— Troubleshooting —

Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

If you run into any problem using your camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem. If the problem persists, disconnect the power supply and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. If “C:ss:ss” appears on the screen, the self-diagnosis display function has worked. See page 217.

In the recording

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

START/STOP does not operate.

• The POWER switch is not set to CAMERA.

 

c Set it to CAMERA (p. 26).

 

• The tape has run out.

 

c Rewind the cassette or insert a new one (p. 23, 44).

 

• The write-protect tab is set to expose the red mark.

 

c Use a new cassette or slide the tab (p. 23).

 

• The tape is stuck to the drum (moisture condensation).

 

c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at

 

least one hour to acclimatize (p. 228).

The power goes off.

• While being operated when the POWER switch is set to

 

CAMERA, your camcorder has been in the standby for

 

more than five minutes.

 

c Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) and then to

 

CAMERA.

 

• The battery pack is dead or nearly dead.

 

c Install a charged battery pack.

You cannot record still images on a

• PHOTO REC is set to TAPE in the menu settings.

“Memory Stick” in the tape recording

c Set it to MEMORY (p. 201).

or tape recording standby.

 

You cannot record still images on a

• PHOTO REC is set to MEMORY in the menu settings.

tape.

c Set it to TAPE (p. 201).

The image on the viewfinder screen

• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.

is not clear.

c Adjust the viewfinder lens (p. 30).

The SteadyShot does not work. • STEADYSHOT is set to OFF in the menu settings.

cSet it to ON (p. 201).

The autofocusing does not work.

•The setting is the manual focus.

cSet FOCUS to the autofocus (p. 69).

•Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus.

cAdjust for manual focusing (p. 69).

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