Trouble check

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. 16)

 

 

 

A vertical band appears when a

• The contrast between the subject and background is too high.

subject such as lights or a candle

The digital camcorder is not malfunctioning.

flame is shot against a dark

m Change locations.

background.

 

 

 

 

A vertical band appears when

• The digital camcorder is not malfunctioning.

shooting a very bright subject.

 

 

 

 

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. 91)

 

 

 

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. 91)

 

 

 

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 recharged.

insert a charged battery pack.

m Use another battery pack. (p. 89)

 

 

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. 33)

 

• VTR4/ID/VTR2 on the Remote Commander is set to ID.

 

m Register the ID of the Remote Commander to the digital

 

camcorder. (p. 118)

 

• 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. 117)

 

• The batteries are dead.

 

m Insert new ones. (p. 117)

There is dust in the viewfinder.

• While pressing PUSH, open the viewfinder. Clean the viewfinder

 

surface. (p.92)

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