Hello all, This camera stays on in vcr mode until a tape is put in. The deck does a full and correct load, drum is running,etc. As soon as the guides fully lock into place , the unit goes into an abrupt shutdown- no error codes are shown. Anyone seen this fail mode? The only thing I can think of is the drum servo may not be locking, but that's just a guess... Jim McVey McVey Alltronix 327 Broadway Newburgh N.Y. 12550 Factory authorized service for over 20 major brands. 845 561 8383 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/