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I've got a Canon ZR60 that I've had about 2 1/2 years. I turned it on
for the other day to get ready for little league football and I had
the black screen when in the camera mode. It plays the tapes from
last year fine, either using the LCD or the viewfinder. Just get a
black screen in the camera mode. Have tried removing the batteries
and backup battery. Nothing but a black screen. I found on the web
that one of the sony camcorder (can't remember which model) had the
same problem. They said that it was a problem in the CCD.

Anyone else had this type or problems?

Will the canon batteries work in any other electronics? I'm gone with
Canon. I had a problem with the canon elph camera (non-digital) also.
I guess I can use the camcorder as a tape deck.

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g wills <gbpars@cds.org> wrote in news:j4ffg15usffqucq8gb05hj7j63q2edjk33@
4ax.com:

> I've got a Canon ZR60 that I've had about 2 1/2 years. I turned it on
> for the other day to get ready for little league football and I had
> the black screen when in the camera mode. It plays the tapes from
> last year fine, either using the LCD or the viewfinder. Just get a
> black screen in the camera mode. Have tried removing the batteries
> and backup battery. Nothing but a black screen. I found on the web
> that one of the sony camcorder (can't remember which model) had the
> same problem. They said that it was a problem in the CCD.
>
> Anyone else had this type or problems?
>
> Will the canon batteries work in any other electronics? I'm gone with
> Canon. I had a problem with the canon elph camera (non-digital) also.
> I guess I can use the camcorder as a tape deck.
>


This might seem like a stupid question, but have you removed the lens cap?
(I'm serious -- I've done it myself) :-)

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yes, i've removed the cap. Actually, when I got the camcorder out, i
just turned it on/off and charged the battery. When I got to the
school, removed the cap and started taping, then I noticed the black
screen. If I had removed the cap at home, i might have noticed that
it wasn't working right and brought another camcorder. But, I checked
the batteries, assuming if it turned on/off it should work since it
was working fine when I stored it (7 months). You know what the say
about assuming.....


On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:07:12 -0500, Unknown <parts@unknown> wrote:

>g wills <gbpars@cds.org> wrote in news:j4ffg15usffqucq8gb05hj7j63q2edjk33@
>4ax.com:
>
>> I've got a Canon ZR60 that I've had about 2 1/2 years. I turned it on
>> for the other day to get ready for little league football and I had
>> the black screen when in the camera mode. It plays the tapes from
>> last year fine, either using the LCD or the viewfinder. Just get a
>> black screen in the camera mode. Have tried removing the batteries
>> and backup battery. Nothing but a black screen. I found on the web
>> that one of the sony camcorder (can't remember which model) had the
>> same problem. They said that it was a problem in the CCD.
>>
>> Anyone else had this type or problems?
>>
>> Will the canon batteries work in any other electronics? I'm gone with
>> Canon. I had a problem with the canon elph camera (non-digital) also.
>> I guess I can use the camcorder as a tape deck.
>>
>
>
>This might seem like a stupid question, but have you removed the lens cap?
>(I'm serious -- I've done it myself) :-)

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On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:27:28 GMT, g wills <gbpars@cds.org> wrote:

>You know what the say about assuming.....

Yep, lesson 1: always check your gear before you go out

Sorry to hear about your troubles.

-martin-
--

"Beer is life!"

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If you record with the black screen and then play back the tape do you
get a picture ?

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marks542004@yahoo.com wrote:
> If you record with the black screen and then play back the tape do you
> get a picture ?

A good question (but the answer is probably no)

You've probably got something as simple as a ribbon cable loose in the
camera. Beware though dismantling is a serious task unless you have
experience.
Amazingly the CCD is often connected in such a simple, analog-esqe, way
that disconnecting it doesn't cause an error, just a black screen.

If the suggestion made by marks542004 is successful, you have badly set
LCD controls or corrupt NVRAM.

Alex

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Alex Bird wrote:
> marks542004@yahoo.com wrote:
> > If you record with the black screen and then play back the tape do you
> > get a picture ?
>
> A good question (but the answer is probably no)
>
> You've probably got something as simple as a ribbon cable loose in the
> camera. Beware though dismantling is a serious task unless you have
> experience.
> Amazingly the CCD is often connected in such a simple, analog-esqe, way
> that disconnecting it doesn't cause an error, just a black screen.
>
> If the suggestion made by marks542004 is successful, you have badly set
> LCD controls or corrupt NVRAM.
>
> Alex

The same thing happened to me last week and I'm desperate to find a fix
for it. Same black screen in record mode.

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I have the exact same issue as well - anyone have any
suggestions/fixes.


tedrolsen@gmail.com wrote:
> Alex Bird wrote:
> > marks542004@yahoo.com wrote:
> > > If you record with the black screen and then play back the tape do you
> > > get a picture ?
> >
> > A good question (but the answer is probably no)
> >
> > You've probably got something as simple as a ribbon cable loose in the
> > camera. Beware though dismantling is a serious task unless you have
> > experience.
> > Amazingly the CCD is often connected in such a simple, analog-esqe, way
> > that disconnecting it doesn't cause an error, just a black screen.
> >
> > If the suggestion made by marks542004 is successful, you have badly set
> > LCD controls or corrupt NVRAM.
> >
> > Alex
>
> The same thing happened to me last week and I'm desperate to find a fix
> for it. Same black screen in record mode.

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I have the exact same issue as well - anyone have any
suggestions/fixes.


tedrolsen@gmail.com wrote:
> Alex Bird wrote:
> > marks542004@yahoo.com wrote:
> > > If you record with the black screen and then play back the tape do you
> > > get a picture ?
> >
> > A good question (but the answer is probably no)
> >
> > You've probably got something as simple as a ribbon cable loose in the
> > camera. Beware though dismantling is a serious task unless you have
> > experience.
> > Amazingly the CCD is often connected in such a simple, analog-esqe, way
> > that disconnecting it doesn't cause an error, just a black screen.
> >
> > If the suggestion made by marks542004 is successful, you have badly set
> > LCD controls or corrupt NVRAM.
> >
> > Alex
>
> The same thing happened to me last week and I'm desperate to find a fix
> for it. Same black screen in record mode.