Troubleshooting
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
A vertical band appears when you shoot a subject such as lights or a candle flame against a dark background.
•The contrast between the subject and background is too high. This is not a malfunction.
A vertical band appears when you shoot a very bright subject.
• This is not a malfunction.
Some tiny white spots appear on the • Slow shutter, low lux or Super NightShot mode is activated.
LCD screen or in the viewfinder. | This is not a malfunction. |
An unknown picture is displayed on • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to | |
the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. | CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings |
| without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically |
| starts the demonstration. |
| c Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops. |
| You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 81) |
The picture is recorded in incorrect | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. |
or unnatural colours. | c Set it to OFF. (p. 28) |
Picture appears too bright, and the | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. |
subject does not appear on the LCD | c Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place. |
screen or in the viewfinder. | (p. 28) |
A horizontal black band appears | • Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu settings (p. 76) |
when shooting a TV screen or |
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computer screen. |
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In the playback mode
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The tape does not move when a video control button is pressed.
•The POWER switch is set to CAMERA, OFF (CHARGE) or MEMORY
c Set it to PLAYER. (p. 33)
The playback button does not work. | • The tape has run out. |
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| c Rewind the tape. (p. 33) | ||
| There are horizontal lines on the | • The video head may be dirty. | ||
picture or the playback picture is not | c Clean the heads using the Sony | |||
clear or does not appear. | (not supplied). (p. 147) | |||
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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 | |||
heard when playing back a tape. | menu settings. |
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| c Set it to STEREO. (p. 76) | ||
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| • The volume is turned to minimum. | ||
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| c Open the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 33) | ||
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| • AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings. | ||
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| c Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 76) | ||
| The date search does not work | • The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion | ||
| correctly. | (p. 69) |
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| The picture which is recorded in the | • PB MODE is set to |
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| Digital8 system is not played back. | c Set it to AUTO. (p. 76) | ||
The tape which is recorded in the Hi8/ • Set PB MODE to 
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in the menu settings. (p. 76) standard 8 system is not played back
correctly.
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