Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
A vertical band appears when you • The contrast between the subject and background is too high.
shoot a subject such as lights or a Your camcorder is not a malfunction. candle flame against a dark
background.
A vertical band appears when you • Your camcorder is not a malfunction. shoot a very bright subject.
Some tiny white spots appear in the • Slow shutter, low lux or NightShot +Slow shutter mode is
viewfinder or on the LCD screen. | activated. This is not a malfunction. |
An unknown picture is displayed in • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to | |
the viewfinder or on the LCD screen. | CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the MENU settings |
| without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically |
| starts the demonstration. |
| mInsert a cassette and the demonstration stops. |
| You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 75) |
The picture is recorded in incorrect | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. |
or unnatural colours. | mSet it to OFF. (p. 28) |
Picture appears too bright, and the | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. |
subject does not appear in the | mSet it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place. |
viewfinder or on the LCD screen. | (p. 28) |
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The tape does not move when a | • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF. |
video control button is pressed. | mSet it to PLAYER. (p. 32) |
| • The tape has run out. |
| mRewind the tape. (p. 32) |
The playback picture is not clear or | • The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly. |
does not appear. | mAdjust it. (p. 37) |
There are four horizontal lines on | • The video head may be dirty. |
the picture or the playback picture | mClean the heads using the Sony |
is not clear or does not appear. | (not supplied). (p. 102) |
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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. |
| mSet it to STEREO. (p. 72) |
| • The volume is turned to minimum. |
| mOpen the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 32) |
| • AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the MENU settings. |
| mAdjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 72) |
The date search does not work | • The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion |
correctly. | (p. 66) |
The picture which is recorded in the • PB MODE is set to H/hin the MENU settings. | |
Digital8 system is not played back. | mSet it to AUTO. (p. 72) |
The tape which is recorded in the | • Set PB MODE to H/hin the MENU settings. (p. 72) |
Hi8/standard 8 system is not played |
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back correctly. |
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