Sony Handycam Vision DCR-SC100E Operating Instructions Manual page 91

Trouble check
Others
Symptom
While editing using the DV connecting
cable, recording picture cannot be
monitored.
The camcorder becomes warm.
The supplied Remote Commander does
not work.
No function works though the power is
on.
The numbers or letters of 5 characters is
displayed as a counter.
AC power adaptor
Symptom
The VTR/CAMERA or CHARGE lamp
does not light.
The CHARGE lamp flashes.
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Cause and/or corrective actions
• Remove the DV connecting cable, and connect it
again.
• If the power of the cammcorder is on for a long time,
it becomes warm, which is not malfunction.
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
m Remove the obstacle.
• The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity.
m Insert the battery with the correct polarity. (p. 106)
• The batteries are dead.
m Insert new ones. (p. 106)
• Disconnect the connection plug on the battery pack or
on the AC power adaptor, then reconnect it in about 1
minute. Turn the power on. If the functions still do
not work, press the RESET button at the lower left of
the LCD screen using a sharp-pointed object. (If you
press the RESET button, all the settings including the
date and time return to the default.) (p. 103)
• Self-diagnosis function was activated.
m See the table in page 92 and treat the camcorder
appropriately.
Corrective actions
• Disconnect the mains lead. After about 1 minute,
reconnect the mains lead. (p. 7)
• See the chart on the next page.