Error Codes Assistance

Assistance for Error Codes

If anyone is having any kind of Error code, clean head icon or any other concern, contact me first before assuming you have a problem. My e-mail is Ssample@jvc.com.

I am knowledgeable and have helped many people past their error codes without service. Several things can cause error codes and I would be more than happy to assist you in determining if you do indeed have a problem and what options you have available.

Please refer to this site if you contact me. Thank you.

Stacy Sample
Service Coordinator
Houston, Texas

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• Re: Error Codes Assistance jackie - 11th Nov 2004 2:10
  digital sony camera dsc-s50, error e:61:10 appears on the screen , and the zoon doesnt work, the images appears cloudy in the screen. whats wrong? thanks .jackie
  
  
  • RICOH FT4522 when i turn on tell me E-5 Riyad SUBHI - 18th Dec 2004 13:01
    RICOH FT4522 when i turn on tell me E-5 please help me thanks
    
    
    • Re: RICOH FT4522 when i turn on tell me E-5 GRANT LOUCKS - 21st Nov 2005 22:58
      I HAVE A RICOH MODEL R-108H I AM GETTING A TROUBLE INDICATION IN THE VIEW FINDER. A BLINKING DIMOND WITH UNDER LINE. THIS IS HAPPENING DURING PLAYBACK. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. I SENT IT BACK EAST FOR REPAIR I THINK TO SONY. COST ALOT. ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR FIX? GRANT LOUCKS
      
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  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance
    John
    - 6th Apr 2005 1:47
    Did you have any luck? I have the exact same problem. Sony wants a minimum of $269 to fix it.
    
    
    • Re[3]: Error Codes Assistance Don.K - 10th Oct 2005 20:20
      Hi: Saw yout troubles posted on the forum about your code error E61:10 Did you have it fixed yet and at what cost did it come in at? Just wondering if I should go and bye a new one or fix what I have. Please get back to me on this if you would. Thanks. Don
      
      
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance Hila - 29th Apr 2005 22:53
    i need the same help! i don't know what to do
    
    
    • Re[3]: Error Codes Assistance ARSLAN SEFA - 20th Apr 2006 10:28
      Hi, I want to service manual ricoh 850 and ricoh 551
      
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  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance Tere - 22nd Jul 2005 4:38
    Hey, Did you get any answer about your problem, I have the exact same problem. Please Help! Cheers Tere
    
    
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance Charlie - 28th Dec 2005 5:42
    I have the same error on my sony camera. I took the camera apart and opened the lens compartment and could not find any problems. I basically took the whole camera apart and could not find any loose or damaged ribbon cables or wires. I removed the small motor housings that control the focus and zoom and manually adjusted the focus and zoom and set them for about 6 ft-20ft. This is all I was able to achieve. At least I can click and shoot simple shots that don't require zoom.
    
    
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance tina - 20th Jun 2006 20:47
    i have the same problem! have u found out anything yet how to fix it?
    
    
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance
    Dave
    - 29th Jul 2006 22:37
    I have a DSC-S85 and get the error message E:61:00. The picture is blurry, and it takes blurry pictures. I can hear the lens motor running when I turn it on. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
    
    
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance
    Miville
    - 29th Dec 2006 23:00
    Mon sonny dsc-s50 a un code e61 10 je ne sais pas quoi faire.
    
    
• Re: Error Codes Assistance
  Debbye
  - 11th Nov 2004 4:18
  I have a new Panasonic PV-D4744S. It never got past it's initial setup/configuration. It displays an error 7-U (with the dash on the top line of the LCD). Any help you could provide decoding this error message would be greatly appreciated. I haven't been able to find any error code documentation and the folks at Panasonic don't answer the phone or return emails.
  
  
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance jc - 19th Jan 2006 6:39
    Looking for what error 2 means. Panasonic did not answer my emial...they are no help
    
    
• Re: Error Codes Assistance bennila noureddine - 14th Nov 2004 16:10
  i have a problem with my sony betacamsp uvw 1400AP the code error is error-09-0821.
  
  thank you very mutch
  
  
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance Corky Gallo - 28th Apr 2005 19:57
    I have a Sony dsr-80, with tape jammed in it, displaying error code 09-821. I noticed your posting with same problem. Did you ever find a resolution? Thanks -Corky
    
    
    • Re[3]: Error Codes Assistance Miles - 18th Jan 2006 19:49
      I have the same error code 09-821 for the DSR-80. If anyone knows what to do about this please help.
      
