Sony Handycam DCR-PC9 Operating Instructions Manual page 163

Types of trouble and their solutions
When operating using the "Memory Stick"
Symptom
The "Memory Stick" does not
function.
Recording does not function.
The image cannot be deleted.
You cannot format the "Memory
Stick".
Deleting all the images cannot be
carried out.
You cannot protect the image.
You cannot write a print mark on
the still image.
The photo save function does not
work.
You cannot playback images in
actual size.
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The POWER switch is not set to MEMORY.
c Set it to MEMORY (p. 122).
• The "Memory Stick" is not inserted.
c Insert a "Memory Stick" (p. 114).
• The "Memory Stick" has already been recorded to its full
capacity.
c Delete unnecessary images and record again (p. 156).
• The "Memory Stick" formatted incorrectly is inserted.
c Format the "Memory Stick" using your camcorder or
use another "Memory Stick" (p. 109).
• The write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to
LOCK.
c Release the lock (p. 112).
• The image is protected.
c Cancel image protection (p. 155).
• The write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to
LOCK.
c Release the lock (p. 112).
• The write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to
LOCK.
c Release the lock (p. 112).
• The write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to
LOCK.
c Release the lock (p. 112).
• The write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to
LOCK.
c Release the lock (p. 112).
• INDEX screen is not displayed.
c The protect marks cannot be written to the single screen
(p. 155).
• The write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to
LOCK.
c Release the lock (p. 112).
• INDEX screen is not displayed.
c The print marks cannot be written to the single screen
(p. 159).
• The "Memory Stick" has been recorded to its full capacity.
c Delete unnecessary images and write a print mark again.
(p. 156, 159)
• You are trying to write a print mark on a moving picture.
c Print marks cannot be written to moving picture.
• The write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to
LOCK.
c Release the lock (p. 112).
• You may not be able to playback images in actual size
when you try to play back images recorded by other
equipment. This is not a malfunction.
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