Sony HANDYCAM DCR-TRV330 Operating Instructions Manual page 126

Types of trouble and their solutions
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
An unknown picture is displayed on • If 10 minutes olapse after you sot the POWER switch to
tile screen. CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu
settings without a cassette inserted, your camcorder
autonratically starts the demonstration.
÷ Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 79)
The picture is recorded in incorrect • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
or unnatural colors. _ Set it to OFF. (p. 23)
Picture appears too bright, and the • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
subject does not appear on the _ Set it to OFF. (p. 23)
screen. • The backlight function is active.
÷ Set it off. (p. 23)
The click of the shutter does not • BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings.
sound. _ Set it to MELODY or NORMAL. (p. 79)
A horizontal black band appears • Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting. (P. 79)
when shooting a TV screen or
computer screer'_.
An external flash (optional) does not • The power of the external flash (optional) is off or the
work. power source does not installed.
÷ Turn on the external flash or install the power source.
• Two or more external flashes (optional) are attached.
÷ Only one external flash (optional) can be attached.
• AUTO is selected in FLASH MODE in the menu settings
while recording in a bright place.
÷ Set it to ON. (p. 79)
Symptom
The tape does not move when a
video control button is pressed.
The playback button does not work.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture is
not clear or does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.
The date search does not work
correctly.
The picture which is recorded in the
Digital8 D system is not played back.
The tape which is recorded in the Hi8
/standard 8 system is not played
back correctly.
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The POWER switch is not set to VCR.
÷ Set it to VCR. (p. 27)
• The tape has run out.
÷ Rewind the tape. (p. 27)
• The video head may be dirty.
÷ Clean the heads using the Sony VS-25CLD cleaning
cassette (optional). (p. 140)
• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2
in the menu settings.
÷ Set it to STEREO. (p. 79)
• The volume is turned to minimum.
÷ Press VOLUME +. (p. 27)
• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings.
÷ Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 79)
• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion.
(p. 57)
• PB MODE is set to I'|ilil/_l in the menu settings.
÷ Set it to AUTO. (p. 79)
• Set PB MODE to I'11_!/1_1 in the menu settings. (p. 79)
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