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by Wulfraed » Thu May 10, 2018 8:26 am
Since, according to the manual, an unformatted SD card automatically triggers the "Format" menu, at this point I would suspect any of:
Bad SD card
Bad SD card socket
Granted, I don't think I've ever seen a truly "unformatted" SD card -- but cards that don't have the default Zoom files would be the next thing to one.
To eliminate the the first option requires using the card in a standalone computer SD memory reader slot (and if it works there, I suggest for completeness running
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/index.html (heh -- URL says "4" but they just released a version "5") on the card (haven't seen the v5 menu yet, in v4 "overwrite, size adjust" would be recommended). Also, the R16 does not recognize SDXC cards -- you need regular SD (<4GB) or SDHC (<64GB).
If the card is good, or you have other cards to try, and none are recognized, you can probably assume a bad SD card socket (bad connections, broken solder joints). Having it come up in card reader mode doesn't mean much as that is just software protocol on the USB cable acting as a pass-through to let the computer command the SD slot.
If this was a new R16, it should be handled under warranty. If obtained used, you'll have to take it up with the seller.
Addendum: looks like v5 has removed the pop-up offering quick/erase/overwrite and size-adjust, and now just shows quick/overwrite modes. (Erase never worked for me)
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