Sony CCD-TRV11 Operation Manual (primary manual) Operation Manual page 55

Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The date or time indicator
disappears.
Recording stops in a few
seconds.
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
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".
The picture does not appear
in the viewfinder.
The picture does not appear
on the LCD screen.
A vertical band appears when
shooting a very bright subject.
An unknown picture is displayed.
Others
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The supplied Remote
Commander does not work .
There is dust in the viewfinder.
Bubbles appear inside the lens.
• Reset the date and time. (p.43)
• START/STOP MODE switch is set to
m Set it to . (p.33)
• 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 V8-25CLH cleaning cassette.
(p.49)
• The LCD panel is open.
m Close the LCD panel. (p.17)
• Incorporated fluorescent tube is worn out.
m Please contact your nearest Sony dealer.
• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
• The camcorder operates in Demo mode.
m Exit the Demo mode. (p.69)
• COMMANDER is set to OFF.
m Set it to ON. (p.37)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
m Remove the obstacle.
• The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity.
m Insert the battery with the correct polarity. (p.67)
• The batteries are dead.
m Insert new ones. (p.67)
• Detach the eyecup and clean the viewfinder lens. (p.50)
• When you use the camcorder where the air pressure is low
such as on a mountain or in an airplane,you may find bubbles
inside the lens. This is not a malfunction. Bubbles will usually
disappear after about a week. But, how long it takes depends
on the air pressure and use.
CCD-TRV11/TRV21 3-856-152-52.E/S
or 5 SEC.
(to be continued)
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