Trouble Check; Operation - Sony DCR-SC100 Operating Instructions Manual

Trouble check
If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem.
Should the difficulty persist, disconnect the power source and contact your Sony dealer or local
authorized Sony service facility.-
Camcorder ,»
Power
Symptom
Cause and/or corrective actions
The power is not on.
• The battery pack is not installed.
-* Install the battery pack. (p. 10)
• The battery is dead.
■* Use a charged battery pack. (p. 7)
• The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet.
•+ Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet, (p. 28)
The power goes off.
• While being operated in CAMERA mode, the camcorder has
been in Standby mode for more than 5 minutes.
■> Set the POWER switch to OFF, then to CAMERA, (p. 14)
• The battery is dead.
■* Use a charged battery pack. (p. 7)
The battery pack is quickly discharged.
• The ambient temperature is too low. (p. 77)
• The battery pack has not been charged fully.
-> Charge the battery pack again, (p. 7)
• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be recharged.
4 Use another battery pack. (p. 27)
Operation
Symptom
Cause and/or corrective actions
START/STOP does not operate.
• The tape is stuck to the drum.
-> Eject the cassette, (p. 11)
• The tape has run out.
•* Rewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 23)
• The POWER switch is set to VTR.
*» Set it to CAMERA, (p. 13)
• The tab on the cassette is out (red).
Use a new cassette or slide the tab. (p. 11)
The cassette cannot be removed from
the holder.
• The battery is dead.
•*
Use a charged battery pack or the AC power adaptor.
(p.7,28)
® and £ indicators flash and no function • Moisture condensation has occurred.
except for cassette ejection works. Remove the cassette and leave the camcorder for at least 1
hour. (p. 83)
"CLOCK SET" appears when the
camcorder is turned on.
• Reset the date and time. (p. 75)
The End Search function does not
activate.
• The cassette was ejected after you recorded on it.
■> The End Search function will not activate until you make a
new recording after reinserting the cassette.
• The tape without cassette memory ejected after recording.
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