posted on February 3, 2002 12:06:42 PM new
I know I have seen this problem here before I'M hoping for some miracle cure
Mavica FD73 3 1/2 years old won't recognize disc I have tried several disc's I have removed both batteries and let it sit no change
Just got off the phone with Sony ,FLat rate to fix $189.00 OW
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Plus two week turn around
I hope someone here has maybe figured out a fix...
posted on February 3, 2002 01:34:34 PM new
A friend of mine just found an FD-73 on sale for $199.00 so you might want to check sale prices before bothering to have it repaired.
posted on February 3, 2002 03:57:58 PM new
Did you check both battery's when you put them back in to make sure they are fully charged? Try blowing some canned air into it might have dust in it and it's not reading properly.
posted on February 3, 2002 04:00:25 PM new
Also make sure the disc's are good! sometimes I'll be using the same disc for a while and out of the blue it won't accept it any more. I've even put in brand new disc's that it wouldn't read.
posted on February 3, 2002 06:37:28 PM new
I sell electronics for an electronic retailer....when selling extended warranties on camcorders I let them know it's a minimum fee of $189 for Sony to look at it. They do not believe me. As for the Mavica, try formatting disk before you insert it in camera...if that still doesn't work, I recommend buying a new one. Putting over $200 in an old Mavica is not worth it
posted on February 3, 2002 08:54:35 PM new
Not to long ago I was having trouble with my Sony. When I called them the told me 2 weeks. I told them I would be out of business in 2 weeks without a camera. They then informed me a their business plan. Within 3 days I had a camera, sent mine back and it cost me $171.00 which was cheaper then I could get one even at the Sony outlet store.
My camera just kept getting some kind of error. It wasn't a disk error, that I remember anyway. It would only take one picture and I would have to shut it off and sometimes the error message would be gone sometimes it would still be there.
So if you are willing to pay the charge, call them back and tell them you use the camera for your business.
posted on February 4, 2002 10:34:36 AM new
I had about the same problem recently with my old F-71. The battery showed that it was fully charged but nothing happened. I bought another battery and everything worked fine. I know those batteries are pricy but if you could return the new battery if it didn't solve the problem, .........well, worth a try, maybe. Good Luck!
Auntpink
posted on February 4, 2002 11:00:01 AM new
hate to state the obvious, but could your disc be write-protected? and discs do go bad. i have used a MVC for several years with no problem. hope you get it fixed, tom.
