Sony Troubleshooting (Continued), You cannot play back a disc, The playback image is distorted, You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL]

Troubleshooting (Continued)

A vertical white line appears on an image taken in bright light.

•This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.

Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.

• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 81).

[S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] cannot be operated.

•Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON (p. 41).

[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate correctly.

•[COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not operate correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot plus or [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS].

You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL].

•You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:

–The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder with the LCD screen facing out.

–The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.

Playing back images on your camcorderYou cannot find the images to be played back.

•Select the media to be played back by

touching (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MOVIE MEDIA SET] or [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 28).

You cannot play back a disc.

•Check out the disc compatibility (p. 12).

•Insert a disc with the recording side facing your camcorder (p. 30).

•The disc that was recorded, formatted, or finalized on other devices may not be played back on your camcorder.

•The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place.

The playback image is distorted.

• Clean the disc using a soft cloth (p. 118).

Images stored on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” cannot be played back.

•Images cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders, or have edited the data on a computer. (The file name flashes when viewing the still image.) This is not a malfunction (p. 119).

•Images recorded on other devices may neither be played back, nor displayed in actual size. This is not a malfunction (p. 119).

“ ” is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen.

•Loading of the data may have failed. It may be indicated correctly when you turn off the power and then turn it on again, or repeat removing and inserting the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” a couple of times.

•You removed the battery pack or the AC Adaptor while the access lamp is flashing. This operation may damage the image data, which will be marked with .

•This may appear on still images recorded on other devices, edited on a computer, etc.

“ ” is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen.

•Perform [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] (p. 76). If it still appears, delete the image marked with (p. 51).

No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback.

• Turn up the volume (p. 45).

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