Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual page 134

Troubleshooting
Symptom
The melody or beep sounds for 5
seconds.
No function works though the power
is on.
The buttons do not appear on the
touch panel.
The buttons on the LCD screen do
not work.
The indicators appear mirror-
reversed in the viewfinder or on the
TV screen.
While charging the battery pack, the
CHARGE lamp flashes.
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Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• Moisture condensation has occurred.
c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at
least 1 hour to acclimatize (p. 139).
• Some troubles have occurred in your camcorder.
c Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate
your camcorder.
• Disconnect the Connecting plate of the AC adaptor or
remove the battery, then reconnect it in about 1 minute.
Turn the power on (p. 12, 14). If the functions still do not
work, press the RESET button using a sharp-pointed
object. (If you press the RESET button, all the settings
including the date and time return to the default.) (p. 148)
• The DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL button is pressed.
c Press the LCD screen lightly.
c Press the DISPLAY button on your camcorder or the
Remote Commander (p. 28).
c Adjust the screen (CALIBRATION) (p. 141).
• The mirror mode is activated.
This is not a malfunction.
• Remove the battery pack and install it again.
• Something is wrong with the battery pack.
c Please cannot your Sony dealer or local authorzed Sony
service facility.