88
Troubleshooting
If you run into any problems using your
camcorder, use the following table to
troubleshoot the problem. If the problem
persists, disconnect the power source and
contact your Sony dealer.
• Overall operations/Easy Handycam operation/
Remote Commander
88
• Batteries/Power sources
89
• LCD screen/viewfinder 90
• Discs/"Memory Stick Duo" 90
• Recording
91
• Playing back
on
your camcorder
93
• Playing back a disc on other devices 94
• Editing movies on the disc 94
• Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devices
.......................................................................
95
• Connecting
to
a computer
95
• Functions that cannot
be
used simultaneously
....................................................................... 96
Overall
operations/Easy
Handycam
operation/Remote
Commander
The power does not turn on.
• Attach a charged battery pack to the
camcorder (p. 22).
• Connect the plug
of
the AC Adaptor to the
wall outlet (p. 22).
The camcorder does not operate
even when the power
is
set to on.
• It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to
be ready to shoot after the
power
is turned
on. This is not a malfunction.
• Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall
outlet
or
remove the battery pack, then
reconnect it after about 1 minute.
If
the
functions still do not work, press the RESET
button (p. 116) using a sharp-pointed object.
(If
you press the RESET button, all settings,
including the clock setting, are reset.)
•
The
temperature
of
your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn
off
your camcorder
and leave it for a while
in
a cool place.
Buttons do not work.
• During Easy Handycam operation, the
following buttons/functions are not
available.
-
BACK
LIGHT
button (p.38)
- Playback zoom (pA3)
- Turning the LCD backlight on and
off
(pressing and holding the DISP
BATT/
INFO button for a few seconds) (p.2?)
The Q.;: (OPTION) button
is
not
displayed.
•
The
OPTION
MENU
cannot be used during
Easy Handycam operation.
The menu settings have been
changed.
•
Most
menu items automatically return to
their default settings during Easy Handycam
operation.
•
The
following menu items are fixed during
Easy Handycam operation:
- Movie recording mode: [SP]
- [
[jj]
QUALITY] for still images: [FINE]
- [DATA CODE]: [DATE/TIME]
- Recording format for DVD-RW: [VIDEO]
• The following menu items return to their
default settings
if
the
POWER
switch is set
to
OFF
(CHG) for more than
12
hours:
- [FOCUS]
- [SPOT FOCUS]
- [EXPOSURE]
- [SPOT METER]
- [SCENE SELECTION]
- [WHITE BAL.
1
- [MICREF LEVEL]