The screen image is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen.
Press and hold DISP down for a few seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 34).
Horizontal stripes appear on the images.
This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp. This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.
Set [
STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 67).
[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:
The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder with the LCD screen facing out.
The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.
Playback
Images cannot be played back.
Select the recording media and the image quality of a movie you want to play back by touching 
(HOME) 
(MANAGE MEDIA) [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 60).
Select the image quality of a movie you want to play back by touching 
(HOME) 
(SETTINGS) [VIEW IMAGES SET] [
/
SET] (p. 74).
Photos cannot be played back.
Photos cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders, or have edited the data on a computer. (The file name flashes in that case.) This is not a malfunction.
Photos recorded on other devices may not be played back. This is not a malfunction.
is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen.
This may appear on an image recorded on other devices, edited on a computer, etc.
You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the access lamp is turned off after recording. This may damage your image data and 
is displayed.
is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen.
The image data base file may be damaged. Check the data base file by touching 
(HOME) 
(MANAGE MEDIA) [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] the recording medium. If it still appears, delete the image with 
(p. 47).
No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback.
Turn up the volume (p. 36).
Sound is not output when the LCD screen is closed. Open the LCD screen.
When you record sound with [MICREF LEVEL] (p. 88) set to [LOW], the recorded sound may be difficult to hear.
Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting an
Left and right sound will be heard unbalanced when playing back movies on computers or other devices.
Change the sound conversion type (downmix type) when playing back on 2ch stereo devices. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with your playback device for details.
Change the sound to 2ch when creating a disc using the supplied software “PMB.”
Movies play automatically.
Movies play automatically as a demonstration movie when the filmed movie fulfills a certain condition on your camcorder (p. 81). This is not a malfunction.
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