41-EN

Symptom

The camera does not
work.
You cannot record
images.
The picture is out of
focus.
The picture is noisy.

Cause and/or Solution

•The battery is dead.
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)
•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 macro switch is set to MACRO. (MVC-FD5
only)
nTurn the switch to the normal recording
position. (p.21)
•The camera is placed near a TV or other
equipment that uses strong magnets.
nPlace the camera away from the TV, etc.

Should any problem persist after you have made those checks,

consult your nearest Sony dealer. If “C: ππ: ππ” appears on the

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

43.

Troubleshooting