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Troubleshooting
Types of trouble and their solutions
Others
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The tape has no cassette memory.
cUse a tape with cassette memory. (p. 89, 158)
• The cassette memory is full.
cErase unnecessary title. (p. 91)
• The tape is set to prevent accidental erasure.
cSlide the write-protect tab so that red portion is not
visible. (p. 20)
• Nothing is recorded in that position on the tape.
cSuperimpose the title to the recorded position. (p. 89)
• The tape has no cassette memory.
cUse a tape with cassette memory. (p. 94, 158)
• The cassette memory is full.
cErase some titles. (p. 91)
• The tape is set to prevent accidental erasure.
cSlide the write-protect tab so that red portion is not
visible. (p. 20)
• The input selector on the VCR is not set correctly.
cCheck the connection and set the input selector on the
VCR again. (p. 66, 67)
• The camcorder is connected to DV equipment of other
than Sony.
cSet it to IR. (p. 69)
• Setting program on a blank portion of the tape is
attempted.
cSet the program again on a recorded portion. (p. 76)
• The camcorder and the VCR are not synchronized.
cAdjust the synchronicity. (p. 73)
• COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu settings.
cSet it to ON. (p. 102)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
cRemove the obstacle.
• The batteries are inserted in the battery holder with the + –
polarities incorrectly matching the + – marks.
cInsert the batteries with the correct polarity. (p. 178)
• The batteries are dead.
cInsert new ones. (p. 178)
• DISPLAY is set to V-OUT/LCD in the menu settings.
cSet it to LCD. (p. 102)
The title is not recorded.
The cassette label is not recorded.
Digital program editing does not
function.
The Remote Commander supplied
with your camcorder does not work.
The picture from a TV or VCR does
not appear even when your
camcorder is connected to output on
the TV or VCR.
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