Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action | |
The image on the viewfinder |
| • The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. |
screen is not clear. |
| m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 13) |
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A vertical band appears when a |
| • When the contrast between the subject and background is too |
subject such as lights or a candle | high, vertical band appears, the digital camcorder is not | |
flame is shot against a dark |
| malfunctioning. |
background. |
| m Change locations. |
A vertical band appears when |
| • This is a “smear”. The digital camcorder is not |
shooting a very bright subject. |
| malfunctioning. |
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The picture is “noisy” or hardly |
| • The video heads may be dirty. |
visible. |
| m Clean the heads using the Sony |
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| (not supplied). (p. 73) |
v indicator flashes in the |
| • The video heads may be dirty. |
viewfinder. |
| m Clean the heads using the Sony |
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| (not supplied). (p. 73) |
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Battery remaining indicator does | • The ambient temperature is too low. | |
not indicate full ı when you |
| • The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be |
insert a charged battery pack. |
| recharged. |
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| m Use another battery pack. (p. 72) |
While editing using the DV |
| • Remove the DV connecting cable, and connect it again. |
connecting cable, recording |
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picture cannot be monitored. |
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Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The supplied Remote | • COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system. |
Commander does not work. | m Set it to VTR4 or ID. (p. 27) |
| • VTR4/ID/VTR2 on the Remote Commander is set to ID. |
| m Register the ID of the Remote Commander to the digital |
| camcorder. (p. 89) |
| • Something is blocking the infrared rays. |
| m Remove the obstacle. |
| • The batteries are not inserted with the correct polarity. |
| m Insert the batteries with the correct polarity. (p. 88) |
| • The batteries are dead. |
| m Insert new ones. (p. 88) |
There is dust in the viewfinder. | • While pressing PUSH, open the viewfinder. Clean the |
| viewfinder surface. (p.74) |
| (to be continued) |
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