Thanks for making this video! Seems to be the only one I could find that really gets into it. Used this as reference to clean my 45 that I just got. So far so good!

Fantastic video!

bedankt voor deze duidelijke video.

Thanks very much. I've worked with these many years ago and messed them up eventually with the cleaning tapes. I'm bookmarking this for future reference! (just got a DSR-25 for digitizing old miniDV and DVCAM tapes)

ERROR CODE C3140 & ERROR CODE C 3142.......How do you fix SONY DSR-25 Cassette loading error code C3140 (when cassette is inserted into the machine but is ejected by the machine due to the error); and error code C3142 (when the cassette tape is inserted but tape would not play, rewind or fast forwarded). How ca these two error codes be corrected so the tape can play again and function normally.

Not sure if you mention this later in the video, but allegedly the miniDV tapes had different lubricants that were incompatible between the two major brands at the time (Sony & the other one I've forgotten - Panasonic?), so it was advised to stick with the same brand tape in the same camera or risk gumming up the heads or whatever.  Obviously you don't have a choice of brands when capturing or transferring tapes except perhaps to do all of one brand at a time then clean the heads in between.

I was looking at the manual of a Sony dsr-pd100, and it said playback is muted when playing it back on the camcorder. But when I imported via firewire, there’s still no sound

What do I do if a tape is stuck in there?

Can you help me? I have the same model, i need to clean the little screen connectors, but I am afraid os damaging any other part. Is it easy to disassemble the frontal part?

Any knowledge cleaning the heads on a DSR-11 mind dv tapedeck?

Hello - top clip. Maybe you can tell me where i can find the Battery (for clock setting mem)? Thank you

Whats the differance between the 25 and the 45?

Have you had any experience with the sony DSR-11? Slightly smaller model but maybe the internals are similar as well.

Hey Nick, Awesome walk thur have you ever had any issues of when you put a tape in and the indicator light flashes and spits out the tape? (On mine there is no errors it just spits out the tape after the light flashes? There ant alot of places on the web anymore to find out why, I figured id ask you. Thanks again great video!

Hi Nicholas,  Thanks for making and posting this video!

I'm hoping you are familiar with a problem I'm having? I have two DSR-11's (Little brother to the DSR-25). The tape transport system looks very similar to the DSR-25.  Have you ever experienced noise during rewind or fast forward on either of your units? One of mine makes a sound like cheap audio cassette tapes used to make when the little rollers were too loose on the post and vibrates. I have tried the same tape in both of my DSR-11's and one makes the noise and the other does not. The problem seems to be with the player and not the tape as I have tried this same test with multiple tests.  The unit that is making the noise has relatively low hours on it, only 100 (10 x10h) Tape Run hours.

Tom