Sony Handycam HDR-HC9 Operating Manual page 81

The data file name is not indicated
correctly, or flashes.
• The file is damaged.
• Use the file format compatible with your
camcorder (p. 92).
Recording
Refer also to "Cassette tapes/"Memory
Stick Duo"" section (p. 80).
The tape does not start when you
press START/STOP.
• Slide the POWER switch to turn on the
CAMERA-TAPE lamp (p. 23).
• The tape has reached the end. Rewind it, or
insert a new cassette.
• Set the write-protect tab to REC or insert a
new cassette (p. 91).
• The tape is stuck to the drum due to
moisture condensation. Remove the
cassette and leave your camcorder for at
least 1 hour, then reinsert the cassette
(p. 96).
You cannot record on the "Memory
Stick Duo."
• The "Memory Stick Duo" is full. Insert
another "Memory Stick Duo" or format the
"Memory Stick Duo" (p. 51). Or, delete
unnecessary pictures recorded on the
"Memory Stick Duo" (p. 69).
• When the POWER switch is set to
CAMERA-TAPE, you cannot record still
images on the "Memory Stick Duo" with:
– When [SHUTTR SPEED] is set between
1/725 to 1/10000 second
– While executing [FADER]
– [D.EFFECT]
– [PICT.EFFECT]
– [SMTH SLW REC]
– [COLOR BAR]
The recording image view looks
different.
• The recording image view may look
different depending on the condition of
your camcorder. This is not a malfunction.
You cannot record a smooth
transition on a tape from the last
recorded scene to the next.
• Perform END SEARCH (p. 32).
• Do not remove the cassette (The picture
will be recorded continuously without a
break even when you turn the power off).
• Do not record pictures in the HDV and DV
formats on the same tape.
• Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP
mode on the same tape.
• Avoid stopping then recording a movie in
the LP mode.
• When [QUICK REC] is set to [ON], you
cannot record a smooth transition (p. 61).
The flash does not work.
• You cannot use the flash during tape
recording.
• Even if auto flash or
reduction) is selected, you cannot use the
internal flash with:
– [TWILIGHT], [CANDLE], [SUNRSE
SUNSET], [FIREWORKS],
[LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT],
[BEACH] or [SNOW] of [SCENE
SELECT]
– [SPOT MTR·FCS]
– [SPOT METER]
– [MANUAL] of [EXPOSURE]
[END SEARCH] does not work.
• Do not eject the cassette after recording
(p. 32).
• There is nothing recorded on the cassette.
• There is a blank section between recorded
sections of the tape. This is not a
malfunction.
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