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• Re: Error Codes Assistance Rob - 14th Nov 2004 20:59
  My Hi8 camcorder started receiving error code c:31:00. When this happens it will not play, rewind, or eject the videotape. Thanks for any information.
  
  
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance
    oma
    - 16th Feb 2005 19:14
    same erratical problem on my sony pd 170, why ????
    
    
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance
    spartan1855
    - 8th May 2006 18:01
    I just came from best buy after a drag out fight over this error code...They actually told me it was helping protect me from overwriting a tape. I missed my kid's state competetion...and this is after having it serviced twice. Needless to say, I now have a new camera....but didn't make up for missing such an important event.
    
    
• Error Code E-01
  Alton Adjodha
  - 14th Nov 2004 23:37
  My school has a copier printer Ricoh Priport VT1800 Copier.
  I am receiving the error code E-01.
  What does this mean?
  Please provide assistance.
  Thank You!
  
  
  • Re: Error Code E-01
    jaanogerman
    - 28th Dec 2004 23:33
    E-01 code is for the master cutter assy`s plz contact your service personal
    
    
• Re: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 TJR - 15th Nov 2004 15:51
  Had the same error message on my TRV-720, and could not come up with a solution for weeks until I found this website:
  
  http://www.protechcam.com/wwwboard/messages/127.html
  
  Now the fix you will not believe, nor did I at first, but requires you to power off the unit completely and "Smack it" a few times fairly hard.
  Now you may do this at your risk, but I swear it fixed mine and all the other people listed at the above web site.
  I thought it was a joke - but it works!!
  
  Good Luck!
  TJR
  
  
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 B - 5th Apr 2005 22:47
    I have to say it worked on my camera, i believed in u lol
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 LEO - 9th Apr 2005 2:25
    I can not believe this, I've had this C:31:22 error code on my Sony DCR-TRV330 for about 6 months. I was getting ready to buy me a new Digital 8 camera but I decided to look online about this error before spending any $$$ and found this link. Slapping it around worked for me. This is too funny! BELIEVE ME! Leo Torres
    
    
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Abwao Peter - 26th Apr 2005 10:00
      the camera cant play tape
      
      
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 John from Sovakia - 4th Jun 2005 7:06
      Help me !!!! I have problem with my camcorder c:31:22 What is it ?
      
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    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
      Sweet
      - 19th Nov 2005 16:32
      OH MY GOD!!!! i believe sony ppl even wont know this b'coz of this error, i cudnt have my debating competition memory :(( as my sis tried recording, it got this error stupid error :(( anyways it really worked and it is so strange thanks
      
      
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
      Zia
      - 22nd Jan 2006 22:36
      I have C:31:22 error on my camcoder. Can you please help me how to fix this problem. Thanks
      
      
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
      David Toba
      - 31st Oct 2007 22:10
      Same problem - different solution: Before reinserting the tape, wind the tape's wheels inwards a quarter turn. If the tape has become tight, such as at the end of the tape when tension is increased the camera gets scared it might break the tape. Controlling your camera's transport from an application on your computer might also help it to get back to work. If it happens with every tape then its probably time for professional service or a slap!
      
      
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
      neville pillay
      - 9th Apr 2008 20:43
      i was preparing for a shoot tom,orrow, sorting out lights, i recorded 40 minutes of back, came back, got this error, shit what to do, searched, found this message, same error dude, camera works a treat, and i had a robbery, manfrotto tripod, lights, etc got stolen, so this would have been the icing on the cake, thanks whoever u are, u saved me, god bless
      
      
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 aurora72 - 25th Apr 2005 17:51
    It reminded me of a problem similar to the one I lived with my SONY MD Recorder MDS-JE510 that I bought in 1998. It wouldn't record properly unless it was unplugged for a couple of hours. It suggested that some parts of the circuits were overloaded for some reason.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 andrew jordan - 3rd May 2005 0:57
    I was totally shocked to see what you had written about "smacking" my trv 27, but it really worked...thanks.
    
    
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Dski - 21st Aug 2005 0:51
      YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME! I got this code about 10 months ago and I have not found any fix other then getting a new one! Then I found this site. Smacked the Sh$t out of my camera, and low-and-behold it works. This is a story I will be telling! thanks.
      
