Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
A vertical band appears when you | • The contrast between the subject and background is too high. |
shoot a subject such as lights or a | Your camcorder is not a malfunction. |
candle flame against a dark |
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background. |
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A vertical band appears when you | • Your camcorder is not a malfunction. |
shoot a very bright subject. |
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Some tiny white spots appear in the • Slow shutter, low lux or NightShot +Slow shutter mode is
viewfinder. | activated. This is not a malfunction. |
An unknown picture is displayed in • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to | |
the viewfinder. | CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the MENU settings |
| without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically |
| starts the demonstration. |
| mInsert a cassette and the demonstration stops. |
| You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 68) |
The picture is recorded in incorrect | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. |
or unnatural colours. | mSet it to OFF. (p. 25) |
Picture appears too bright, and the | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. |
subject does not appear in the | mSet it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place. |
viewfinder. | (p. 25) |
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The tape does not move when a | • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF. |
video control button is pressed. | mSet it to PLAYER. (p. 32) |
| • The tape has run out. |
| mRewind the tape. (p. 32) |
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The playback picture is not clear or does not appear.
•The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly. mAdjust it. (p. 29)
•EDIT is set to ON in the MENU settings. mSet it to OFF. (p. 64)
•The video head may be dirty.
mClean the heads using the Sony
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No sound or only a low sound is | • The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the |
heard when playing back a tape. | MENU settings. |
| mSet it to STEREO. (p. 64) |
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Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The power does not turn on.
•The battery pack is not installed, or is dead or nearly dead. mInstall a charged battery pack. (p. 12, 13)
•The AC power adaptor is not connected to the mains. mConnect the AC power adaptor to the mains. (p. 17)
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