hi, i fix this problem in this way, there are roll for reading tape it has 3 tips, the problem is this roule not rollenig , try to rolle it by ur finger then it will be rolleing free, and the vcr working good, sorry for my english. bye katef

Bhè, devo dire che ero assai scettico. Ma dopo aver dato 3-4 colpetti sul lato del vano cassetta...FUNZIONA!!! Ma che storia è questa? Qualcuno è in grado di spiegarlo?

What an amazing repair is effected by a few loving slaps! My DCR-HC42E was playing up with C:31:40 et al. 8 playful slaps on the side remined it of who's the boss!

I tried shaking, smacking it, removing the battery, but the hairdryer was what finally worked. Thank you Al Gore for inventing this internet thingy where we can repair complex electronic devices with a hairdryer and a bitch slap.

Another camera thumper joins the club! My TRV900 displayed both C:31:21 and at other times C:31:40. I tried everything I could think of, but no joy. It sat in a cupboard for over a year. Today I read this thread, got to whacking, and HEY PRESTO! Thank you thank you thank you all ! PS I bust the thin housing for the battery doing it so be careful, but THAT was the strike that also got the cam working. LOL! The camera was $900. . . the battery was $20. No complaints here.

Sony TRV 340v with C:31:40 error. Read this forum and couldn't believe it. Smacked firmly like the bad baby it is, turned it off and on, hey presto! It works! Now capturing footage for portfolio from old tapes. Looks like its my lucky day!!! WOW!!! 29 Jan 06

Its work with my Sony HDV-HC3!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks

Hi, I have the some problem (c:31:40) with a sony HC42 from 2005. I hit the camera 4 times with a flat hand at the bottom. Problem Solved !!! Dmitry

I have this Sony Dig Handycam DCR-TRV315 NTSC and the tape doesnt want to fill in the socket giving me the error C:31:40....I tried your stuff in this web site and guess what? It worked out!!! But I think that it must be something else because I live in the carribean and I locked my camera for a while in a conditioning air room for a couple of hours and I think thats where the problem came from. The camera was with the error and the when I tried to throw it to the floor then worked again. I didnt noticed that was the way to fix this error!!!! But recently I was in the USA and i cried a lot because it has this error tickling in the camera. it is winter season right now and I throught that it may be something with the cool air??????? I lost a few very good moments there but then I can comeback over there, shake a lil bit my (oldie) cam, and then enjoy!!! Thanks a lot!!!!

tried this fix and it worked..that is, 4 firm taps on the bottom. carriage closed tape loaded... greatsite thanks