Symptom | Cause and/or Solution |
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The image and sound | • You are playing back the file from the floppy disk |
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break off when you play | or “Memory Stick.” |
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back an image on a | tCopy the file to the hard disk of the computer |
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computer. | and then play back the file from the hard disk |
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| (page 32). |
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Your camera cannot delete | • The image is protected. |
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an image. | tCancel the protection (page 63). |
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The power turns off | • With the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector set to |
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suddenly. | STILL or MOVIE, if you do not operate the camera |
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| for about three minutes while the power is on, the |
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| camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing |
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| down the battery pack. |
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| tTurn on the camera. |
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| • The battery pack is discharged. |
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| tReplace it with a fully charged battery pack. |
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The image does not | • The VIDEO OUT setting of your camera is |
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appear on the TV screen. | incorrect. |
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| tChange the setting (page 45). |
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The slide show function | • The slide show function stops after about |
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stops automatically. | 20 minutes when using a floppy disk. |
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| tTo continue the slide show, select [START] |
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| again (page 61). |
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You cannot use the | • The camera is set to TEXT mode. | Additionalinformation | |
PROGRAM AE function. | tCancel the TEXT mode (page 51). | ||
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The macro function does | • PROGRAM AE is set to the Panfocus mode. |
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not work. | tCancel the Panfocus mode (page 54). |
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5Open “Device Manager” on Windows.
For Windows 98, Windows 98SE and Windows Me users:
1 Open [Control Panel] from [ My Computer], then
2 System properties is displayed. Click the [Device Manager] tab located at the top.
3 Click [ SonyDSC] in [ Other devices], then click the [Delete (E)] button loccated at the
For Windows 2000 Professional users:
*Log in with the permission of administrater.
1Open [Control Panel] from [ My Computer], then
2System properties is displayed. Click the [Hardware] tab located at the top, then click the [Device Manager (D)] button.
3Click [View] in [Device Manager], then click [Devices by type (E)].
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6 After the message appears to verify that you delete the device
manager, click the [OK] button. |
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7 Turn off the camera, disconnect the USB cable, and restart the |
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computer. |
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8 Install the USB driver in the supplied |
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following the procedure on page 29. Perform all steps without | Additional | ||
Battery packs |
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skipping. |
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Symptom | Cause and/or Solution |
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The battery pack cannot | • The power of the camera is turned on. |
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be charged. | tTurn off the power of the camera (page 10). |
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The battery life is short. | • You are recording/playing back images under |
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| extremely cold temperatures. |
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| • The battery pack is not charged enough. |
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| tCharge the battery pack fully. |
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| • The battery pack is dead. |
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| tReplace the battery pack with a new one. |
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Symptom | Cause and/or Solution |
Your computer does not | • The battery level is low. |
recognize your camera. | tUse the AC power adaptor (page 13). |
| • The camera is turned off. |
| tTurn on the camera. |
| • The USB cable is not connected firmly. |
| tDisconnect the USB cable, and connect it again |
| firmly. Make sure that “USB MODE” is |
| displayed on the LCD screen (page 29). |
| • The USB connectors on your computer are |
| connected to other equipment besides the keyboard, |
| the mouse, and your camera. |
| tDisconnect the USB cables except for the ones |
| connected to the keyboard, the mouse, and your |
| camera. |
| • The position of the MS/FD selector is not set to the |
| proper position for the media being used. |
| tSet the MS/FD selector to the proper position. |
| • The USB driver is not installed. |
| tInstall the USB driver (page 29). |
| • For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows |
| Me and Windows 2000 Professional users |
| Since the camera is connected to a computer with |
| the USB cable before installing the USB driver, the |
| drive is not recognized properly by the computer. |
| tDelete the drive which is not recognized |
| properly, then install the USB driver. For details, |
| see the procedure below. |
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Reinstall the USB driver when using Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional
1Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.
2Connect the USB jack on the camera and the computer with the supplied USB cable.
3Insert a media and set the MS/FD selector to the appropriate position according to the media inserted.
4Connect the AC power adaptor to your camera and then to a wall outlet (mains), and turn on the power of your camera.
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Symptom | Cause and/or Solution | |
The indication of the | • You are using the camera for many hours under | |
battery remaining time is | extremely hot or cold temperatures. | |
not proper, or the power is | • The battery pack is dead. | |
immediately turned off | tReplace the battery pack with a new one | |
even if the battery | ||
(page 9). | ||
remaining indicator | ||
• The battery level is too low. | ||
indicates that the battery | ||
tInstall the fully charged battery pack (page 9, | ||
level is sufficient. | ||
| 10). | |
| • A deviation has occurred in the remaining battery | |
| time. | |
| tCharge the battery pack fully (page 10). | |
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The POWER ON/OFF | • A malfunction has occurred in the battery pack. | |
(CHG) lamp flashes when | tContact your Sony dealer or local authorized | |
charging a battery pack. | Sony service facility. | |
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The POWER ON/OFF | • The AC power adaptor is not connected. | |
(CHG) lamp does not light | tConnect the power cord firmly to a wall outlet | |
up when charging a | (page 10). | |
battery pack. | • The battery pack is not installed properly. | |
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| tInstall it properly (page 9). | |
| • Charging of the battery pack is complete. | |
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