Wow, the simple things in life :) For the TRV18 just taking out the tape did the trick ! Thanks on 6/24/03 10:34 AM, andy at letterspackages at telus.net wrote: >> Other than actually recording on a tape for an hour, I am running out >> of >> options ... Anyone ? > > I have a Sony Handycam (Hi-8... I know, I'm behind) that I used to use > for > this purpose, and had the same problem. I found that if I took the tape > out, and > left the tape-drawer open, while running the camera in standby mode > (and stood > on one foot with the wind blowing from the east... hah) it wouldn't > shut down. > I don't know if it was just voodoo or if it actually had some impact > on the > camera, but it always seemed to work. Perhaps a start for you?... > > > ps. I can't download the new iChat or Safari for the life of me. > Software Update > reports an error, and the site just times out... I don't want to have > to wait, though! > I'd probably be better off studying, right now, anyway. > > > > andy > > > andy > >