Trouble Check - Sony Handycam CCD-TR99 Operation Manual

Trouble Check
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The date or time
indicator is flashing
• \'ou pressed DATE and TIME together for more than
2 seconds.
The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
You may start recording.Flashing will stop soon.
The date or time indicator
disappears.
4
Reset the date and time. (p. 33)
Recording stops in a few
seconds.
• START/STOP MODE is set to or 5 SEC.
4
Set it to A ■ (p. 26)
Picture
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The image on the viewfinder
screen is not clear.
• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
4
Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 12)
A vertical band appears when a • The contrast between tlie subject and background is
subject such as lights or a candle too high.
flame is shot against a dark -> The camcorder is not malfunctioning. Change
background. locations.
The picture is "noisy".
• The video heads may be dirty.
4
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning
cassette, (p. 39)
Others
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The supplied Remote
Commander does not work.
• COMMANDER is set to OFF.
4
Set it to ON. (p. 29)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
4
Remove the obstacle.
• The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity.
4
Insert the battery with the correct polarity, (p. 52)
• The batteries are dead.
4
Insert new ones. (p. 52)
There is dust in the viewfinder. -> Detach the eyecup and clean the viewfinder lens.
(CCD-TR514/TR614/TR814 only) (p. 40)