CCD-TR501E/TR502E/TR620E 3-859-127-13.E/R
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Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The lithium battery is weak or dead.
m Replace the lithium battery with a new one. (p. 50)
• You pressed DATE and TIME together for more than 2
seconds. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
m You may start recording. Flashing will stop soon.
• Reset the date and time. (p. 51)
• STEADY SHOT is set to OFF.
mSet STEADY SHOT to ON. (p. 42)
• The SteadyShot function does not work when the wide mode is
set to 16:9FULL.
• FOCUS is set to MANUAL.
mSet it to AUTO (p. 39)
• Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus.
mSet FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually. (p. 39)
• START/STOP MODE switch is set to or 5 SEC.
m Set it to . (p. 30)
• There are unwanted blanks before or after the title.
mDelete them then select ↵.
• The START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5 SEC or .
mSet it to . (p. 30)
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 14)
• The contrast between the subject and background is
too high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
m Change locations.
• The video heads may be dirty.
m Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning cassette.
(p. 59)
• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
�� If 10 minutes elapsed after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration.
mInsert the cassette, and the demonstration stops. You can
make the demonstration not appear. (p. 28)
Trouble check
The SteadyShot function does not
activate. (CCD-TR620E only)
The date or time indicator
disappears.
The autofocusing function does
not work.
Recording stops in a few seconds.
The title display position shifts.
The fader function does not work.
The date or time indicator is
flashing.
The image on the viewfinder
screen is not clear.
A vertical band appears when a
subject such as lights or a candle
flame is shot against a dark
background.
The picture is “noisy”.
A vertical band appears when
shooting a very bright subject.
An unknown picture is displayed
in the viewfinder.