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A vertical band appears when you | • The contrast between the subject and background is too high. |
shoot a subject such as lights or a | This is not a malfunction. |
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A vertical band appears when you | • This is not a malfunction. |
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Some tiny white spots appear in the • Slow shutter, low lux or Super NightShot mode is activated.
viewfinder. | This is not a malfunction. |
An unknown picture is displayed in • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to | |
the viewfinder. | CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings |
| without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically |
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| c Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops. |
| You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 75) |
The picture is recorded in incorrect or | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. |
unnatural colours. | c Set it to OFF. (p. 26) |
Picture appears too bright, and the | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. |
subject does not appear in the | c Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place. |
viewfinder. | (p. 26) |
A horizontal black band appears | • Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu settings. (p. 71) |
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The tape does not move when a | • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF (CHARGE). | |||||
video control button is pressed. | c Set it to PLAYER. (p. 32) | |||||
The playback button does not | • The tape has run out. |
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work. | c Rewind the tape. (p. 32) | |||||
There are horizontal lines on the | • The video head may be dirty. | |||||
picture or the playback picture is | c Clean the heads using the Sony | |||||
not clear or does not appear. | (not supplied). (p. 106) |
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No sound or only a low sound is | • The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the | |||||
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| • AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings. | |||||
| c Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 71) | |||||
The date search does not work | • The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion | |||||
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Digital8 system is not played back. | c Set it to AUTO. (p. 71) |
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