My Sony recorder RDR-HXD995 has write error when trying to record

[Davidex5]

My Sony keeps freezing, when trying to record I keep getting a write error on the recorder, any suggestions??

Thanks in advance

Dave

[EdwinaU]

Hi there,

Welcome to the community.

We check this and get back to you shortly. Meanwhile, perhaps another member will have some tips for you.

Best wishes,

Ed

[Win_88]

Hi Davidex5,

I found the latest firmware available (although it's a bit on the older side now) here: https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/home-video-dvd-players-recorders/rdr-hxd995/downloads/Z00...

You can also try resetting the recording using the steps on page 150 of the manual: https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/res/manuals/3295/32950801M.pdf

I hope this helps.

Win_88

[Mooly01]

I'm not familiar with this exact model (so what follows is based on my experience working on the RDR-870 series)  but my first thoughts would be to look to see if the HDD is near to capacity, and if so delete titles. You may need to delete quite a lot and then wait a little while for the file system to catch up and report the correct free space. Having done that look in the menu for an 'Optimise HDD' function which is similar to defragmenting a drive on a PC.

If non of that  works then I would be looking at the HDD, however swapping them for a new one almost certainly requires the use of a 'Service Remote' to initially format the drive and allow the recorder to recognise it. The service remote also allows you to format the existing drive which may in itself correct the issue.

Also although any normal drive would normally work, some are far more suited to this use than others. Fitting a non optimal HDD can in itself give rise to freezing on playback.