Settings and Adjustments 5 Chapter

VCR Menu Operation

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.)

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

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 144) 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-

 

12CLD Cleaning Cassette (see page 141)

 

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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