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Sony handy cam dcr-sr20 HDD format ERR 31:00

Did you "save" (finalize) the recordings?
What happens with a different disc?

you have a faulty SYSCON MICROCONTROLLER.+faulty associates circuits, like CLKS, RESET.
you must go to the repair shop TV for fix it.
However you can try as the last thing before to go the repair shopt, Clean tHE VHS+DVD, with tape cleaner+disc cleaner too.and Proof
God bless you.

For windows 7:
1.Insert a disc into your computer's CD or DVD drive.
2.In the dialog box that appears, click Burn files to disc.
3.In the Burn a disc dialog box, type a name for your new disc.
4.Click Show formatting options, and then click one of the following formatting options:
-Live File System
-Mastered

5.Click Next to prepare the disc.

and for CD-RW:

1 Insert a disc into your recorder drive.

2 In My Computer, right-click your recorder drive.
The 'Use with DLA' option in the popup menu should have a check mark beside it. If this option is not selected, click on the HELP button and follow the steps in "Using DLA With Your Recorder Drive" before proceeding.

3 Click Format.
DLA's Format dialog box appears. The options available to you will depend on the type of recorder drive you have.

4 Set the options in the Format dialog box.
a ) Type a name for your disc in the Volume label text box.
b ) Select either Quick or Full Format by clicking beside the option you prefer. DLA can perform either a Quick or Full format of your discs.
c ) If you have an EasyWrite CD-RW drive, you will have the option to create an EasyWrite disc by placing a check mark beside Enable EasyWrite. (See Using DLA with EasyWrite Drives for more information.)

5 Click Start.
If you selected Quick Format or you selected Full Format and your drive supports background formatting, you will be able to use your disc within minutes. If not, you must wait until formatting is complete before you can write files to your disc.


I hope this will help you

There is no disc error come.First you format your disc from menu then use if still problem then may your disc problem try another one.

I have almost the exact same problem.

I did not interrupt my recording. I stopped recording, turned off the recorder, unplugged all the mics, turned on the recorder, listened to the first 10 seconds of the recorded track, turned off the recorder, plugged it into my mac, turned it on in USB mode, attempted to transfer the track file, and the track size is "zero kb." I ejected the recorder, turned it off and back on, and now the track says "err format" and skips to the next track.

This seems like a unique problem, as any "data recovery" software will search for deleted files instead of corrupted files. And even if the file is corrupted I have software that can read the raw wav data. However, the filesize is incorrect and obviously doesn't contain any wav data. Shouldn't it be the actual file size? How can I fix this???

Go to my computer, then find your dvd drive, right click, go to properties and make sure the Read Only and Write Only boxes are UNCHECKED. Then apply and hit ok and try again

Hi Tony,

Your GE 7-5295 keeps showing nd (no disc), this simply means that your lens has been damaged. Please replace the lens and you would enjoy listening to music once again in your kitchen.

Kind Regards

put it in the bin lol

are you sure it doesn't say "CLEAR"? Which looks like ERR on the display. Its asking if you want to "clear" all data from the recorder.

Page 9 of your manual. Here's links if you need them:
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_product.asp?id=1272

http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/VN-3100_VN-3100PC_Manuall.pdf