Trouble check

Picture

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The image on the viewfinder screen

• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.

is not clear.

mAdjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 12)

A vertical band appears when a

• The contrast between the subject and background is

subject such as lights or a candle

too high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.

flame is shot against a dark

mChange locations.

background.

 

 

 

The picture is “noisy”.

• The video heads may be dirty.

 

mClean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning

 

cassette.(p. 52)

A vertical band appears when

• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.

shooting a very bright subject.

 

An unknown picture is displayed in • If 10 minutes elapsed after you set the POWER switch to

the viewfinder.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. 24)

Others

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The supplied Remote Commander

• COMMANDER is set to OFF.

does not work .

mSet it to ON. (p. 23)

Something is blocking the infrared rays. mRemove the obstacle.

The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity. mInsert the battery with the correct polarity. (p. 66)

The batteries are dead.

mInsert new ones. (p. 66)

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