Sony Handycam DCR-DVD101 Operating Instructions Manual page 122

Types of trouble and corrective action
Symptom
The picture flickers and the color
changes incorrectly.
The picture is recorded in incorrect
or unnatural colors.
The picture appears too bright,
and the subject does not appear on
the LCD display.
The click of the shutter does not
sound.
Black bands appear when you
record a TV or computer screen.
The recording stops.
During playback on your camcorder
Symptom
The disc cannot be played back.
The playback picture is distorted.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a disc.
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Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• PROGRAM AE is set to [PORTRAIT] or [SPORTS] lesson
under the fluorescent lamp, the sodium lamp and the
mercury lamp.
c Cancel PROGRAM AE. (page 51)
• NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is set to ON.
c Set it to OFF. (page 45)
• NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is set to ON in a bright place.
c Set it to OFF. (page 45)
• BACK LIGHT (.) is activated.
c Deactivate it. (page 43)
• [BEEP] is set to [OFF] in
display.
c Set it to [MELODY] or [NORMAL]. (page 116)
c Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] in
the SETUP display. (page 112)
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high.
c Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a
cool place.
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• There is no disc inserted in the camcorder.
c Insert a disc. (page 26)
• The disc is inserted upside down.
c Insert the disc correctly.
• The mode dial is set to
c Set the mode dial to
• The incompatible disc is inserted.
c Check out the disc compatibility. (page 6)
• The disc recorded in other devices is inserted.
c The disc recorded in other devices may not be played
back on your camcorder.
• The disc may be dirty.
c Clean the disc using the cleaning cloth (supplied). (page
129)
• The volume is turned to minimum.
c Turn up the volume. (page 56)
• The LCD screen is closed.
c Open the LCD screen.
(OTHERS) in the SETUP
(CAMERA SET) in
(Movie) or (Still).
(Play/Edit).