Sony Handycam DCR-DVD101E Operating Instructions Manual page 122

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