Sony Digital 8- TRV240 Operating Instructions Manual page 179

Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
An unknown picture is displayed on
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If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
the screen. CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu
settings without a cassette inserted, your camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration.
+ Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE (p. 105).
The picture is recorded in incorrect or
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NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
unnatural colors. + Set it to OFF
(p. 29).
Picture appears too bright, and the
subject does not appear on the
screen.
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NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
+ Set it to OFF (p. 29).
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The backlight function is active.
+ Set it off
(p. 28).
The shutter does not sound.
A horizontal black band appears
when shooting a TV screen or a
computer screen.
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BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings.
+ Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 105).
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Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting (p, 105).
An external flash (optional) does not
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The power of the external flash is off or the power source
work. does not installed.
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+ Turn on the external flash or install the power source.
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Two or more external flashes are attached.
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+ Only one external flash can be attached.
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AUTO is selected in FLASH MODE in the menu settings 8
while recording in a bright place.
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+ Set it to ON (p. 105).
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Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The tape does not move when a
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The POWER switch is not set to VCR.
video control button is pressed. 3 Set it to VCR
(p. 34).
The playback button does not work.
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The
cassette
has run out of tape.
+ Rewind the tape (p. 34).
There are horizontal lines on the
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The video
heads
may be dirty.
picture, or the playback picture is not + Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning
clear or does not appear.
cassette (optional) (p. 195).
No sound or only a low sound is
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The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2
heard when playing back a tape.
in the menu settings.
+ Set it to STEREO (p. 105).
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The volume is turned to minimum.
+ Press VOLUME + (p. 34).
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AUDIO MIX is set to the ST2 side in the menu settings.
+ Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 105).
The date search does not work
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The tape has a blank portion between recorded portion
correctly.
(P. 68).
The picture which is recorded in the
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PB MODE is set to Clim/m in the menu settings.
Digital8
E3
system is not played back. + Set it to AUTO
(p,
105).
The tape which is recorded in the Hi8
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Set PB MODE to
Him/M
in the menu settings (p. 105).
/standard 8 system is not played
back correctly.
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