Types of trouble and how to correct troubleSymptomCause and/or Corrective Actions

An unknown picture is displayed on • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to

the screen.

CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu

 

settings without a cassette inserted, your camcorder

 

automatically starts the demonstration.

 

c Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.

 

You can also cancel DEMO MODE (p. 105).

The picture is recorded in incorrect or

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.

unnatural colors.

c Set it to OFF (p. 29).

Picture appears too bright, and the

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.

subject does not appear on the

c Set it to OFF (p. 29).

screen.

• The backlight function is active.

 

c Set it off (p. 28).

The shutter does not sound.

• BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings.

 

c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 105).

A horizontal black band appears

• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting (p. 105).

when shooting a TV screen or a

 

computer screen.

 

An external flash (optional) does not • The power of the external flash is off or the power source

work.

does not installed.

 

c Turn on the external flash or install the power source.

 

• Two or more external flashes are attached.

 

c Only one external flash can be attached.

 

• AUTO is selected in FLASH MODE in the menu settings

 

while recording in a bright place.

 

c Set it to ON (p. 105).

 

 

In the playback mode

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The tape does not move when a

• The POWER switch is not set to VCR.

video control button is pressed.

c Set it to VCR (p. 34).

The playback button does not work.

• The cassette has run out of tape.

 

c Rewind the tape (p. 34).

There are horizontal lines on the

• The video heads may be dirty.

picture, or the playback picture is not

c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning

clear or does not appear.

cassette (optional) (p. 195).

No sound or only a low sound is

• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2

heard when playing back a tape.

in the menu settings.

 

 

 

 

c Set it to STEREO (p. 105).

 

• The volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Press VOLUME + (p. 34).

 

• AUDIO MIX is set to the ST2 side in the menu settings.

 

c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 105).

The date search does not work

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portion

correctly.

(p. 68).

 

 

 

The picture which is recorded in the

• PB MODE is set to

 

/

in the menu settings.

 

Digital8 system is not played back.

c Set it to AUTO (p. 105).

 

The tape which is recorded in the Hi8

• Set PB MODE to

 

 

/

in the menu settings (p. 105).

 

 

/standard 8 system is not played

 

 

 

 

 

 

back correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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