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Trouble Check When you run into any problems during operation Check through the following table to troubleshoot the problem. Should the difficulty persist, unplug the unit and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Symptom The power does not turn on. The power turns off. The battery pack is quickly discharged. The START/STOP button does not operate. The tape cannot be removed from the compartment. No function except for tape ejection works. The tape does not move when a tape transport button is pressed. The image on the viewfinder screen is not clear. A vertical band appears when a subject such as lights or a candle flame is shot against a dark background. The playback picture is not clear. The picture is noisy. Cause The battery is not attached. The battery is used up. The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet. While being operated in CAMERA mode, the camcorder has been in the pause mode for more than 5 minutes. The battery is used up. The ambient temperature is too low. The battery pack has not been charged fully. The tape is affixed to the drum. The tape is at its end. The POWER switch is set to VTR. The tab on the tape is out (red). The battery is used up. Moisture condensation has occurred. (See page 39.) The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF. The tape is at its end. The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. The contrast between the subject and background is too high; the camera is not malfunctioning. EDIT is set in the direction of the arrow. The channel or input for the camcorder is not selected on the TV. The video heads may be contaminated. Corrective actions Attach the battery. Use a charged battery. Connect the adaptor to a wall outlet. Turn down the STANDBY switch, and turn it up again. Use a charged battery. - Charge the battery pack again. Eject the tape. Rewind the tape or use a new one. Set it to CAMERA. Use a new tape or slide the tab. Use a charged battery or the AC power adaptor. Remove the tape and don't use the camcorder for at least an hour. Set it to PLAYER. Rewind the tape or use a new one. Adjust the viewfinder lens. - Set EDIT in the opposite direction of the arrow. Select correctly. Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH (See page 40.) cleaning cassette. )loal.40 a14noil, slAed ayi BulAmuap 49 Additional Information

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Trouble
Check
When
you
run
into
any
problems
during
operation
Check
through
the
following
table
to
troubleshoot
the problem.
Should
the
difficulty
persist,
unplug
the
unit
and
contact
your
Sony
dealer
or
local
authorized
Sony
service
facility.
Symptom
Cause
Corrective
actions
The
power
does
not
turn
on.
The
battery
is
not
attached.
Attach
the
battery.
The
battery
is
used
up.
Use
a
charged
battery.
The
AC
power
adaptor
is
not
connected
to
a
wall
outlet.
Connect
the
adaptor
to
a
wall
outlet.
The
power
turns
off.
While
being
operated
in
CAMERA
mode,
the
camcorder
has
been
in
the
pause
mode
for
more
than
5
minutes.
Turn
down
the
STANDBY
switch,
and
turn
it
up
again.
The
battery
is
used
up.
Use
a
charged
battery.
The
battery
pack
is
quickly
discharged.
The
ambient
temperature
is
too
low.
—
The
battery
pack
has
not
been
charged
fully.
Charge
the
battery
pack
again.
The
START/STOP
button
does
not
operate.
The
tape
is
affixed
to
the
drum.
Eject
the
tape.
The
tape
is
at
its
end.
Rewind
the
tape
or
use
a
new
one.
The
POWER
switch
is
set
to
VTR.
Set
it
to
CAMERA.
The
tab
on
the
tape
is
out
(red).
Use
a
new
tape
or
slide
the
tab.
The
tape
cannot
be
removed
from
the
compartment.
The
battery
is
used
up.
Use
a
charged
battery
or
the
AC
power
adaptor.
No
function
except
for
tape
ejection
works.
Moisture
condensation
has
occurred.
(See
page
39.)
Remove
the
tape
and
don't
use
the
camcorder
for
at
least
an
hour.
The
tape
does
not
move
when
a
tape
transport
button
is
pressed.
The
POWER
switch
is
set
to
CAMERA
or
OFF.
Set
it
to
PLAYER.
The
tape
is
at
its
end.
Rewind
the
tape
or
use
a
new
one.
The
image
on
the
viewfinder
screen
is
not
clear.
The
viewfinder
lens
is
not
adjusted.
Adjust
the
viewfinder
lens.
A
vertical
band
appears
when
a
subject
such
as
lights
or
a
candle
flame
is
shot
against
a
dark
background.
The
contrast
between
the
subject
and
background
is
too
high;
the
camera
is
not
malfunctioning.
—
The
playback
picture
is
not
clear.
EDIT
is
set
in
the
direction
of
the
arrow.
Set
EDIT
in
the
opposite
direction
of
the
arrow.
The
channel
or
input
for
the
camcorder
is
not
selected
on
the
TV.
Select
correctly.
The
picture
is
noisy.
The
video
heads
may
be
contaminated.
Clean
the
heads
using
the
Sony
V8-25CLH
(See
page
40.)
cleaning
cassette.
)loal.40
a14noil,
slAed
ayi
BulAmuap
Additional
Information
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