Trouble Check - Sony Handycam CCD-TRV70 Operation Manual

Trouble Check
If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem.
Should the difficulty persist, disconnect the power source and contact your Sony dealer or local
authorized Sony service facility.
Camcorder
Symptom Cause
Corrective Actions Page
The power is not on.
The battery pack is not attached. Attach the battery pack.
8
The battery is dead.
Use a charged battery pack.
6
The AC power adaptor is not
connected to a wall outlet.
Connect the AC power adaptor
to a wall outlet.
22
The power goes off.
While being operated in
CAMERA mode, the camcorder
has been in the Standby mode
for more than 5 minutes.
Turn STANDBY down once and
turn it up again.
11
The battery is dead.
Use a charged battery pack. 6
The battery pack is quickly
discharged.
The ambient temperature is too
low'.
—
42
The battery pack has not been
charged fully.
Charge the battery pack again.
6
The battery pack is completely
dead, and cannot be recharged.
Use another battery pack.
43
The beep sounds continuously
when the battery is attached.
The battery is discharged during
a long period of storage.
Charge the battery pack again.
6
START/STOP does not operate. The tape is stuck to the drum.
Eject the tape.
9
The tape has run out.
Rewind the tape or use a new
one.
18
The POWER switch is set to
VTR.
Set it to CAMERA.
10
The tab on the cassette is out
(red).
Use a new tape or slide the tab.
9
The cassette cannot be removed
from the holder.
The battery is dead.
Use a charged battery pack or the
AC power adaptor.
6, 22
No function except for cassette
ejection works.
Moisture condensation has
occurred.
Remove the cassette and leave
the camcorder for at least an
hour.
45
The tape does not move when a
tape transport button is
pressed.
The POWER switch is set to
CAMERA or OFF.
Set it to VTR.
18
The tape has run out.
Rewind the tape or use a new
one.
18
The date or time indicator is
flashing.
You pressed DATE and TIME
together for more than 2
seconds.
The camcorder is not
malfunctioning. You may start
recording. Flashing will stop
soon.
-
The recording lamp on the
front does not light during
recording.
REC LAMP is set to OFF in the
menu system.
Set it to ON.
35
The STEADY SHOT function
does not activate.
STEADY SHOT is set to OFF.
Set STEADY SHOT to ON.
33
50