PANASONIC EX3 MINI DV FAULT CODE PLEASE HELP

This may be a somewhat unusual suggestion, but have you thought of taking it to be serviced ?

Cylinder error (F05) usally caused by poor/oxidised contacts on cylinder drive fpc cable to pcb, sometimes caused by seized cylinder or drive.
The cylinder is the round thing that the tape wraps around that has the heads to record to tape, just in case you didn't know.

If you realized that its a electrical fault then must visit service center.
Thanks.

There is something wrong with your recording heads. TAKE IT BACK.!

you have problem with socket cylinder head..you can't repair this problem, you must bring camera to panasonic service center

Hi
I have just had the same problem and I have just charged my battery, taken out the tape, switched the camera off and when switched back on and re-entered the tape everything is working. Hope this helps.

Place camera in record mode. Push in on the center of the joystick (round disk that changes modes ). Circle w/icons appears. Looks like a shoe at the top and arrow on left. Push joy stick to left - shows fade on - push to left again and it says off! Push the center of the joystick and the circle disappears and mode is changed. Good luck! PTL Praise The Lord as my Mother would say. I just figured it out myself!! This works for Panasonic mini DV digital camcorder. Hope it does for you too. It's worth a try.

i have NV-D60EN model panasonic mini dv camer but when i use to record and play back, its red light falshing for about some second later switching itself off. it does not function any thing so that if you don't mid give me the solution please

yours respectful customer
God bless you !!

Exactly the same problem as everyone else. There's bound to be someone who can offer advice on what to do. The camera obviously recognises the fault as F05, but where can you reference the remedy to this F05 code? It's not in the manual as far as I can see

I had this problem before.. It is the carrieage that is out of alignment... It cost me £225 approx to send it back and have it re-adjusted... Hope this helps