tape door won't open

[Maurice Jolly]

anybody had this problem yet? just got the camera on tuesday and i haven't even shot with it yet, (waiting on jvc tapes) and i put in a head cleaner, now when push eject, the tape door won't open all the way. it gets stuck after opening about 3/4 of an inch. and i have to use this for real on monday. can anybody help me with a remedy or am i screwed.

 

[Stevet]

Yikes!

Did you figure it out Maurice?
Was it due to the head cleaner?
If so, what was the make/#
of the head cleaner tape?

If not, someone please help out Maurice.
I have not seen this problem, but have not had
my camera that long.

 

[taichili]

looks like you push the wrong place for closing the cassette door when u put in the cleaner tape, it bended the mechanism ( check the user manual for what u shouldn't do ) , it needs repair work or something els .

 

[Maurice Jolly]

i got it out. it finally opened up on the last try before i went to bed. this is what happened. open the tape door, make sure it's empty. now slowly close the door until you hear a click. if you look on the right side of the door you'll see what looks to be a kind of arm with a hook at the end. once the door is pushed in so far, a little pin drops down on that arm and after that pin drops, the door won't open until either the camera raises the pin like it's suppose to or you use something small like a toothpick to pull the pin up far enough so the door will open. so, now i know how to open it if it gets stuck again.