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CCD-TR648E/TR748E/TR848
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Warning indicators and messages
If indicators and messages appear in the viewfinder or on the display window, check the following:
See the page in parentheses "( )" for more information.
Warning indicators
The video heads are dirty
Slow flashing:
– You need to clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD
cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 104)
The battery pack is dead or
nearly dead
Slow flashing:
– The battery pack is nearly dead.
(p. 15, 17)
Depending on conditions, the
environment or the battery
pack, the warning indicator
may flash, even if there are 5 to
10 minutes battery remaining.
Fast flashing:
– The battery pack is dead.
(p. 15, 17)
– The battery pack is completely
dead, and cannot be charged.
Tape warning indicator
Slow flashing:
– The tape is near the end.
– No tape is inserted.*
– The write-protect tab on the
cassette is out (red). (p. 24)*
Fast flashing:
– The tape has run out.*
* You hear the melody or beep sound.
— Additional Information —
About video cassettes
Selecting the cassette type
You can use both Hi8
and standard 8 mm
video cassettes on your camcorder. When you
use a Hi8
video cassette, recording and
playback are carried out in the Hi8
When you use a standard 8 mm
video cassette,
recording and playback are carried out in the
standard 8 mm
system.
If you play back a tape recorded on a different
video recorder on your camcorder, the playback
mode is automatically selected according to the
format in which the tape has been recorded.
This Hi8
system is an extension of the
standard 8 mm
system, and was developed to
produce higher quality pictures.
You cannot play back a tape recorded in the Hi8
system correctly on video recorders/players
other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
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When you play back
The playback mode (SP/LP) and system, Hi8
or standard 8 mm
are automatically
selected according to the format in which the
tape has been recorded. The quality of the
recorded picture in the LP mode, however, will
not be as good as the SP mode.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because TV colour systems differ from country to
country, you may not be able to play back foreign
pre-recorded tapes. Refer to "Using your
camcorder abroad" (p.102) to check the TV
colour systems used in foreign countries.
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Self-diagnosis display (p. 88)
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Moisture condensation has
occurred*
Fast flashing:
– Eject the cassette, turn off your
camcorder, and leave it for
about 1 hour with the cassette
compartment open. (p. 103)
You need to eject the cassette
Slow flashing:
– The write-protect tab on the
cassette is out (red). (p. 24)*
Fast flashing:
– Moisture condensation has
occurred. (p. 103)
– The tape has run out.*
– The self-diagnosis display
function is activated. (p. 88)*
Tape/Battery pack warning
indicator
Slow flashing:
– The battery pack is nearly dead.
– The tape is near the end.
Fast flashing:
– The battery pack is dead.
– The tape has run out.*
system.
Warning indicators and messages
Warning messages
• CLOCK SET
Set the date and time (p. 21).
• For "InfoLITHIUM"
Use an "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack (p. 100).
BATTERY ONLY
•
CLEANING CASSETTE
The video heads are dirty (p. 104).
• START/STOP KEY
Press START/STOP to activate the ORC setting. This
message is displayed in white (p. 76).
• ORC
The ORC setting is working. This message is displayed in white
(p. 76).
• Q NO TAPE*
Insert a cassette tape.
• Q TAPE END*
The tape has reached the end.
* You hear the melody or beep sound.
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About video cassettes
Playing back an NTSC-recorded tape
You can play back tapes recorded in the NTSC
video system using the SP mode.
However, note that the following will occur
during playback of an NTSC-recorded tape.
•When playing back a tape on a TV screen, you
may not get the original colour depending on
the TV. When you play back on a Multi System
TV, set NTSC PB to the desired mode in the
menu settings.
•During playback, a black band appears on the
lower part of the viewfinder.
•You cannot play back a tape recorded in the
NTSC video system with the LP mode on a TV
screen.
•If a tape has portions recorded in PAL and
NTSC video systems, the tape counter reading
is not correct. This discrepancy is due to the
difference between the counting cycle of the
two video systems.
•You cannot edit the NTSC-recorded tape onto
another VCR.
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