Sony DCR-DVD650 Operating Guide - Page 104

LCD screen/Viewfinder, Media, Troubleshooting Continued

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Troubleshooting (Continued) The battery pack is quickly discharged. • The ambient temperature is too high or low. This is not a malfunction. • The battery pack has not been charged enough. Fully charge the battery pack again. If the problem persists, replace the battery pack with a new one (p. 22). LCD screen/Viewfinder Menu items are grayed out. • You cannot select grayed items in the current recording/playback situation. • There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously (p. 109). The buttons do not appear on the touch panel. • Touch the LCD screen lightly. • Press DISP on your camcorder (p. 27). The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all. • Adjust the touch panel ([CALIBRATION], p. 124). The image in the viewfinder is not clear. • Pull out the viewfinder, then move the viewfinder lens adjustment lever until the image appears clearly (p. 27). The image in the viewfinder has disappeared. • Close the LCD panel. No image is displayed in the viewfinder when the LCD panel is open (p. 27). Media The disc cannot be removed. • Make sure the power source (battery pack or AC Adaptor) is connected correctly (p. 22). • The disc is damaged or is dirty with fingerprints, etc. In this case, it may take up to 10 minutes to remove the disc. • The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place. • You turned off your camcorder during finalizing the disc. Turn on your camcorder and complete finalizing the disc (p. 68). Images recorded on a disc cannot be deleted. • The maximum number of images that you can delete on the INDEX screen at one time is 100. • You cannot delete following movies (p. 50). - Movies recorded on DVD-R/DVD+R DL - Movies recorded on DVD-RW (VIDEO mode) except the last recorded movie - Movies recorded on DVD+RW except the last recorded movie The indicators of the disc type and the recording format on the LCD screen are grayed out. • The disc may have been created on another device. You can play back the disc with your camcorder, but you cannot record additional movies on the disc. • You inserted a disc that cannot be used with your camcorder. • Your camcorder could not recognize the disc. You cannot operate functions using the "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media. • If you use "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media formatted on a computer, format it again on your camcorder (p. 73). 104

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Troubleshooting (Continued)
The battery pack is quickly
discharged.
• The ambient temperature is too high or low.
This is not a malfunction.
• The battery pack has not been charged
enough. Fully charge the battery pack again.
If the problem persists, replace the battery
pack with a new one (p. 22).
Menu items are grayed out.
You cannot select grayed items in the current
recording/playback situation.
There are some functions you cannot activate
simultaneously (p. 109).
The buttons do not appear on the
touch panel.
• Touch the LCD screen lightly.
• Press DISP on your camcorder (p. 27).
The buttons on the touch panel do
not work correctly or do not work at
all.
• Adjust the touch panel ([CALIBRATION],
p. 124).
The image in the viewfinder is not
clear.
• Pull out the viewfinder, then move the
viewfinder lens adjustment lever until the
image appears clearly (p. 27).
The image in the viewfinder has
disappeared.
• Close the LCD panel. No image is displayed
in the viewfinder when the LCD panel is
open (p. 27).
The disc cannot be removed.
Make sure the power source (battery pack or
AC Adaptor) is connected correctly (p. 22).
• The disc is damaged or is dirty with
fingerprints, etc. In this case, it may take up
to 10 minutes to remove the disc.
• The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and
leave it for a while in a cool place.
• You turned off your camcorder during
finalizing the disc. Turn on your camcorder
and complete finalizing the disc (p. 68).
Images recorded on a disc cannot be
deleted.
• The maximum number of images that you
can delete on the INDEX screen at one time
is 100.
• You cannot delete following movies (p. 50).
Movies recorded on DVD-R/DVD+R DL
– Movies recorded on DVD-RW (VIDEO
mode) except the last recorded movie
– Movies recorded on DVD+RW except the
last recorded movie
The indicators of the disc type and
the recording format on the LCD
screen are grayed out.
The disc may have been created on another
device. You can play back the disc with your
camcorder, but you cannot record additional
movies on the disc.
• You inserted a disc that cannot be used with
your camcorder.
Your camcorder could not recognize the
disc.
You cannot operate functions using
the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media.
• If you use “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media
formatted on a computer, format it again on
your camcorder (p. 73).
LCD screen/Viewfinder
Media