Troubleshooting
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The picture is recorded in incorrect | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. |
or unnatural colors. | c Set it to OFF. (p. 19) |
Picture appears too bright, and the | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. |
subject does not appear in the | c Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark |
viewfinder. | place. (p. 19) |
In the playback mode
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The tape does not move when a | • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF (CHARGE). |
video control button is pressed. | c Set it to PLAYER. (p. 23) |
| • The tape has run out. |
| c Rewind the tape. (p. 23) |
The playback picture is not clear or does not appear.
•The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly. c Adjust it. (p. 22)
•EDIT is set to ON in the menu settings.
cSet it to OFF. (p. 39)
•The video head may be dirty.
cClean the heads using the Sony
Information Additional
In the recording and playback modes
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The power does not turn on. | • The battery pack is not installed, or is dead or nearly dead. |
| c Install a charged battery pack. (p. 8, 9) |
| • The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet. |
| c Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet. (p. 13) |
The battery pack is quickly | • The operating temperature is too low. |
discharged. | • The battery pack is not fully charged. |
| c Charge the battery pack again. (p. 9) |
| • The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be |
| recharged. |
| c Replace with a new battery pack. (p. 8) |
The battery remaining indicator does • You have used the battery pack in an extremely hot or
not indicate the correct time. | cold environment for a long time. |
| • The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be |
| recharged. |
| c Replace with a new battery pack. (p. 8) |
| • The battery is dead. |
| c Use a charged battery pack. (p. 8, 9) |
The power goes off although the | c Charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication |
battery remaining indicator indicates | on the battery remaining indicator is correct. |
that the battery pack has enough |
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power to operate. |
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