Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR

I own SONY F707. Finally figured out what was causing the error... loose ribbon wire. At the beginning [of the symptoms] rapid removal and insertion of the Memory Stick was sufficient, at one point that no longer helped. So I called the tech support, because my camera is off warranty, they wanted $270 for the labor, plus I have to pay for any parts they replace, plus shipping. I figured that, at best, I will get my camera back in 2 months for $350... or I can buy a new one for $500. With that mind I decided to open the camera and poke around since it was obvious to me that the problem is a loose contact. I had little fear of damaging the camera for two reasons: (1) it is broken already, (2) the optics and CCD compartment is completely isolated from the circuitry. The small ribbon wire connecting the Memory Stick bay to the main [and only] circuit board apparently came loose. I took everything apart and connected it back together. Seems to work fine. I will post detailed instructions on how to take the camera apart on my website soon.
http://hbar.servepics.com/~val/text/articles/f707/

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• Re: Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Cordelia
  - 22nd May 2004 23:22
  I had a disk error and tried formatting, everything. Nothing worked. Can you please give me details of how you attached the ribbon. I took the back off of my FD85 and a large ribbon was disconnected.
  Thank you.
  
  
  • Re: Re: Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
    huomo
    - 9th Sep 2004 1:40
    that wide ribbon has a fitting on one end. it\'s male or female depending on which end of the ribbon it\'s on, but a similar male or female complementary fitting should be on a board next to where you found the ribbon hanging. Check to see if there is a piece attached to the fitting that seems to swing or move: that\'s a locking piece and once you insert the ribbon you lock in the connection by pressing the locking piece inward. Otherwise the fitting may be a simple press fit.
    
    
• Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Jim Millson
  - 17th Apr 2005 13:31
  I bought a new Sony F717 in June of 2004 and it lasted 4 months before the first C:13:01 error. It seemed to magically fix itself a short time later and then went on me again a week ago (just as I went to take the first pictures of my kids at Niagara Falls, talk about disappointment). I went on-line and found all sorts of solutions that didn't work for me. I rubbed the card contacts, I bumped the camera, I re-formatted it and reset it and tried a different card etc etc and nothing worked. Anyway it was still on warranty so I took it in for service. The tech said he couldn't find anything about this on a Sony technical bulletin, which given the amount of reported instances on the net is completely amazing. He got rooting around inside the camera and found exactly what you did; the end of the ribbon cable connecting the card reader to the main board had popped out on one end about a millimetre. He re-inserted it and used some foam tape to hold it in place and it immediately corrected the problem. This C:13:01 error seems to be quite a problem with Sony cameras in general, maybe just a design fault with the ribbon end. Anyway I hope this helps someone a little, it made me feel better to know I didn't waste hundreds of dollars on a paperweight.
  
  
• Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR Bujji - 28th Oct 2005 12:01
  Hi I had the same problem with my f717 camera. I followed all your instructions and opened the camera. Checked the cardreader cable and re inserted it. But after fixing everything back the camera is not responding. What could be the cause. I checked several times that the cables are connected properly.
  
  Please give your suggestions.
  
  Thanks