Troubleshooting

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The cassette cannot be

•The power source is disconnected.

removed from the holder.

c Connect it firmly. (p. 9, 13)

 

•The battery is dead.

 

c Use a charged battery pack. (p. 9, 10)

 

 

The % and Z indicators

•Moisture condensation has occurred.

flash and no functions

c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least

except for cassette ejection

one hour to acclimatize. (p. 156)

work.

 

 

 

indicator does not

•The gold-plated connector of the tape is dirty or dusty.

appear when using a tape

c Clean the gold-plated connector. (p. 144)

with cassette memory.

 

 

 

Remaining tape indicator is

•The q REMAIN is set to AUTO in the menu settings.

not displayed.

c Set it to ON to always display the remaining tape

 

indicator. (p. 107)

 

 

When operating using the “Memory Stick”

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

Operations do not function.

•The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF (CHG).

 

c Set it to MEMORY or VCR.

 

•The “Memory Stick” is not inserted.

 

c Insert a “Memory Stick.” (p. 117)

Recording does not function.

•The “Memory Stick” has already been recorded to its full

 

capacity.

 

c Erase unnecessary images and record again. (p. 120, 139)

 

•The “Memory Stick” formatted incorrectly is inserted.

 

c Format the “Memory Stick” or use another “Memory

 

Stick.” (p. 110)

 

•The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK.

 

c Set the tab to write. (p. 115)

The image cannot be

•The image is protected.

deleted.

c Cancel image protection. (p. 138)

 

•The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK.

 

c Set the tab to write. (p. 115)

 

 

You cannot format the

•The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK.

“Memory Stick.”

c Set the tab to write. (p. 115)

 

 

Deleting all the images

•The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK.

cannot be carried out.

c Set the tab to write. (p. 115)

 

 

You cannot protect the

•The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK.

image.

c Set the tab to write. (p. 115)

 

•The image to be protected is not being played back.

 

c Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the image. (p. 132)

 

 

You cannot write a print

•The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK.

mark on the still image.

c Set the tab to write. (p. 115)

 

•The image that you will write a print mark is not being

 

played back.

 

c Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the image. (p. 132)

 

 

 

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Additional Information

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Sony DCR-VX2000 operating instructions 149, When operating using the Memory Stick