I just got a ag-dvx100b pre owned and it came with a fire wire with nine pins to connect to the computer. I think the operations book calls for a firewire with six pins. Can both be used if you have that port on your compute? Thanks!

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People are always blowing out their firewire port by making a hot
hookup. Don't confuse firewire with USB, which is safe. In the users manual you will see warnings about making sure the equipment is powered off before hooking up the firewire cable.
Try hooking it up to another computer and try using a simple program like Windows Movie Maker or something, if it still doesn't
regognize it, get your camera into an authorized service facility.

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This type of camera usually downloads video over a Firewire (DV, IEEE1394) connection. Some mini-DV cameras have a USB connection but it is used only for stills.

Most PCs have a USB port, but no Firewire port. Macs often have a Firewire port but may not have USB. As most Windows PCs do not come with this interface, you might need to fit an add-on Firewire interface card. This will come with a driver for the card. If you have a MAC, you may already have a port.

Suitable Firewire (DV) cables can easily be found on Amazon or eBay. You will need the kind with a small (four pin) connector at one end and a larger (six pin) connector at the other. My Samsung mini-DV camera came with the correct lead. I did not need a driver, just some sort of video editing software that can accept input. Even Windows Movie Maker that ships with Windows will work.

Donald DCruz

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• Posted on Mar 11, 2011

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It seems that the cylinder head drum is not turning as there is a failure in the servo system , the servo motor or the drive.
This can also be due to failure of the HALL IC which switches the motor driver IC or it can be a failure of the power to the drive or even a mechanical block on the cylinder.
Open the cassette tray and feel the drum to be free, if so use a hair dryer to warm the inside of the set with the tray open so as to dispel any moisture which could have triggered the DEW switch to cut off the cylinder so as to prevent tape entangling.
If this wont work then there is fault in the servo which might need a qualified tech help.