Trouble check

Picture

Symptom

Cause and/or corrective actions

The picture seems to be in flash motion.

•PROG. SCAN is set to ON in the menu system, or the POWER switch is set to MEMORY. This is caused by progressive scanning (display with all the pixels) and is not a malfunction.

Remaining tape indicator is not displayed.

•The ÒREMAIN in the menu system is set to AUTO.

m If the remaining tape indicator is always displayed, set it to ON.

The memory card slot does not function.

•The battery is dead.

m Use a charged battery pack or the AC power adaptor.

•The PC card adaptor or PC card is not inserted correctly. m Eject the PC card adaptor or PC card and insert it

correctly.

•The POWER switch is set to CAMERA. m Set it to MEMORY or VTR.

Recording does not function.

• The PC card adaptor or PC card has already been recorded

 

to its full capacity.

 

m Erase unnecessary images and record again.

 

• The “Memory Stick” or PC card is not inserted.

 

m Insert the “Memory Stick” or PC card.

 

• Unusable PC card is inserted.

 

m Use proper PC cards.

 

• Unformatted “Memory Stick” or PC card is inserted.

 

m Format the “Memory Stick” or PC card.

 

• The protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK

 

position.

 

m Slide the protect switch to write.

The image cannot be deleted.

•The image is protected. m Cancel the protect.

Others

Symptom

Cause and /or corrective actions

While editing using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), recording picture cannot be monitored.

•Remove the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), and connect it again.

The camcorder becomes warm.

• If the power of the camcorder is on for a long time, it

 

becomes warm, which is not malfunction.

The supplied Remote Commander does not work.

•COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system. m Set it to ON.

•Something is blocking the infrared rays. m Remove the obstacle.

•The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity. m Insert the battery with the correct polarity. (p. 142)

•The batteries are dead.

m Insert new ones. (p. 142)

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