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Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
•If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings
without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically
starts the demonstration.
cInsert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 72)
•NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
cSet it to OFF. (p. 34)
•NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
cSet it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place.
(p. 34)
•The backlight function is working.
cCancel it. (p. 33)
In the playback mode
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
•The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF (CHARGE).
cSet it to PLAYER. (p. 38)
•The tape has run out.
cRewind the tape. (p. 38)
•The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly.
cAdjust it. (p. 42)
•EDIT is set to ON in the menu settings.
cSet it to OFF. (p. 70)
•The video head may be dirty.
cClean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette
(optional). (p. 99)
•The volume is turned to minimum.
cTurn up the volume. (p. 38)
Types of trouble and their solutions
An unknown picture is displayed on
the screen.
The picture appears too bright, and
the subject does not appear on the
screen.
The picture is recorded in incorrect or
unnatural colours.
The tape does not move when a
video control button is pressed.
The playback picture is not clear or
does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.