      
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    T Magnussen
    - 16th May 2005 9:19
    Thanks! Pounded my camera against the table a few times, and now it works!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    M Singh
    - 11th Jul 2005 8:34
    Smacking works like a charm. Thank you.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Ernie - 17th Sep 2005 0:58
    Freak me out...I also just read your repair terms and decided to try it...I removed the battery and gave it a (technical tap)...Low and behold ,I was amazed that this thing now works again after 6 months of cussin and was getting ready to replace it...Thanks a million.
    
    
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
      Frank S
      - 26th Sep 2005 21:51
      I had the C:31:23 & C:31:22 error on my Sony TRV318. I turned off the camcorder, removed the battery for 60 seconds. Then I inserted the battery & put a new tape in. NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE SONY'S KNOWLEDGE BASE did not let me know that if I hit the camera a couple of times with the palm of my hand that that would fix the camera. I am shocked it worked kind of like that car radio I had when I was 17. Thanks foe the help guys Frank
      
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  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Dood
    - 28th Oct 2005 14:39
    Amazing!!! it worked! 2 heats fix it all. THANK YOU
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Xavier
    - 10th Nov 2005 16:00
    Like in the message of 2nd Nov 2005 18:35 I tought you were alla nuts !!!! I works with my french sony camera. I don't understand. You are soo cool !!!!! Take care
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    micky
    - 27th Nov 2005 4:36
    Thank you so much for the advice I was at a lost and lucked up on this web site. my sony was in error 4 2 months.aftert a good smacking it was good to go . thanks!!!!!!! IT REALLY WORKS
    
    
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 andre - 27th Nov 2005 20:01
      Does this "smack" fix last for a long time? any experience?
      
      
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    ROBERT
    - 15th Dec 2005 19:09
    WOW , I WAS USING MY SONY TRV 118 TO SHOOT MY COUSINS WEDDING AND THIS DARN C:31:22 AND EJECT MESSAGE CAME ONTO THE SCREEN . THANKFULLY I HAD A SECOND CAMERA RUNNING AND CAUGHT THE REST OF THE CEREMONY . THIS IS THE SECOND SONY CAMERA THIS HAS HAPPENED TO . THE FIRST ONE COST ME $200+ TO FIX , AND ALL THE JERK HAD TO DO IS SMACK IT........*%%$^#&*)()...*%$#@%*.....#&*($@$^**....I HAVE THE CAMERA ON MY DESK RIGHT NOW SO LETS SEE IF YOU CAN SAVE ME $200 DOLLARS...................SON OF A ..........IT WORKED WOW THATS AWSOME THANKS, I GUESS THE RUSSIAN GUY IN THE MOVIE ARMAGEDDAN WAS RIGHT " ...RUSSIAN COMPONANTS , AMERICAN COMPONANTS , ALL MADE IN TIAWAN!(AS HE SMACKS THE COMPUTER WITH A WRENCH)"PEOPLE IF YOUR CAMERA HAS THIS MESSAGE SMACK IT IT REALLY DOES WORK , BESIDES ITZ ALLREADY BROKE YOU HAVENT ANY THING TO LOOSE!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    KO
    - 21st Dec 2005 14:27
    I'll be damned. Rely on all my cameras for work, (5 Sony DV's) and was about to replace my PC-9, (best camera I've ever owned and irrepalceable) when I found this post. Smacked it around and called it Sally, lo and behold it works. To repeat another post....does anyone have any experience with how long this "fix" works?
    
    
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
      KO
      - 21st Dec 2005 14:29
      And of course....THANK YOU! to whoever discovered this.
      
      
    • problem keeps coming back - Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 nicole - 27th Dec 2005 20:26
      Hi - I too stumbled on the 'hit fix' solution on the internet one day and it worked! ... for awhile.... Then the error codes started happening again ... I'd hit it again ... it eventually would work again .... for awhile ... right now it's not working. So. Do I hit it harder? What now? Anyone else experiencing this? Any other solutions presenting themselves? Perhaps bashing it with a hammer or wrench??? Strange. I was also curious how long everyone's camera's worked before the error codes began ... like is it some built in thing that happens once the warranty is no longer valid to encourage more back end business for sony via service and replacement?? Mine worked well for nearly 2 years before this began... Hoping there's a way to keep this thing working .... And if there's not, well next time I WON'T be buying a sony...
      
