Sony dvd recorder HX510 - undo hard disk reformatting

Dear Sir,
Yes you are right, lots and lots have lost very nice recordings on these silly CD and Hard-Drive cameras, and with so many people having problems I hope Sony go back to the 8mm takes because some recordings we all like to make mean too much for us to just re-format over them.
While your CD is in your camera press the reset button, that puts menu back and camera like new, your disk will pop out okay that way.
I do think though that you should try to pick up a good Sony 8mm camera for those important movies, that way you know you always will have them.

If you are using a DVD R/W disk then try using disks from a different manufacturer and alo try using a different medium such as DVD-R or DVD+R DL as the camera will not be able to erase any recordings.

If the DVD asembly is the same as for model RDR-HX510, the part number is 1-797-247-12 and costs: $358.56 with a refund of $145 upon the return of the defective unit. Pricing was from tritronicsinc.com a Sony parts distributor. (I could not find a listing for the HX520 model)

Hope this helps.
Dan

Hi. You can download user manual as PDF file at http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/SONY/RDR-HX510-_U
(just press on Adobe PDF icon. When the new window
pop-ups copy the 4 falling numbers. Then "Download the user guide" button will appear active.
Good luck and rate my solution!

possible chance the disk has not been formatted ..another chance the disk is damaged .....try with another new disk .......

Hi!

You can download it from the link---

http://www.sony.com.au/objects/pdf/RDRHX710.pdf

Thanks
Rylee

i think its your tv. Have you got a widescreen tv?  when i changed my old tv for an lcd the problem disapeared

Most likely the hard drive is faulty, or it may need resetting/ formatting.
Chances are that the HD has gone.

capital98

HOLD THE BLUE HDD BUTTON ON THE FRONT PANEL FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS TO REFORMAT THE HARD DRIVE. THIS INFORMATION IS AT THE BACK OF THE USER MANUAL BUT MAY NOT CURE THE FAULT.

Have you finalised the dvd disc in the machine ? you must finalise all dvds before playing them in other machines.