Troubleshooting
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
No function works even though the power is on.
•Disconnect the power cord of the AC power adaptor or remove the battery, then reconnect it after about one minute. Turn the power on. If the functions still do not work, press the RESET button on the backside of your (recording) VCR using a
The battery pack is quickly discharged.
•The operating temperature is too low.
•The battery pack is not fully charged.
cCharge the battery pack fully again (p.
•The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be recharged.
cReplace with a new battery pack (p. 9).
You cannot charge the battery | • The POWER switch is not set to OFF. |
pack. | c Set it to OFF. |
While charging the battery pack, | • Something is wrong with the battery pack. |
the POWER ON/CHARGE lamp | c Contact your Sony dealer or a local authorized Sony |
flashes. | service facility. |
The melody or beep sounds for 5 • Moisture condensation has occurred.
seconds.c Remove the cassette and leave your (recording) VCR for at least 1 hour to acclimatize (p. 67).
•Some trouble has occurred in your (recording) VCR. c Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate
your (recording) VCR.
While editing using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), the recording picture cannot be monitored.
•Remove the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), and connect it again.
Digital program editing does not function.
•The input selector on the other (playback) VCR is not set correctly.
c Check the connection and set the input selector on the other (playback) VCR again (p. 35, 36).
•Your (recording) VCR is connected to on Sony DV equipment, using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable). c Keep the connection, and follow the procedure on page
38 to 40.
•Setting a program on a blank portion of the tape is attempted.
c Set the program again on a recorded portion (p. 45).
•Your (recording) VCR and the other (playback) VCR are not synchronized.
c Adjust the synchronicity (p. 43).
The Remote Commander supplied with a Sony digital video camera recorder does not work.
•The remote control code is not set correctly or set to OFF.
cSet COMMANDER in the menu settings (p. 15, 50).
•Something is blocking the infrared rays.
cRemove the obstacle.
•The batteries are inserted in the battery holder with the + – polarities incorrectly matching the + – marks.
cInsert the batteries with the correct polarity.
•The batteries are dead.
cInsert new ones.
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