same time. Keeping the cassette door open and then pulling out the battery. After is did this a couple of times i got the message to clear. I too haven't used my camcorder for some time and now that the error message has cleared the camcorder tells me that i need to clean the heads.

Hope this helps. Below is the message i found that pointed me toward ejecting the cassette.

Good Luck, i'm off to buy a tape head cleaning cassette.

An error indication (E03 or E04) appears.
- (E03 or E04 UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE REMOVE AND REATTACH BATTERY) This massage a malfunction
of some kind has occurred.
In this case the camcorder's functions become unusable.
- Eject the cassette once and re-insert it, then check if the indication clears. When it does, you can resume using the camcorder. If the indication remains, consult your nearest JVC dealer or service center

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• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode xcs - 8th May 2005 9:10
  Thx Steve, it worked for me !!!
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode
  jason
  - 14th May 2005 23:46
  Steve
  This worked! Thanks a bunch. We missed 6 months of our kids' life on tape due to this malfunction. Call it laziness, I know, but now the jvc works and we'll miss no more!
  Much appreciated.
  Sincerely,
  Jason
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode Tony K - 16th May 2005 0:44
  This also worked for me. Thanks. I have seen this problem before and fixed it, but didn't know how. I have a feeling this will be a recurring problem. Thanks for documenting. -Tony K
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode
  Al
  - 24th Jun 2005 6:52
  Steve,
  
  You ROCK dude! Don't know how you came up with that fix. I OWE you my life.
  
  Al
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode
  Jeni
  - 6th Oct 2005 4:25
  Thank you for posting your solution! We were so frustrated missing our kids and kitties on tape. Your solution worked the first time I tried it! You are awesome!
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode Paul - 9th Oct 2005 23:41
  Seems to work for me too. I have a DVM90 - I'll repost if the error ever comes back.
  
  Thanks for posting this fix.
  
  Paul
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode Paul - 9th Oct 2005 23:43
  The problem came back the first time I put a new tape in. - this camera needs help. I'll contact JVC.
  
  thanks
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode
  Ralph
  - 22nd Mar 2006 17:53
  It worked for me also. I bought a new battery, and got the same message. Ejecting the tape reveled it had looped up a little. I had to remove the battery before it would allow the tape to be re-inserted, but it worked. Thanks for the heads up!
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode
  Emi
  - 5th Apr 2006 15:51
  Thanks for the tips, but it didn't work for me, I'm not that lucky!!!!!! I almost lost my patience... I'll try again
  
  
• Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode
  Sanjay
  - 18th Nov 2006 5:21
  Thanks a lot Steve for noting down the issue. It worked. Thanks