Sony DCR-HC42 Operating Guide - Page 87

The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.

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Troubleshooting You cannot record on the "Memory Stick Duo." • Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the "Memory Stick Duo" (p. 107). • The capacity is full. Delete unnecessary pictures recorded on the "Memory Stick Duo" (p. 65). • Format the "Memory Stick Duo" on your camcorder or insert another "Memory Stick Duo" (p. 47). • For DCR-HC32: You cannot record still images on the "Memory Stick Duo" using [WIDE SELECT] mode (p. 44). • For DCR-HC42: When [SMTH INT.REC] is activated, still images cannot be recorded on a "Memory Stick Duo" during tape recording. The recording angle differs depending on the POWER switch setting position. • The recording angle when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA-MEMORY is wider than when it is set to CAMERA-TAPE. You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene to the next. • Note the following. - Perform END SEARCH (p. 31). - Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be recorded continuously without a break even when you turn the power off.) - Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape. - Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode. The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image. • Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 56). The external flash (optional) does not work. • The power of the flash is not turned on, or the flash is not attached correctly. [END SEARCH] does not work. • The cassette was ejected after recording (p. 31). • The cassette is new and has nothing recorded. [END SEARCH] does not work correctly. • There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is not a malfunction. Continued  87

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Troubleshooting
You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.”
• Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the “Memory Stick Duo” (p. 107).
• The capacity is full. Delete unnecessary pictures recorded on the “Memory Stick Duo” (p.
65).
• Format the “Memory Stick Duo” on your camcorder or insert another “Memory Stick Duo”
(p. 47).
• For DCR-HC32:
You cannot record still images on the “Memory Stick Duo” using [WIDE SELECT] mode
(p. 44).
• For DCR-HC42:
When [SMTH INT.REC] is activated, still images cannot be recorded on a “Memory Stick
Duo” during tape recording.
The recording angle differs depending on the POWER switch setting position.
• The recording angle when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA-MEMORY is wider than
when it is set to CAMERA-TAPE.
You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene
to the next.
• Note the following.
– Perform END SEARCH (p. 31).
– Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be recorded continuously without a break
even when you turn the power off.)
– Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape.
– Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode.
The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.
• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 56).
The external flash (optional) does not work.
• The power of the flash is not turned on, or the flash is not attached correctly.
[END SEARCH] does not work.
• The cassette was ejected after recording (p. 31).
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
[END SEARCH] does not work correctly.
• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is not a malfunction.
Continued