      
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Richo - 31st Dec 2005 5:17
    Well yes this does work, never dreamed it. No I didn't bang it against the table but wacked on my leg say 3 times and voila.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Jill+ kevin
    - 13th Jan 2006 21:20
    we smacked it hit it let our kids have a smack or two nothing please help us we had this camra since our wedding!! please help us
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    A.J. Pen
    - 18th Jan 2006 21:15
    RIGHT ON!!! i'll always remember this site for this kind of great advice. My PC-9 has recorded probably about 900 skydives and been used to record archives of another 250 rock shows. i was just trying to capture some video and lo and behold, C:31:22 came up. i have another PC-9, but it's really my wife's camera, and i like to leave the older one plugged in to my studio setup. i held it up about 18" off the ground and dropped it - twice. Second time, it worked just fine!! Thanks! ajpen
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    UnhappyShopper
    - 23rd Jan 2006 13:27
    It works! I got a C:31:22 error message on my 4 year old Sony DV camera about 10 minutes ago. I could not believe my luck! I can buy a new camera! YESSS! I thought I'd look online for a solution and found your suggestion. It seemed so... ludicrous... laughable even. I told my wife and she said: "Well, giving electronic equipment a sharp tap is the first thing that engineers do when they're fixing something - just in case it has a loose connection..." What the he11 thinks I... If I hit it hard enough I may still get a new camera! One power off and a sharp tap later... D@mn! It works OK now! I am cursing you for fixing my camera - Now I don't have a good excuse to buy a new one! ;-) Oh, and by the way, my wife also thanks you for saving us a few bucks! Seriously though - Thanks a million - I should get a few beers recounting this story.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Andr - 2nd Apr 2006 8:01
    I found a message here http://www.globalmediapro.com/av/messages/135625.html where they talk about the error code in terms of bad connection on the PCB. Repairing the camera by smacking it might be explained by getting a better connecting due to the G-Force. However, reading all the negative messages on the internet about Sony products explains me why the company is not doing well. They have a serious quality problem and people start to choose alternatives.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Matt Panera - 8th Apr 2006 23:57
    yeah i took the battery off and held it by the handstrap and kicked it a few times, pretty wack but effective
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Taney
    - 8th May 2006 19:57
    I have a Sony DCR-TRV730 (Digital 8) and the wacking worked for me. I have had this camcorder for about four years and it has worked like a charm until the dreaded C:31:23 message appeared when I tried to record my 3rd grader's school musical performance. I happened to have a CVS reusable camcorder in my camera bag, so I salvaged something of the situation. I went to the Sony site and followed their procedure which did nothing. Thanks to everyone who has shared their experiances. I have my 3rd grader's field day to tape on Friday and now I have my camcorder back in orperation!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 John Riley - 14th May 2006 14:07
    Before anyone smashes their camcorders to bits (think of all those tiny non-serviceable pieces), try just giving the battery a sharp set of raps. Search on 'Lithium depassivation' for more technical information.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 CraigA - 12th Jun 2006 4:27
    Check out this discussion thread on the topic. Be sure the check the rubber roller inside that is used for the tape tension. http://www.camerahacker.com/Forums/DisplayComments.php?file=Video%20Camera/Sony/Sony_DCR-TRV18_-_Error_Code..html
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Gabriel K - 16th Jun 2006 19:05
    Incredible, same problem with my Sony PC100 (4 years old). The brutal procedure worked. I cannot believ this Thanks
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Aldo Johnston - 16th Aug 2006 19:13
    I/m an IT/Process (Mech engineer) control person with an engineering background, when you suggested knocking it a few hard times it took me back to the old engineering joke of getting out the hammer and giving it a good knock. It worked, missed some great footage back visiting the family but at least I have a fix. How did yo work out that this would fix the problem?? Thanks again
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Craig Butfoy
    - 19th Aug 2006 4:39
    O my God....! I have been reading these replys with amusement, and then the more I read the more I had to believe it was true. I have an old PC6, awsome little handheld about the size of your palm with touchscreen controls. Like you I thought it had, had it and was time for a new one. And low and bloody behold, a few taps on the floor and hey presto, we're back in business. Unbelievable. You are an absolute STAR. Thanks. Craig Butfoy - London UK
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    jamie
    - 30th Aug 2006 18:19
    It so works - first time i smacked it it just refused any tapes so i smacked it again and now it works fine!! madness
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Moy - 15th Sep 2006 17:55
    You have got to be kidding me. I thought you were all crazy but I had nothing to loose I was getting ready to slam my camera against the wall because of this tupid C:31:32, so I hit it a few times with my palm and nothing, then I hit it again one time on each side and on the top and bottom, and now it is working just fine. Who would have thought. Thanks
    
