
Trouble check
Picture
| Symptom | Cause and/or corrective actions | 
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| The image on the viewfinder screen is not | • The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. | 
| clear. | m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 13) | 
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| A vertical band appears when a subject | • The contrast between the subject and background is | 
| such as lights or a candle flame is shot | too high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning. | 
| against a dark background. | m Change locations. | 
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| The playback picture is not clear. | • EDIT is set to ON in the menu system. | 
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 | m Set it to OFF. (p. 32) | 
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| The picture is “noisy". | • The video heads may be dirty. | 
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 | m Clean the heads using the Sony  | 
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 | cassette. (p. 92) | 
The picture on the LCD screen is too dark.
•The LCD BRIGHT button is set to the minimum. m Press + to obtain the brightness you want. (p. 18)
| The picture in the viewfinder is too bright | • VF BRIGHT is set in the menu system. | 
| or too dark. | m Set it to the center position. (p. 32) | 
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| A vertical band appears when shooting a | • The camcorder is not malfunctioning. | 
| very bright subject. | 
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| The picture does not appear on the LCD | • Incorporated fluorescent tube is worn out. | 
| screen. | m Please contact your nearest Sony dealer. | 
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| The picture does not appear in the | • If VF  | 
| viewfinder. | picture disappears automatically when you turn your | 
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 | face away from the viewfinder. | 
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 | m Bring your face close to the viewfinder within 1/2 | 
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 | inch (1 cm). Or, set VF  | 
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 | • A tape in a poor condition, such as a tape recorded | 
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 | repeatedly, is played back with TBC set to ON in the | 
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 | menu system. | 
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 | m Set TBC to OFF. (p. 32) | 
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 | • The LCD panel is open. | 
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 | m Close the LCD panel. | 
| The picture in the viewfinder does not | • Sunlight or the incandescent lamp may prevent the | 
| disappear even VF  | viewfinder sensor from working correctly. This is not | 
| in the menu system. | a malfunction. | 
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| The picture jitters. | • A tape where video game pictures are recorded is | 
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 | played back with TBC set to ON in the menu system. | 
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 | m Set TBC to OFF. (p. 32) | 
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 | • A tape in a poor condition, such as a tape recorded | 
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 | repeatedly, is played back with TBC set to ON in the | 
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 | menu system. | 
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 | m Set TBC to OFF. (p. 32) | 
An unknown picture is displayed.
•The camcorder is operating in Demo mode. m Exit Demo mode. (p. 114)
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