Trouble check
Picture
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The image on the viewfinder | •The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. |
screen is not clear. | mAdjust the viewfinder lens. (p.14) |
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A vertical band appears when a | •The contrast between the subject and background is too high. The |
subject such as lights or a candle | camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
flame is shot against a dark | mChange locations. |
background. |
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A vertical band appears when shooting a very bright subject.
•The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
The playback picture is not clear. •EDIT is set to ON in the menu system.
mSet it to OFF. (p.32)
The picture is “noisy”. | •The video heads may be dirty. |
| mClean the heads using the Sony |
| (not supplied). (p.67) |
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An unknown picture is displayed in the viewfinder.
•If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder automatically starts the demonstration or DEMO is set to ON in the menu system.
mInsert the cassette and the demonstration stops. You can make the demonstration not appear. (p. 31)
The five digit code appears.
•The
mCheck the code and solve the problem. (p. 76)
Others
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The supplied Remote Commander | •COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system. |
does not work. | mSet it to ON. (p.30) |
| •Something is blocking the infrared rays. |
| mRemove the obstacle. |
•The batteries are not inserted with the correct polarity.
mInsert the batteries with the correct polarity. (p.90) •The batteries are dead.
mInsert new ones. (p.90)
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