Sony Handycam Vision DCR-TRV7E Operating Instructions Manual page 99

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. 114)
• The batteries are dead.
m Insert new ones. (p. 114)
• 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, open the LCD screen and press the RESET
button above the FOCUS switch using a sharp-pointed
object. (If you press the RESET button, all the settings
including the date and time return to the default.)
(p. 81)
• Self-diagnosis function was activated.
m See the table in page 100 and treat the camcorder
apropriately.
Corrective actions
• Disconnect the mains lead. After about 1 minute,
reconnect the mains lead. (p. 7)
• See the chart on the next page.