Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

 

 

The remaining tape indicator is not displayed.

cSet [ REMAINING] to [ON] on the (STANDARD SET) menu to always display the remaining tape indicator. (p. 81)

LCD screen/viewfinder

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

An unknown language appears on the

cSee page 22.

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An unknown picture appears on the

• The camcorder is in [DEMO MODE]. (The [DEMO MODE] is

screen.

automatically displayed when you leave the camcorder for 10 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

after selecting CAMERA-TAPE without inserting a cassette and

 

 

 

 

 

“Memory Stick.”) Touch on the LCD screen or insert a cassette or

 

 

 

 

 

“Memory Stick” to cancel [DEMO MODE]. You can also set [DEMO

 

 

 

 

 

MODE] to [OFF] on the menu. (p. 73)

 

 

 

 

 

 

An unknown indicator appears on the

cRefer to the indicator list. (p. 150)

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The letters on the screen are larger

cPress the EASY button to cancel Easy Handycam operation (p. 33, 52).

than usual, or the menu settings (

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CAMERA SET) etc.) are not

 

displayed.

 

The buttons do not appear on the touch panel.

cTouch the LCD panel lightly.

cPress DISPLAY/BATT INFO (or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander). (p. 55)

The buttons on the touch panel do not cAdjust the screen ([CALIBRATION]). (p. 141) work correctly or do not work at all.

The picture in the viewfinder is not cUse the viewfinder lens adjustment lever to adjust the lens. (p. 18) clear.

The picture in the viewfinder has disappeared.

cClose the LCD panel. The picture is not displayed in the viewfinder when the LCD panel is open. (p. 18)

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