Sony Digital 8 DCR-TRV130E Operating Instructions Manual page 98

Types of trouble and their solutions
Symptom
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a subject such as lights or a
candle flame against a dark
background.
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a very bright subject.
Some tiny white spots appear on the
screen.
An unknown picture is displayed on
the screen.
The picture is recorded in incorrect or
unnatural colours.
The picture appears too bright, and
the subject does not appear on the
screen.
A horizontal black band appears
when shooting a TV screen or
computer screen.
In the playback mode
Symptom
The picture does not appear on the
screen when playing back a tape
The tape does not move when a
video control button is pressed.
The playback button does not work.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture is not
clear or does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.
The date search does not work
correctly.
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Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The contrast between the subject and background is too high.
This is not a malfunction.
• This is not a malfunction.
• Slow shutter, low lux or Super NightShot mode is activated.
This is not a malfunction.
• If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings
without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically
starts the demonstration.
c Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 90)
• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
c Set it to OFF. (p. 32)
• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
c Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place.
(p. 32)
• The backlight function is working.
c Cancel it. (p. 31)
• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting. (P. 87)
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The tape is recorded in the Hi8
system.
• The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF (CHARGE).
c Set it to PLAYER. (p. 35)
• The tape has run out.
c Rewind the tape. (p. 35)
• The video head may be dirty.
c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette
(optional). (p. 119)
• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the
menu settings.
c Set it to STEREO. (p. 88)
• The volume is turned to minimum.
c Open the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 35)
• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings.
c Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 88)
• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion
(p. 77)
/Standard 8 (analog)