Hi8 camera from 2002 can't record in hi8 mode only 8mm

I recently bought a used Hi8 Camera with paranormal nightvision mode and everything seem to be fine except when I tried it... the salesman sent me 3 8mm tapes which recorded fairly poor due to dirty heads so I cleaned the video heads first blowing air to it then I use alcohol and chamois pads and a bit of cotton swaps for the rest... but then I decided I should use try a hi8 tape and tried it... the quality was horrible with distorted lines all over... I tried the other 8mm tape I just removed and it played better and record just fine... so I thought may it needed to dry. Once again I tried the hi8 tape and nothing, tried a new hi8 tape and nothing... tried the 8mm and it works... so my question is.... why my camera doesn't like the preferred hi8 mode?

 

Is it a Digital8 camera? They will record on 8mm and Hi8 tapes. They won't play back old Hi8 recordings. What model is it?

 

well if it can record hi8 why not being able to play it? anyway is not d8 camera is a hi8 camera.

 

I'll ask again. What is the make and model?

 

try some of these ideas?

http://forum.digital-digest.com/archive/index.php/t-53985.html

 

is a paranormal CCD-TRV108 NTSC video Hi8 Camara.

 

Well, I've looked through the manual,

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=CCDTRV108&LOC=3

and I can't see anything except I'm just guessing, of course your new cassettes are not write protected?

Have you checked the error codes on page 77 and 78 of the manual?