Hi there, "part 8" of this topic is impressive, so I decided to ask for help in here, thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
My Sony PCM-M10 failed last week. After the show I checked the recording and it was only about 20 min (instead of > 100 min) long. Searching for a following file in other folders (built-in memory and mini SD card) did not bring up anything - not on the recorder nor via USB at the computer. Today a friend with a card reading device inserted the SD card, looked up the folders and got the same result. At the night of the show I would have sworn I looked up the levels about three times during the show and everything looked fine. But the more I wonder what I might have done wrong, the more unsure I get
I always start the recording and then push the hold button to the hold position. The recorder is in my pocket or purse.
So the recording is lost, but today I tried to figure out what happened and it looks like the hold button has a loose contact. I started a test recording, pushed the button to the hold position and then the display started to flicker (fast change) between the normal mode with the usual infos and the "hold display" where you see a key. That did not happen last week. The flickering stopped after a while, I then pressed the stop button and it did not stop, but showed the "hold display", as it should do. Then I pushed the hold button back to the middle position and then back to hold. After that pressing the stop button actually stopped the recording! Maybe that happened during the show, but as written before, I was sure I checked the levels…
Does anyone have heard of a problem like this and even has an idea what I can do to repair it / fix it?
I bought the recorder in 2011 and I did not used it that often, usually I'm taping 4 or 5 shows a year. How long is your M10 in use?
