PROTECTION flashing on lcd screen

From page 32 of the user manual that is available for download here: (click here)

The error message that you are seeing requires that you to take the camera in for service, since a failure has occurred that the owner cannot fix themselves:

E:20:ss / E:31:ss / E:61:ss / E:62:ss / E:91:ss / E:94:ss

A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred. Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Inform them of the 5-digit code, which starts from E

I assume you are trying to record from a VCR tape to a dvd? It could be the copyright protection causing this issue. A little more information would be a great help. What are you trying to record? VCR Tapes. Are these home movies or are they retail movies. Macrovision prevents recording. If you are trying to record a television show, it could be the digital rights protection. do you have it connected to satellite or cable.

check the memory card that you've inserted on your camcorder. tilt the protection tab of the memory card to unprotect it.

check the protection tab on the memory card of your camcorder. move the protection tab to no.

i would have thought that the setting might have been change on a accident you should take it to a shop and ask them!

My Samsung camcorder one day displays protection. Used or new tape no difference. Used the menu options to remove protection and it gives me a play mode alert. Regardless I can not record in protection mode. Help!

Hi,

If you are trying to record to a tape and the display shows "Protection", you must slide the protection tab at the top of the tape to the "Rec" position.

have suddenly getting a "Protection" message in Camera mode. - The viewfinder is OK and i can see the view but a "Protection!" message is blinking in the middle of the screen and the record button is not working if i press

PLease see http://www.fixya.com/support/t131881-sony_cam_recorder_wont_record for more information on this i have had the same problem, faulty CCD image processor chip.

hate to suggest the obvious, but did you take of the lense cap?