Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The melody or beep sounds for

• Moisture condensation has occurred.

five seconds.

c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least

 

one hour to acclimatize (p. 291).

 

• Some troubles have occurred in your camcorder.

 

c Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate your

 

camcorder.

No function works though the power is on.

cDisconnect the AC power adaptor from a wall socket or remove the battery, then reconnect it in about one minute. Turn the power on. If the functions still do not work, press the RESET button using a sharp-pointed object. (If you press the RESET button, all the settings including the date and time return to the default) (p. 22, 27, 308).

When you set the POWER switch to

• This is because some functions use a linear mechanism. Your

VCR or OFF (CHARGE), if you move

camcorder is not malfunctioning.

your camcorder, you may hear a

 

clattering sound from inside your

 

camcorder.

 

 

 

While charging the battery pack, the

• Charging is completed.

CHARGE lamp does not light up.

• The battery pack is not properly installed.

 

c Install it properly (p. 22).

You cannot charge the battery pack. • The POWER switch is not set to OFF (CHARGE).

cSet it to OFF (CHARGE) (p. 23).

While charging the battery pack, the CHARGE lamp flashes.

•The battery pack is not properly installed. c Install it properly (p. 22).

•Something is wrong with the battery pack.

cPlease contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

The buttons do not appear on the touch panel.

•DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL is pressed. c Press the LCD screen lightly.

c Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander (p. 54).

The buttons on the LCD screen do not work.

cAdjust the screen (CALIBRATION) (p. 296).

The indicators appear mirror-

• The mirror mode is activated.

reversed in the viewfinder.

This is not a malfunction (p. 41).

Image data cannot be transferred by

• The USB cable was connected before installation of the

the USB connection.

USB driver was completed.

c Uninstall the incorrect USB driver and re-install the USB driver (p. 222, 227).

• USBCONNECT is set to PTP when the POWER switch is set to

MEMORY.

c Set it to NORMAL. (p. 252).

A cassette cannot be removed even if the cassette lid is open.

•Moisture condensation has started to condense in your camcorder (p. 291).

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