Computer - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD200 Operating Instructions Manual

Types of trouble and corrective action
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The picture flickers and the color • PROGRAM AE is set to soft portrait or sports lesson under
changes incorrectly, the fluorescent lamp, the sodium lamp and the mercury
lamp.
÷ Cancel PROGRAM AE. (page 47)
An unknown pictm'e is displayed on • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the mode dial to
the LCD display. (Movie) without a disc inserted, your camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration.
÷ Insert a disc and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (page 113)
The picture is recorded in incorrect or • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
unnatural colors. ÷ Set it to OFF. (page 41)
The picture appears too bright, and • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
the subject does not appear on the -) Set it to OFF. (page 41)
LCD display. • BACK LIGHT (I_) is activated.
÷ Deactivate it. (page 41)
The click of the shutter does not • [BEEP] is set to [OFF] in [K_ (OTHERS) in the SETUP
sound, display.
÷ Set it to [MELODY] or [NORMAL]. (page 114)
Black bands appear when you -) Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] in [] (CAMERA SET) in
record a TV or computer screen, the SETUP display.
(page 110)
The recording stops. • The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high.
÷ Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a
cool place.
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Symptom
The playback button does not work.
The playback picture is distorted.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a disc.
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• There is no disc inserted in the camcorder.
÷ Insert a disc. (page 26)
• The disc is inserted upside down.
÷ Insert the disc correctly.
• The mode dial is set to _Z_ (Movie) or O (Still).
÷ Set the mode dial to [] (Play/Edit).
• The incompatible disc is inserted.
-) Check out the disc compatibility. (page 7)
• The disc recorded in other devices is inserted.
÷ The disc recorded in other devices may not be played
back on your camcorder.
• The disc may be dirty.
÷ Clean the disc using the cleaning cloth (supplied). (page
133)
• The volume is turned to minimum.
÷ Turn up the volume. (page 56)
• The LCD screen is closed.
÷ Open the LCD screen. (page 19)
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