Heeeeeeeeeeeeelp my sony mp3 player shows me "format error " every time that i turn it on and i can't listen to any song

Hi nancy ties...
Your songs you have downloaded to your player is the wrong format.
You will have to change the format of the songs that is compatible to your mp3 player.
You can see your specs at this webpage:
http://www.cobyusa.com/?p=prod&prod_num_id=10491&pcat_id=2001
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That's the answer to your problem. The format error happens because the format of the song is not compatible with your mp3. So try downloading songs in mp3 format instead. Nothing's wrong with your mp3, it's just that the songs you're putting in it aren't compatible with it.

try to format the memory or card
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Make sure the 2gb is really up to 2gb because sometimes they might just stretch it and say its 2gb. How to know is, if you put one or two songs it will accept and play but once its more... they start showing you format error....

Make sure that the Mp3 player is formatted correctly. Plug it into the computer and in the My Computer screen right click the device, from the pull down format select Format and choose FAT32. This will wipe all the songs from the player, so add new songs, turn on the player and see if it works. If it doesn't plug the player back in and Format it again with the regular FAT setting.

Hi,
There is no problem with the pen drive, there is a problem with the music player.....
if you wanna play the songs on the computer then play it with VLC player...download free player from the following link :

http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/

if you wanna play the song in your HI-FI music player or in your Car's music system , then convert them to ".mp3" format..... here is how you can convert to .mp3 format....

http://www.mp3-converter.com/mp3_converter_freeware.htm

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did u format ur mp3 if aso ask someone who has the same model and copy all the files in it.

Your songs are in the wrong format - read my "tips and tricks" on song formats, as it is too complicated to explain here. Short answer: convert the songs to Mp3 format.

Go to Sony for software. Others:
The format of the songs are wrong in one way or another. Each Mp3 player has a product spec sheet that lists which type of music file it is compatible with (Mp3, WMA, WAV, AAC, etc). You can't play iTunes songs, which are AAC format, on a player that only accepts Mp3 or WMA format.

The second formatting issue has to do with the DRM license on the songs you have downloaded. Right click a song that gave you an error, click on "Properties," and click on the "License," "Media Usage Rights," or "Digital Rights Mgmt" tab (wording varies by configuration). Not every song allows unlimited or even one-time transfer to a "portable device" (code word for "Mp3 player" in this case). Also, some songs are fixed-term - they expire after a while - sometimes in as little as 24 hours.

To get around this, convert every song to Mp3 format. Either that, or upgrade your music service subscription to the highest pkg they have available and never cancel (Napster's basic music svc, for instance, does not let you transfer to an Mp3 player, but their "Napster To Go" upgrade does allow transfer).

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

if your sony shows format error it meabs it has a virus on it so turn it on go to menu then advanced menu scroll to initialise then scroll to format scroll to ok and select