    
  • Thanks for save me lots of money witn my Sony CCD-TVR118
    IAB
    - 24th Sep 2006 18:59
    My english isn't good but only have to say Thanks! I didn't try to smack my camera yet but I'm hoping that works on my too, because I already tried to many things and nothing... I was thinking 10 minutes ago that I needed a new camera, now I know that if I decide to buy a new one, never it's going to be from that company!!! I hate them...
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Neil Baker
    - 9th Oct 2006 10:06
    Many thanks to everyone who's posted on this site. You've all saved me an absolute fortune!!!! A couple of slaps to the side of the camera has done the trick. Good job too - it's my daughter's birthday today and I've been trying to get the camera to work all week. Thanks again. Neil Nottingham
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Zoran Gracer
    - 16th Oct 2006 16:09
    It's working. Take the battery of and smack it, than plug it back. Thanks.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    alex
    - 17th Oct 2006 16:06
    it works. thank you for sharing information
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    David Hollett
    - 22nd Oct 2006 1:08
    Wow it works THANKS,
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    malaymixed
    - 6th Nov 2006 3:45
    well what do you know. It is actually the contacts between the guide and the metal body inside. when the case is closed, the swith is supposed to be activated. proper misalignment will cause the circuit to break and an error occurs. So pounding might only cause the connector to be aligned again or something. Anyway, it was lucky it worked. To prevent, load tape slowly. wait untuil th tape fully stop before removing the tape. never, never drop or bang the cam on the table etc. When in the bag, careful not to jolt it. use heavily padded bag.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Mensah
    - 6th Nov 2006 13:20
    Yeah, I didn't believe it too but after reading a few messages I tried it.... IT WORKS!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Brian
    - 7th Nov 2006 4:49
    This isn't working for me!! How are you supposed to do this? Is the battery supposed to be off? Is the tape supposed to be in? What are you supposed to do, and HOW HARD are you supposed to hit it?
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Zac - 8th Nov 2006 3:59
    Holy shit it worked i cant believe it. I have been messing with it for hours. And never thought to try it. Thanks for it.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 ahaha - 19th Nov 2006 11:49
    it works!! thanx!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 coricaman - 24th Nov 2006 21:04
    Yeah I read what my TRV-280's manual said and its Clean the heads with a 8'mm cleaning tape after "Gently but firmly tapping the bottom of the unit". OMG it worked! The code means that the heads are dirty
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Coleman Lindsay
    - 26th Nov 2006 10:21
    At first I thought I was in real trouble. When I googled C:31:22 and saw these suggestions I had a pretty good laugh but tried it anyway. I gave it 3 hard licks on each side of the camera an Viola! Good as new.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Nina Neicho
    - 26th Nov 2006 10:41
    Another convert in London UK here - I can't really believe it but it does work - this after missing some really cute family moments while my Sony DCR PC101E has been unoperable for the last month I've just fixed it with 2 slaps!. Thank you all!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 dav - 5th Jan 2007 23:07
    hi guys. bad news. this kind of fixing is not working on the sony hc1. i tryed 2 hours. still shit
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Pccanales
    - 16th Jan 2007 21:50
    Thanks.... it´s work
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Erik Johnson
    - 19th Jan 2007 3:35
    This $hit happened to me two times the first time it happened i sipmly returned it.After about 6 mounts later the 2nd camera did the same thing i was PISSED!I couldnt return it this time.I googled the error code and found this site.I didnt believe at first but i tried it. my girlfriend was laughing at me saying its not going to work. I took the battery out after 3 failed attempts i turn it on at it WORKED!!!! THANK YOU NO MONEY NEEDED
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Bimbinha - 19th Jan 2007 18:31
    I just jumped on it! It's amazing! Really works! Thanks man!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 dany Al - 25th Jan 2007 19:15
    THANKS!!! This cant´t be true i thought... I was wrong. Couple of bangings on your knee is enough :) Thank u!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Soubanh
    - 27th Jan 2007 6:09
    WooHooo!!! THANX,THANX, THANX!!! Worked great for two of my handycams. Priceless Fix
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    mtbkman
    - 28th Jan 2007 3:09
    YES!! It really works, when I read the first post I thought it was a joke, but after reading all the posts I thought it was worth a try, gave the camera 3 good raps on my knee from the battery end, put in the tape and voila! the camera works. Thanks again.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Marcelo
    - 8th Feb 2007 12:56
    Seems to have worked for me as well ! Nothing wrong with a little slap from time to time !
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    david
    - 15th Feb 2007 3:38
    this worked wonderfully. This is what you do 1. Slap tape side of camera (3 times is good) 2. take out tape and put back in 3. Take out battery and put back in 4. Turn on 5. if you still get it repeat steps
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Chris Ralph - 23rd Apr 2007 0:02
    you are the best person in the world at first i was skeptical but then i decide to try it because i was about to buy a new camera so i said what the hell might as well try it so i do so and wham i am so amazed at you thanks so much
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 lou - 24th Apr 2007 11:20
    i put a pillow on my knee, whacked the bottom of the camera's base twice, and WHALA! it worked! i wish i would of known about this trick earlier!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 maciek - 3rd May 2007 14:18
    Best regards from POLAND !!!! I had the same problem and I CANNOT BELIEVE IT BUT IT WORKS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I slapped it twice. THANKS!!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    khult
    - 18th May 2007 4:20
    Add one more to the big pile of believers. Recently I was able to fix my Sony Cybershot W5 digital camera error message by slapping it around. I was slightly incredulous. But then I got the C:31:23 error on my Sony TRV27 video camera and Google led me to this site. After slapping it around real good a few times, sure enough, it sprang back to life. While part of me is glad that I have been able to fix these problems with such a simple (although barbaric) fix, I will almost certainly never buy another Sony product after being stymied by bogus error messages like these.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Beer - 20th May 2007 13:48
    Wow i thought you guys were joking around, but it works,hit it on the table and on my knee and the cam is doing fine now. laterrrrrrrrrrr
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 the salt - 25th May 2007 20:37
    amazing, i wish everything was like this haha :D thanks for the kickass technique, now my old tr517 works again, i used to have a c:31:22 and 20 errors, and now, after I smacked it for about 3 minutes, it works :]
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    JKK
    - 8th Jun 2007 21:58
    IT WORKS!!!! THANKS..SLAPT MY CAMERA WITH THE PALM OF MY HANDS 2 TIMES. WORKS FAB :)
    
