Warning indicators and messages

If indicators and messages appear in the viewfinder, on the LCD screen or in the display window, check the following:

See the page in parentheses “( )” for more information.

•The warning messages do not appear in the mirror mode.

•The indicators and messages are displayed in yellow.

Warning indicators

The video heads are dirty

Slow flashing:

•You need to clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL cleaning cassette (not supplied) (p. 121).

 

Moisture condensation has occurred*

 

Fast flashing:

The battery is dead or nearly

• Eject the cassette, turn off your

dead

camcorder, and leave it for about 1 hour

with the cassette compartment open

Slow flashing:

(p. 120).

•The battery is nearly dead.

 

Fast flashing:

Warning indicator as to cassette

•The battery is dead (p. 10).

memory

Depending on conditions, the E

Slow flashing:

indicator may flash, even if there

• No tape with cassette memory is

are 5 to 10 minutes remaining.

inserted (p. 14).*

 

 

Warning indicator as to tape

 

Self-diagnosis display (p. 116)

Slow flashing:

 

 

 

 

C:21:00

 

•The tape is near the end.

 

 

 

 

 

•No tape is inserted (p. 14).*

 

 

Warning indicator as to

Fast flashing:

 

 

Memory Stick (DCR-TRV10

•The tape has run out (p. 14, 25).*

 

 

only)

•The write-protect tab on the

 

 

Slow flashing:

cassette is out (red) (p. 14).*

 

 

•No Memory Stick is inserted

 

 

 

 

 

(p. 81).*

 

 

 

•Memory Stick is not formatted

 

 

 

correctly (p. 84).

You need to eject the cassette

 

 

Slow flashing:

 

The still image is protected

•The write-protect tab on the cassette is out

 

 

(DCR-TRV10 only)

(red) (p. 14).*

 

 

Slow flashing:

Fast flashing:

 

 

•The still image is protected

•Moisture condensation has occurred

 

(p. 100).*

(p. 120).

 

 

•The tape has run out (p. 14, 25).*

 

 

•The self-diagnosis display function is

 

 

activated (p. 116).*

 

 

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