Types of trouble and their solutions

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

An unknown picture is displayed on the screen.

•If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to 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. 83)

The picture is recorded in incorrect or

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.

unnatural colors.

c Set it to OFF. (p. 24)

The picture appears too bright, and

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.

the subject does not appear on the

c Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark

screen.

place. (p. 24)

 

• The backlight function is working.

 

c Cancel it.

A horizontal black band appears when shooting a TV screen or computer screen.

• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting. (P. 80)

In the playback mode

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

 

 

The picture does not appear on the

• The tape is recorded in the Hi8

 

/Standard 8

 

screen when playing back a tape.

(analog) system.

 

 

 

 

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 VCR. (p. 27)

 

 

The playback button does not work.

• The tape has run out.

 

 

cRewind the tape. (p. 27)

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 V8-25CLD cleaning

not clear or does not appear.

cassette (optional). (p. 98)

No sound or only a low sound is

• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2

heard when playing back a tape.

in the menu settings.

 

c Set it to STEREO. (p. 81)

 

• The volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Open the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 24)

 

• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings.

 

c Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 81)

The date search does not work correctly.

•The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion (p. 59)

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