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Trouble check

If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem. Should the difficulty persist, disconnect the power source and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

Camcorder

Power

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Action

The power is not on.

• The battery pack is not installed.

 

mInstall the battery pack. (p. 10)

 

• The battery is dead.

 

mUse a charged battery pack. (p. 7)

 

• The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet.

 

mConnect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet. (p. 31)

 

 

The power goes off.

• While being operated in CAMERA mode, the camcorder has

 

been in Standby mode for more than 5 minutes.

 

mTurn STANDBY down once and then up again. (p. 12)

 

• The battery is dead.

 

mUse a charged battery pack. (p. 7)

 

• If VF PW-SAVE is set to ON, the picture disappears automatically

 

when you turn your face away from the viewfinder.

 

mBring your face close to the viewfinder within 1 cm.

 

Or set VF PW-SAVE to OFF. (p. 35)

The battery pack is quickly

• The camcorder does not operate when using a battery pack that

discharged.

is not an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack.

 

mUse an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. (p. 7)

 

• The ambient temperature is too low. (p. 94)

 

• The battery pack has not been charged fully.

 

mCharge the battery pack again. (p. 7)

 

• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be recharged.

 

mUse another battery pack. (p. 95)

 

 

Operation

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Action

START/STOP does not operate.

• The tape is stuck to the drum.

 

mEject the tape. (p. 11)

 

• The tape has run out.

 

mRewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 25)

 

• The POWER switch is set to VTR.

 

mSet it to CAMERA. (p. 12)

 

• The tab on the cassette is out (red).

 

mUse a new tape or slide the tab. (p. 11)

Recording stops in a few seconds. • The START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5SEC or . mSet it to . (p. 17)

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