Sony DCR-HC54, DCR-HC52 manual Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting (Continued)

The Cassette Memory indicator or title display does not appear while using a cassette with Cassette Memory.

•This camcorder does not support Cassette Memory, so the indicator does not appear.

The remaining tape indicator is not displayed.

•Set [ REMAIN] to [ON] to always display the remaining tape indicator (p. 42).

The cassette is noisier during rewinding or fast-forwarding.

•When using the AC Adaptor, rewind/fast forward speed increases (compared with battery operation) and therefore increases noise. This is not a malfunction.

Recording

The tape does not start when you press REC START/STOP.

•Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the CAMERA lamp (p. 21).

•The tape has reached the end. Rewind it, or insert a new cassette.

•Set the write-protect tab to REC or insert a new cassette (p. 60).

•The tape is stuck to the drum due to moisture condensation. Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour, then re-insert the cassette (p. 63).

You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene to the next.

•Perform [END SCH] (p. 26).

•Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be recorded continuously without a break even when you turn the power off.)

•Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape.

•Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode.

[END SCH] does not work.

•Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 26).

•There is nothing recorded on the cassette.

•There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.

The auto focus does not function.

•Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 30).

•The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 30).

[STEADYSHOT] does not function.

• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 39).

The backlight function does not function.

•In the following settings, the backlight function is canceled.

–[MANUAL] of [EXPOSURE]

–[SPOT METER]

•The backlight function does not work during Easy Handycam operation (p. 20).

A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark.

•This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high. This is not a malfunction.

A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject.

•This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.

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