Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

When operating using the “Memory Stick”– Except DCR-TRV240

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The “Memory Stick” does not

• The POWER switch is not set to MEMORY.

function.

c Set it to MEMORY (p. 124).

 

• The “Memory Stick” is not inserted.

 

c Insert a “Memory Stick” (p. 118).

Recording does not function.

• The “Memory Stick” is full.

 

c Delete unnecessary images and record again (p. 171).

 

• The “Memory Stick” formatted incorrectly is inserted.

 

c Format the “Memory Stick” on your camcorder or use

 

another “Memory Stick” (p. 111, 118).

 

• The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to

 

LOCK.

 

c Release the lock (p. 116).

The image cannot be deleted.

• The image is protected.

 

c Cancel image protection (p. 170).

 

• The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to

 

LOCK.

 

c Release the lock (p. 116).

You cannot format the “Memory

• The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to

Stick”.

LOCK.

 

c Release the lock (p. 116).

Deleting all the images cannot be

• The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to

carried out.

LOCK.

 

c Release the lock (p. 116).

You cannot protect the image.

• The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to

 

LOCK.

 

c Release the lock (p. 116).

 

• The image to protect is not played back.

 

c Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the image (p. 150).

You cannot write a print mark on

• The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to

the still image.

LOCK.

 

c Release the lock (p. 116).

 

• The image to write a print mark to is not played back.

 

c Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the image (p. 150).

 

• You are trying to write a print mark on a moving picture.

 

c Print marks cannot be written on a moving picture.

The photo save function does not • The write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to

work.LOCK.

cRelease the lock (p. 116).

You cannot record still images on • PHOTO REC is set to TAPE in the menu settings.

“Memory Stick”s while in thec Set it to MEMORY (p. 105) standby mode or while moving

pictures are being recorded to tape

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