Sony MVC-FD5 operating instructions Troubleshooting, 41-EN

Troubleshooting

Should any problem persist after you have made those checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. If “C: ¹¹: ¹¹” appears on the

LCD screen, the self-diagnosis function has worked. See page 43.

Symptom	Cause and/or Solution
The camera does not	• The battery is dead.
work.	nUse a charged battery pack. (p.10)
	• The camera does not operate when using a
	battery pack that is not an “InfoLITHIUM”
	battery pack.
	nUse an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack NP-
	F530. (p.6)
	• The floppy disk is not installed properly.
	nRemove the disk and reinstall it. (p.17)

You cannot record images.

•PLAY/CAMERA is not set to CAMERA. nSet it to CAMERA. (p.16)

•Floppy disk is full.

nDelete certain images you do not want to

keep, and then start recording. (p.28) nChange the floppy disk.

•The battery is dead.

nUse a charged battery pack.

•No disk has been inserted. nInsert a disk.

•The disk which cannot be used with the camera

is installed.

nUse 2HD, 1.44MB, MS-DOS formatted disk. (p.7)

•The tab on the disk is set to the writing

impossible position.

nSet it to the writing possible position. (p.17)

The picture is out of focus.

•The macro switch is set to MACRO. (MVC-FD5

only)

nTurn the switch to the normal recording position. (p.21)

The picture is noisy.	• The camera is placed near a TV or other
	equipment that uses strong magnets.
	nPlace the camera away from the TV, etc.

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