Sony HDR FX1 problems
by Keelan Carothers
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Nov 6, 2009 at 8:39:51 pm
My sony hdr fx1 is having recording and playback problems. I'm getting the C:31:22 error every once and a while. I can still record images, but on the playback they appear all choppy, and after a while the cam will give me the error message and tell me to eject the tape. I use video head cleaner (though rarley as I'm afraid of permament damage) and have tried the "smack the bottom of the cam method" which worked for a while, but left me feeling like I was just delaying the inevitable.
I really need some advice, where can I send the camera to get fixed, how much money am I looking at, and is there an easier, cheaper way to get the gunk off my video heads without paying half a grand?
Re: Sony HDR FX1 problems by Brian Louis on Nov 7, 2009 at 2:06:49 am
Dirty heads usually cause banding, you should clean the heads about every 50hrs, run the cleaning tape for 3-5 sec periods with a cool down period in between each cleaning, if that doesn't clean it you may have tape debris stuck in the head and need a pro cleaning.
The c31:xx can be a transport problem, maybe a reel problem or maybe the capstan, Check the capstan pinch roller sometimes the keeper comes loose and it slides up its shaft.
