Picture

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)

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

The picture is “noisy” or hardly

 

• The video heads may be dirty.

visible.

 

m Clean the heads using the Sony DV-12CL cleaning cassette

 

 

(not supplied). (p. 73)

v indicator flashes in the

 

• The video heads may be dirty.

viewfinder.

 

m Clean the heads using the Sony DV-12CL cleaning cassette

 

 

(not supplied). (p. 73)

 

 

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.

 

 

m Use another battery pack. (p. 72)

While editing using the DV

 

• Remove the DV connecting cable, and connect it again.

connecting cable, recording

 

 

picture cannot be monitored.

 

 

 

 

 

Others

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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