Warning And Notice Messages - Sony MVC-FD100 Service Manual

Symptom Cause and/or Solution
• The battery level is low.
Your computer does not
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recognize your camera.
Use the AC power adaptor (page 13).
• The camera is turned off.
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Turn on the camera.
• The USB cable is not connected firmly.
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Disconnect the USB cable, and connect it again
firmly. Make sure that "USB MODE" is
displayed on the LCD screen (page 30).
• The USB connectors on your computer are
connected to other equipment besides the keyboard,
the mouse, and your camera.
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Disconnect the USB cables except for the ones
connected to the keyboard, the mouse, and your
camera.
• The position of the MS/FD selector is not set to the
proper position for the media being used.
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Set the MS/FD selector to the proper position.
• The USB driver is not installed.
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Install the USB driver (page 29).
• For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows
2000 and Windows Me users
Since the camera is connected to a computer using
the USB cable before installing the USB driver, the
drive is not recognized properly by the computer.
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Delete the drive which is not recognized
properly, then install the USB driver. For details,
see the procedure on page 33.
Battery packs
Symptom Cause and/or Solution
• The power of the camera is turned on.
The battery pack cannot
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be charged.
Turn off the power of the camera (page 10).
The battery life is short. • You are recording/playing back images under
extremely cold temperatures.
• The battery pack is not charged enough.
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Charge the battery pack fully.
• The battery pack is dead.
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Replace the battery pack with a new one.

Warning and notice messages

Various messages appear on the LCD screen. Check the corresponding descriptions
in the following list.
Message Meaning
DRIVE ERROR There is trouble with the disk drive.
SYSTEM ERROR Turn the power off and on again.
NO DISK No disk is inserted.
NO MEMORY STICK No "Memory Stick" is inserted.
• The floppy disk loaded is not MS-DOS
FORMAT ERROR
• Failed to format the "Memory Stick."
• The Floppy Disk Adaptor for Memory
MEMORY STICK ERROR The inserted "Memory Stick" cannot be
used with your camera, or the "Memory
Stick" is damaged or not inserted
correctly.
DISK PROTECT The tab on the disk is set to the
unrecordable position.
MEMORY STICK LOCKED The write-protect switch on the
"Memory Stick" is set to the LOCK
position.
DISK FULL The disk is full.
NO MEMORY SPACE The capacity of the "Memory Stick" is
not sufficient to record images.
NO FILE No image is recorded in a floppy disk or
a "Memory Stick."
FILE ERROR Trouble has occurred during playback.
FILE PROTECT The image is protected.
DISK ERROR A 2DD floppy disk is inserted, or there is
trouble with the disk.
DIRECTORY ERROR A directory with the same name already
exists.
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY The remaining capacity of the floppy
disk or the "Memory Stick" is not
enough to copy the image.
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formatted (512 bytes 18 sectors).
×
Stick is inserted.
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MVC-FD100/FD100H/FD200/FD200H
Symptom
The indication of the
battery remaining time is
not proper, or the power is
immediately turned off
even if the battery
remaining indicator
indicates that the battery
level is sufficient.
The POWER ON/OFF
(CHG) lamp flashes when
charging a battery pack.
The POWER ON/OFF
(CHG) lamp does not light
up when charging a
battery pack.
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Message
IMAGE SIZE OVER
INVALID OPERATION
for "InfoLITHIUM" battery only
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Cause and/or Solution
• You are using the camera for many hours under
extremely hot or cold temperatures.
• The battery pack is dead.
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Replace the battery pack with a new one
(page 9).
• The battery level is too low.
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Install the fully charged battery pack (pages 9,
10).
• A deviation has occurred in the remaining battery
time.
t
Charge the battery pack fully (page 10).
• A malfunction has occurred in the battery pack.
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Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized
Sony service facility.
• The AC power adaptor is not connected.
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Connect the power cord firmly to a wall outlet
(wall socket) (page 10).
• The battery pack is not installed properly.
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Install it properly (page 9).
• Charging of the battery pack is complete.
Meaning
You tried to play back images with an
image size larger than the maximum
playback size of this camera.
You are playing back a file that was
created on equipment other than your
camera.
The battery is not the "InfoLITHIUM"
type.
The image is protected.
The battery level is too low. When the
remaining time is about 5 to 10 minutes,
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may flash depending on the battery
pack used, operating conditions, or the
environment.