    
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
      Scott
      - 9th Jun 2007 20:31
      Sony TRV-280 videocamera. Error code 31:22. Tones. Won't record, rewind or play. Tapes of trip to Rome worthless unless I buy a new camera. I felt sad. Months passed. I'd try it from time to time. Same result. Then I found this site and I had to laugh. I mean, how many times does something like a swat work on anything? Battery removed, check. Three spanks on the tape side, check. Replace battery. Yeah,Daddy!!! It worked and I'm really pleased. Man, this made my day. Thanks.
      
      
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 jstone - 18th Jun 2007 12:31
    Omg you are a savior! Same error but only with a certain tape took battery out, unplugged waited about thirty minutes and chunked it off the fifth floor. Damn thing splintered into a thousand pieces and I saved a ton of money on my car insurance. lol actually got message on one tape only. Havent yet banged it but Im willing to try. unplugged no battery in it.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Shawn
    - 22nd Jun 2007 18:12
    WOW, It worked!!!!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 darkman philippines - 23rd Jun 2007 17:12
    june 24, 2007 you're all freakin crazy i had the same problem and followed what you did, smack my sony dcr trv 280 5 times when i powered it on, as if it made a self reset and so i entered the correct date and to my surprized the warning error disappeared and my sony functioned perfectly weird!!!!! and by the way, thanks for that
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Vic
    - 26th Jun 2007 1:28
    Incredible how it worked !!!! Thanks a lot
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Paul
    - 30th Jun 2007 3:12
    Sweeeet! Worked like a charm!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Ulysses
    - 5th Jul 2007 23:50
    to funny...worked great!
    
    
    • Re[3]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 James Bluny - 26th Nov 2007 19:57
      it didnt work on mine
      
      
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Toufkir
    - 2nd Aug 2007 7:48
    Really amazing: it works perfectly! It seems that the camcorder loves to be done a spanking! I used to copy videotapes on a PC in the basement of my house: to much humidity and moistures...
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Mike
    - 10th Aug 2007 8:07
    I had the same problem with my 560x handycam and the smacking is what it needed. Thanks everyone.
    
