Sony Handycam DCR-PC1E Operating Instructions Manual page 108

Trouble check
Operation
Symptom
The title search function does not work.
indicator does not appear when using
a tape with cassette memory.
The Date Search, Title Search, or End
Search does not work correctly.
Picture
Symptom
The image on the viewfinder screen is not
clear.
The picture is not clear or does not appear.
A vertical band appears when a subject
such as lights or a candle flame is shot
against a dark background.
The picture is "noisy" or does not appear.
v indicator flashes on the LCD screen or
in the viewfinder.
The picture is too bright or too dark.
A vertical band appears when shooting a
very bright subject.
A horizontal band appears when shooting
a TV screen or computer screen.
The picture does not appear in the
viewfinder.
The picture does not appear on the LCD
screen or in the viewfinder.
An unknown picture is displayed on the
LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
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Cause and/or corrective actions
• The tape has no cassette memory.
m Use a tape with cassette memory. (p. 75)
• CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu system.
m Set it to ON. (p. 33)
• There is no title in the tape.
m Superimpose the titles. (p. 61)
• The gold-plated connector of the tape is dirty or dusty.
m Clean the gold-plated connector. (p. 91)
• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion.
(p. 89)
Cause and/or corrective actions
• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 15)
• The television's video channel is not adjusted correctly.
m Adjust it.
• The contrast between the subject and background is too
high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
m Change locations.
• The video heads may be dirty.
m Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL cleaning
cassette (not supplied). (p. 101)
• The video heads may be dirty.
m Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL cleaning
cassette (not supplied). (p. 101)
• LCD BRIGHT is not adjusted properly.
m Press + or – to obtain the brightness you want. (p. 20)
• The exposure adjustment is set to manual mode.
m Set it to aumomatic exposure mode. (p. 55)
• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
• Set STEADYSHOT in the menu system to OFF. (P. 33)
• The LCD panel is open.
m Close the LCD panel.
• The viewfinder is not fully pulled out.
m Pull it out until it clicks. (p. 14)
• The picture disappears when you insert or eject a
cassette. (The power lamp fashes.) The camcorder is not
malfunctioning.
• If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration or DEMO MODE
is set to STBY/ON in the menu system.
m Insert the cassette and the demonstration stops. You
can deactivate the demonstration. (p. 37)