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. 79)

The picture is recorded in incorrect

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.

or unnatural colors.

c Set it to OFF. (p. 23)

Picture appears too bright, and the

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.

subject does not appear on the

c Set it to OFF. (p. 23)

screen.

• The backlight function is active.

 

c Set it off. (p. 23)

The click of the shutter does not

• BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings.

sound.

c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL. (p. 79)

A horizontal black band appears

• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting. (P. 79)

when shooting a TV screen or

 

computer screen.

 

An external flash (optional) does not work.

•The power of the external flash (optional) is off or the power source does not installed.

c Turn on the external flash or install the power source.

•Two or more external flashes (optional) are attached. c Only one external flash (optional) can be attached.

•AUTO is selected in FLASH MODE in the menu settings while recording in a bright place.

c Set it to ON. (p. 79)

In the playback mode

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The tape does not move when a

• The POWER switch is not set to VCR.

video control button is pressed.

c Set it to VCR. (p. 27)

 

The playback button does not work.

• The tape has run out.

 

 

 

c Rewind 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. 140)

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. 79)

 

• The volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Press VOLUME +. (p. 27)

 

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

 

c Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 79)

The date search does not work

• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion.

correctly.

(p. 57)

 

 

The picture which is recorded in the

• PB MODE is set to

 

/

in the menu settings.

 

Digital8 system is not played back.

c Set it to AUTO. (p. 79)

 

The tape which is recorded in the Hi8

• Set PB MODE to

 

 

/

in the menu settings. (p. 79)

 

 

 

/standard 8 system is not played

 

 

 

 

 

 

back correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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