Sony DCR-TRV7E Operating Instructions Manual page 90

Trouble check
Operation
Symptom
The title search function does not work.
indicator does not appear when using
a tape with cassette memory.
Picture
Symptom
The image on the viewfinder screen is not
clear.
A vertical band appears when a subject
such as lights or a candle flame is shot
against a dark background.
The picture is "noisy" or does not appear.
v indicator flashes on the LCD screen or
in the viewfinder.
The picture is too bright or too dark.
A vertical band appears when shooting a
very bright subject.
The picture does not appear on the LCD
screen or in the viewfinder.
The picture does not appear in the
viewfinder.
The picture in the viewfinder does not
disappear even VF PW-SAVE is set to OFF
in the menu system.
An unknown picture is displayed in the
viewfinder or on the LCD screen.
Cause and/or corrective actions
• The tape has no cassette memory.
m Use a tape with cassette memory. (p. 56)
• CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu system.
m Set it to ON. (p. 56)
• There is no title in the tape.
m Superimpose the titles. (p. 68)
• The gold-plated connector of the tape is dirty or dusty.
m Clean the gold-plated connector. (p. 77)
Cause and/or corrective actions
• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 13)
• The contrast between the subject and background is too
high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
m Change locations.
• The video heads may be dirty.
m Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL (not
supplied) cleaning cassette. (p. 88)
• The video heads may be dirty.
m Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL (not
supplied) cleaning cassette. (p. 88)
• LCD BRIGHT is not adjusted properly.
m Press + or – to obtain the brightness you want. (p. 17,
23)
• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
• Incorporated fluorescent tube is worn out.
m Please contact your nearest Sony dealer.
• If VF PW-SAVE is set to ON in the menu system, the
picture disappears automatically when you turn your
face away from the viewfinder.
m Bring your face close to the viewfinder within 1 cm
(1/2 inch). Or, set VF PW-SAVE to OFF. (p. 31)
• The LCD panel is open.
m Close the LCD panel.
• Sunlight or the incandescent lamp may prevent the
viewfinder sensor from working correctly. This is not a
malfunction.
• If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration or DEMO is set to
ON in the menu system.
m Insert the cassette and the demonstration stops. You
can deactivate the demonstration. (p. 115)
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