    
  • Fix for C:31:10 error
    Angela
    - 22nd Aug 2007 13:49
    I had a C:31:10 error and I figured smacking it was worth a try if it fixed the C:31:22 errors. Couldn't hurt, right? And it totally worked. Laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    DAN
    - 5th Sep 2007 23:01
    IT WORKS TRV280..........FUNNY BUT IT WORS!!!!!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Ronny Jimmy
    - 8th Sep 2007 6:32
    OMG In my whole 7 years learning Electric Electronis Engineering i would never have approved this 'smacking your electronic devices' method.But i was desperate so i tried it out after 15 minutes of swearing.IT WORKED!!!!(I'm using Sony TRV418E and it gave the C:31:22 error)
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Jill
    - 9th Sep 2007 17:39
    Holy cow! It worked, just like everyone else, I thought--hit it a few times?
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Aravind
    - 10th Sep 2007 13:55
    Amazing ... This works.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Tom - 13th Sep 2007 2:05
    This "smacking" approach worked for me too! I was so impressed, I tried this on my wife. A couple of smacks and all the error messages went away.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    beneficial_squirrel
    - 16th Sep 2007 10:29
    I just used this on my TRV22 and it works! And it makes me think of this story: Several years ago, a friend asked me to help her with her broken camcorder, a Sony Video 8 model. It wouldn't turn on or eject, and I couldn't fix it. A few days later, she told me it "fixed" itself after she dropped it down the stairs in her house. Thanks for this great tip!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Andrey
    - 29th Sep 2007 13:36
    very cool! it works i have a Dcr HC 35
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Emad Elwany
    - 4th Oct 2007 12:08
    I Don't know how to thank you enough !! The smacking action REALLY WORKED !! I'm a computer engineer, i thought this was total crap and would never work, but Sony keeps surprising you, I Owe you my friend, because the SONY ppl over here failed to fix it !!!! Anyone who faces the same problem, remove the battery, then tap the camera gently on the 4 sides 2 or 3 times, (with the tape inside or outside), insert the battery again, and there u go !!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    RobbieX
    - 9th Oct 2007 18:01
    Like most of the others i've had sucess with this fix. My Sony GV-D200E Digital 8 walkman has sat on a shelf for years because i couldn't figure out how to fix the error code. had it apart several times and still no luck until i found this fix, slaped it several times with my hand and now it works like new. Fantastic!!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    V
    - 21st Oct 2007 4:52
    I have been getting the 31:23 and 31:22 errors on 8 out of ten tapes I try to insert. I have a Sony HVR Z1U. The camera is only a year old.... What to do? I heard that it may be a mechanical issue with a small piece possibly having broke loose, or a moisture issue, we are in autumn and the studio is sub-level (basement) - I am not sure what to do. Should I turn on the de humidifier and leave the camera open overnight to 'air out'??? I have been to Egypt and back with this camera- and no probs till now What to do???!!! Help please!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Emanuel Danneman
    - 6th Nov 2007 22:38
    Smacking the camera didnt work. I smaked it until my hand hurt. Then I tryed to take the battery of for 60 secs. It didnt work either. Then I read somewhere that you could take a hairdryer and blow in to your camera. And the error just disapeard.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    jorell
    - 29th Jan 2008 9:44
    help me I slap my camera for my trv 19 but did not work... how to fix it...
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    RKS
    - 3rd Feb 2008 23:57
    Slapping around 10 times anf few hard shakes also worked for me. fixed problem: beeps with sony trv318 c:31:23
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    John
    - 10th Feb 2008 0:35
    thank your the man...it work to me
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Genevieve Gahagan
    - 10th Feb 2008 8:34
    Oh jesus this is hilarious. I have been taping blogs and it flashes C:31:23 ALL THE TIME. normally I take out the tape and leave it, but I tried that a few times and it didn't work. I found this forum and didn't believe it, I was very scared of breaking my camera. So, I turn it off, unplug everything, and start whacking the living S@1* out of it. I b###h slapped the area around where the tape is put in, cringe as I turn it back on, and the error is gone! Thank you!!! haha.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Aaron Mercer - 19th Feb 2008 11:21
    Thankyou so so much, I had just had my camera rebuilt after it had a trip down the stairs, after getting it back it came up with this error and I had no money to get it fixed again. Found this site, gave it two short sharp tapes and hey presto! If in doubt, give it a clout!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Rms - 19th Feb 2008 17:55
    Its some sort of Mechanical problem, as told by The Sony service centre; wind could cost court 75$.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    baargalat
    - 25th Feb 2008 10:58
    its really works !!! its amazing ..
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Jamie Hutber - 27th Feb 2008 22:02
    well well well, i've been hitting it for about 20 mins, dropping it from stupid heights and smaking it as hard as i could. Nothing what was happening was i put the tape in it read the time brought a picture up but was very slow and jumpy. So i thought it had to be a differnt type of problem even though after 3 seconds of the jumping it gave the error. So hitting lots and lots didn't work. in the end lost it thought stay calm anyway. put the tape it, pressed play and just very lightly nudged it while playing on the desk. N bobs your auncle it worked. Cheers
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 sun man - 9th Mar 2008 23:46
    SERIOUSLY!!!! I cannot believe bashing this camera around got it working!! I had the same error code, C:31:23... smackin it around for about 5 mins really did do the job!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Ronny - 10th Mar 2008 20:09
    That is just too crazy. IT worked. What is the deal with that. I wish all my fixs were that easy. Normally I don't want to band it. Go figure.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    John P
    - 17th Mar 2008 19:33
    OMG it worked! Thanks for the tip. I guess the error is to do with a mechanical fault caused by the loading mechanism sticking. Smacking the camera clears the sticky bit, and the camera works again. Thanks again, I thought i was looking at some expensive Sony Service Centre fix.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Dr Who
    - 21st Mar 2008 0:33
    I try the smack, and yes it works. Been faulty for almost a yesr. cheers, tommy
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Sal - 25th Mar 2008 17:54
    I have a TRV82 with a C:31:22 error, un-powered it, smacked it a few times and it was a miracle. This was the fix, I too couldn’t believe it. Back in the old days I had a TV that I would smack and would work fine, who would think that high tech electronics would also work with a smack. Funny if someone smacked me I would stop working. LOL Thank you for the fix.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Alex
    - 28th Mar 2008 11:40
    OMG! i cannot believe smashing my camera actually worked!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22 Sarah - 5th Apr 2008 3:24
    You have to be kindding me. This is no freaking way but it is playing. I am just speakless. THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Melody
    - 9th Apr 2008 12:07
    It didn't work till I took the tape out, then a few good smacks, and viola!!! Thanks guys!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    Jotame Ratabua
    - 9th Apr 2008 23:39
    Hi, I have this Sony TRV418E video camera recorder that I have not used for more that two years because it has this fault C:31:22 whenever i rewind, play, forward or record...bummer!!! Just this morning, I brought it to work and one of my mates looked up the fault code in google and your fix came up. They gave it a go, and mate!!! It works!!!! Hoorah!!! Thanks.
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    P-s-y-c-h-0
    - 26th Apr 2008 19:42
    it really does work i got a handycam from my friend for cheap cuz it wouldn't work right, i hit it a few times and work perfect no, this really does work!
    
