Sony Handgcam CCD-FX425 Operation Manual page 50

When an indicator in the viewfinder or a camcorder's caution lamp flashes
Check the following table.
slow blinking fast blinking
Camera operation
VCR operation
Camera operation
Battery lamp
B
Battery lamp
O
Caution lamp
I Beeps
/
The battery is weak.
The battery is used up.
The tape is at its end.
The tape is near its end.
No tape is inserted.
The tab on the tape is
out (red).
Moisture condensation
has occurred.
The gap of the head is
clogged.
Camera operation Other troubles may
VCR operation occur.
flashes for 5 seconds in
the viewfinder after setting
the POWER switch to
CAMERA.
The lithium battery is not
installed.
The lithium battery is
exhausted.
The lithium battery is
weak.
Prepare a charged one.
Use a charged battery.
Use a new tape.
Prepare a new one.
Insert a tape.
Slide the tab.
Remove the tape and
leave the camcorder for at
least an hour.
Clean the head using the
Sony V8-25CLH video
head cleaning tape.
Consult your nearest Sony
dealer.
Install a lithium battery with
the battery pack or other
power source attached.
Otherwise, you must
readjust the date, time and
birth dates.
When the CHARGE lamp on the AC power adaptor flashes
Check throughthe following chart.
Remove the battery pack from the AC power
adaptor.
If the CHARGE lamp flashes again, install
another battery.
Install the same battery again. ,
I f the CHARGE lamp lights up and goes out after
a while, the battery is operating correctly._
The CHARGE lamp lights up.
1
I The CHARGE flashes. lamp
_-_ f the CHARGE lamp goes out after a while, the
problem is with the battery firstly installed.
J-_l The problem is with the AC power adaptor.
Please contact your nearest Sony dealer.
* If you use a battery pack which you have just brought or which has been left unused for a long time, the
CHARGE lamp may flash at the first charging. But this is not a problem. Continue to charge with the same
battery pack.
Note on the POWER lamp
The POWER lamp will remain lit for a while even if the unit unplugged after using. This is normal.
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