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Warning indicators and messages

If indicators and messages appear in the viewfinder, on the LCD screen or in the display window, check the following:

See the page in parentheses “( )” for more information. The indicators and messages are displayed in yellow.

Warning indicators

The video heads are dirty

Slow flashing:

•You need to clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL cleaning cassette (not supplied) (p. 152).

 

 

Moisture condensation has occurred*

 

 

Fast flashing:

The battery is dead or nearly

•Eject the cassette, turn off your

dead

camcorder, and leave it for about 1 hour

Slow flashing:

with the cassette compartment open

(p. 151).

•The battery is nearly dead.

 

 

Fast flashing:

Warning indicator as to cassette

•The battery is dead (p. 12).

memory

Depending on conditions, the E

Slow flashing:

indicator may flash, even if there

•No tape with cassette memory is

are 5 to 10 minutes remaining.

inserted (p. 131).*

 

 

Warning indicator as to tape

 

Self-diagnosis display (p. 139)

Slow flashing:

 

 

 

 

C:21:00

 

•The tape is near the end.

 

 

 

 

 

•No tape is inserted (p. 17).*

 

 

Warning indicator as to

•The write-protect tab on the

 

 

 

 

“Memory Stick”

cassette is out (red) (p. 17).*

 

 

 

 

Slow flashing:

 

 

 

Fast flashing:

 

 

•No “Memory Stick” is inserted

•The tape has run out (p. 17, 30).*

 

 

(p. 101).*

 

 

 

 

 

Fast flashing:

 

 

 

•“Memory Stick” is not

 

 

 

formatted correctly (p. 89).

You need to eject the cassette

 

 

Slow flashing:

 

 

•The write-protect tab on the cassette is out

 

 

(red) (p. 17).*

 

 

Fast flashing:

•Moisture condensation has occurred (p. 151).

•The tape has run out (p. 17, 30).* •The self-diagnosis display function is

activated (p. 139).*

The still image is protected Slow flashing:

•The still image is protected (p. 124).*

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