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6 Press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.

Test recording starts.

The display changes as shown below during recording. (The hyphen following “At” moves to right.)

At - n At - n... n At -

After about 1 minute, the tape is rewound to the recording start position and playback starts. The following is displayed during playback.

At PLAY

7 Check the recording quality of the playback video on the viewfinder or monitor screen. Check the recording quality of the playback audio from the earphone or headphones.

If the recording quality is poor

There may be some kind of problem whether or not it is detected by the internal check. Refer to the section “Troubleshooting” (page 117) and repeat the test. If the recording quality remains poor, contact your Sony dealer.

When playback ends, the internal check result is displayed and the camcorder enters recording pause mode.

8 After confirming the result (see the next section “Confirming the result”), press the MENU button.

The display window returns to the display shown before the VCR menu.

Confirming the result

The result of the internal check is displayed in code as shown in the table below. When a problem is indicated, follow the instructions to check the camcorder and cassette. If no errors can be found, contact your Sony dealer. Also, be sure to check the quality of the playback video and audio (see step 7).

Display	Diagnostic result
At good	VCR’s internal operations are normal. If the
	video and audio recording qualities are
	normal, the unit is ready for use.
At ng-01	There may be a problem in the VCR or the
	cassette. Contact your Sony dealer.
At ng-02	There may be a problem in VCR’s internal
	operations or data loading from the tape.
	Clean the video heads using the DVM-12CL
	Cleaning Cassette (see page 114) and
	repeat the auto-check. If the result is the
	same, contact your Sony dealer.
At ng-03	There may be a problem in the link between
	the camera and VCR sections. If not, correct
	the error and repeat the auto-check. If the
	result is the same, contact your Sony dealer.
At ng-04	Check whether the REC/SAVE switch is set
	to SAVE. If so, repeat the auto-check with
	setting the switch to REC or using another
	cassette whose REC/SAVE switch is set to
	REC. If the result is the same, contact your
	Sony dealer.
At ng-05	Check whether a cassette is inserted. If not,
	insert a cassette and repeat the auto-check.
	If the result is the same, contact your Sony
	dealer.
o-HAUL	If the video and audio recording qualities are
	normal, the unit is ready for use. However,
	the unit requires service. It is desirable to
	consult your Sony dealer.
At Abort	The test recording or playback and internal
	check have aborted (when a tape transport
	button was pressed during recording or
	playback or when the tape ended). To
	resume the auto-check, press the MENU
	button to close the menu and perform the
	procedure described in the previous section
	“To perform the auto-check”.

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