    
  • Re[2]: FIX!!! for Self Diagnosis C:31:22
    felix
    - 27th Apr 2008 17:11
    Yes! It worked. I missed taping a UFO because of this error. No joke. Anyway this solved the problem.
    
    
• Re: Error Codes Assistance hasan - 16th Nov 2004 10:01
  ı have dcr-trv 75 e mini dv camera and when ı turn on the camera lcd display flashes e.61.10 message . can you help me
  
  
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance Murali - 4th Jul 2005 15:35
    Hi, Did u get solution for E:61:10, iam also facing same problem.can u please suggest a soln if u have one. Regards, Murali
    
    
• Re: Error Codes Assistance Chris Parker - 16th Nov 2004 17:21
  I just but a car with a Sony Cd reciever and the CD player doesn't work. It just says E99. The radio does work. This stereo is about 10 years odl.
  
  
• Error Codes Assistance (Error09-221) CM Timmermans - 18th Nov 2004 9:21
  Hello,
  
  I have trouble getting my Betacam Sp-uvw-1700GP started of rewinding.
  Everything I press the rewind or ffwd button I get the error "Error09-221" the error code means "TH/UNTH error" (abnormal threading) can you tell me what it is and what to do about it.
  Many thanks
  
  
• Re: Error Codes Assistance
  damar
  - 20th Nov 2004 5:33
  I have Error code 03 on my sony pvw-2800P, the cassete it's only play for about 5 sec and than stop the following error code 03 message, can you help me what i have to do with it?...
  
  
  • Re[2]: Error Codes Assistance Anders Grahn - 5th Oct 2007 16:55
    I have Error code 09 on my sony pvw-2800P. As soon as I push a button when the tape is in the error appears. Can you help me with this problem?