Sony Handycam Vision VideoHi8 CCD- TRV36 Operating Instructions Manual page 70

Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The cassette cannot be removed fl'om • Tile battery is dead.
tile holder. ") Use a charged battery pack or the AC power adaptor.
(p. 7, 25)
[] and A indicators flash and 11o • Moisture condensation bas occurred.
flmction except for cassette ejection ") Remove tile cassette and leave the camcorder tbr at least
works. 1 hour. (p. 63)
The date or time indicator is flashing. • You pressed DATE and TIME together t}gr more than 2
seconds.
") The camcorder is not malf\mctioning. You may start
recording. Flashing will stop soon.
The lithium battery is weak or dead.
") Replace the lithium battery with a new one. (p. 56)
The tape does not move when a • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF.
video control hutton is pressed. ") Set it to PLAYER.
• The tape has run out.
") Rewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 20)
The SteadyShot f\mction does not • STEADYSHOT is set to OFF in the menu system.
activate. (CCD TRV43/TRV46 only) ") Set it to ON. (p. 51)
• The SteadySbot t\mction does not work when the wide
mode is set to 16:9 FULL.
The autofocusing flmction does not • FOCUS is set to MANUAL.
work. -) Set it to AUTO. (p. 39)
• Shooting conditions are not suitable tior autofocus.
") Set FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually. (p. 39)
The fader flmction does not work. The START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5SEC or ANTI
GROUND SHOOTING l.k.
-) Set it to u .(p. 14)
The date or time indicator • Reset the date and time. (p. 57)
disappears.
Exposure adjustment or the • The NIGHTSHOT switch is set to ON.
PROGRAM AE flmction does not ") Set it to OFF.
work.
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The image on the viewfinder screen • The viewfindec lens is not adjusted.
is not clear. "-) Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 12)
A vertical band appears when a • The contrast between the subject and background is too
subject such as lights o1" a candle high. The camcorder is not malflmctioning.
flame is shot against a clark ") Cbange locations.
background.
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