Additional; Troubleshooting - Sony Handycam DCR-PC109 Operation Manual

Symptom Cause and]or Corrective Actions
Tile external flash (optional) does not • Tile power of the flash is not turned oil or the flash is not attached
work. coneetly
• Two or more flashes are attached. Only one external flash can be
attached.
The flash level cannot be changed. • The flash level cannot be changed dming Easy Hart@am operation.
Flickeling or changes in color occms, a_'This occtu s when recording pictures under a fluorescent lamp, sodimn
lamp, or mercury lamp in the soft portlait or spoils lesson mode. Cancel
[PROGRAM AE] in this case (p. 65)
END SEARCH does not work. • The cassette was ejected after recording when using a cassette without
Cassette Memo: 7. (p 127)
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded
END SEARCH does not wo:k • Thele is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is
correctly :?_ota malfimction
If you are playing back the pictures stored on a "Memory Stick Duo," refer also to the "Memory Stick
Duo" section. (p. 118)
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
-Mfthe tape has reached the end rewind tile tape (p 50)
">Cleanthe head using tile cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 134)
Cannot play back.
Horizontal lines appear on the
_icture. The displayed picimes are
not clear or do not appear
NO SOllnd
or only a low
SOllnd is
heard.
The sound breaks off
Cannot pertbnn the Date search with
the recording date displayed on tile
scleen
"---" is displayed oil the screen.
END SEARCH does not work.
END SEARCH does not work
coneetly
+Set [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] in tile (STANDARD SET)
menu. (p 84)
-)'Turn up tile volmne. (p. 50)
_O : t :e (STANDARD SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] flmn the
[ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heald appropriately.
(p. 85)
-1 When you are using an S VIDEO plug, make sme the red and white phlgs
of tile At\" connecting cable are connected as well. (p 60)
-)Clean the head using tile cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 134)
->Use a cassette with Cassette Memoly. (p 127)
-)Set [_ SEARCH] to [ON] in the _: _:_(EDIT/PLAY) menu (p. 81)
• Thele is a blank section in tile beginning or middle of the tape. This is
not a malfimction
• The tape you are playing was recorded without setting the date and time.
• A blank section on the tape is being played.
• The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cannot be read.
• The cassette was ejected after recording when using a cassette without
Cassette Memo: 7. (p 127)
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded
• There is a blank section in tile beginning or middle of the tape. This is
not a malfilnction
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