Sony CCD-FX425 Primary User Manual - Page 50

V8-25CLH

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Trouble Check When an indicator in the viewfinder or a camcorder's caution lamp flashes Check the following table. slow blinking fast blinking Camera operation VCR operation Camera operation Camera operation VCR operation Symptom C\7 Battery lamp -mi j.3.13BNY lamp Ppiastlflac1y lamp GPs KM Battery lamp gm ItTil .÷. . Beeps Ill or& _ • Caution lamp Beeps A e--pinion lamp Beeps $ flashes for 5 seconds in the viewfinder after setting the POWER switch to CAMERA. Cause The battery is weak. The battery is used up. The tape is at its end. The tape is near its end. No tape is inserted. The tab on the tape is out (red). , Moisture condensation i has occurred. The gap of the head is clogged. Other troubles may 1 occur. The lithium battery is not installed. The lithium battery is exhausted. The lithium battery is weak. Corrective actions Prepare a charged one. Use a charged battery. Use a new tape. Prepare a new one. Insert a tape. Slide the tab. Remove the tape and leave the camcorder for at least an hour. Clean the head using the Sony V8-25CLH video head cleaning tape. Consult your nearest Sony dealer. Install a lithium battery with the battery pack or other power source attached. Otherwise, you must readjust the date, time and birth dates. When the CHARGE lamp on the AC power adaptor flashes Check through the following chart. Remove the battery pack from the AC power adaptor. Install the same battery again. If the CHARGE lamp flashes again, install another battery. If the CHARGE lamp lights up and goes out after a while, the battery is operating correctly.* The CHARGE lamp lights up. If the CHARGE lamp goes out after a while, the problem is with the battery firstly installed. The CHARGE lamp flashes. The problem is with the AC power adaptor. Please contact your nearest Sony dealer, * If you use a battery pack which you have just brought or which has been left unused for a long time, the CHARGE lamp may flash at the first charging. But this is not a problem. Continue to charge with the same battery pack. Note on the POWER lamp The POWER lamp will remain lit for a while even if the unit unplugged after using. This is normal. 50 Additional Information

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Trouble
Check
When
an
indicator
in
the
viewfinder
or
a
camcorder's
caution
lamp
flashes
Check
the
following
table.
slow
blinking
fast
blinking
Symptom
Cause
Corrective
actions
Camera
operation
VCR
operation
C\7
The
battery
is
weak.
Prepare
a
charged
one.
Battery
lamp
-mi
The
battery
is
used
up.
Use
a
charged
battery.
j.
3
.13BNY
lamp
Camera
operation
P
all
1
GPs
The
tape
is
at
its
end.
Use
a
new
tape.
pistfacy
lamp
KM
The
tape
is
near
its
end.
Prepare
a
new
one.
Battery
lamp
gm
No
tape
is
inserted.
Insert
a
tape.
ItTil
..
÷.
Beeps
The
tab
on
the
tape
is
out
(red).
Slide
the
tab.
Camera
operation
VCR
operation
Ill
or&
_
-
,
Beeps
i
Moisture
condensation
has
occurred.
Remove
the
tape
and
leave
the
camcorder
for
at
least
an
hour.
The
gap
of
the
head
is
clogged.
Clean
the
head
using
the
Sony
V8-25CLH
video
head
cleaning
tape.
Caution
lamp
A
e
---
Beeps
1
Other
troubles
may
occur.
Consult
your
nearest
Sony
dealer.
pinion
lamp
$
flashes
for
5
seconds
in
the
viewfinder
after
setting
the
POWER
switch
to
CAMERA.
The
lithium
battery
is
not
installed.
The
lithium
battery
is
exhausted.
The
lithium
battery
is
weak.
Install
a
lithium
battery
with
the
battery
pack
or
other
power
source
attached.
Otherwise,
you
must
readjust
the
date,
time
and
birth
dates.
When
the
CHARGE
lamp
on
the
AC
power
adaptor
flashes
Check
through
the
following
chart.
Remove
the
battery
pack
from
the
AC
power
adaptor.
Install
the
same
battery
again.
If
the
CHARGE
lamp
flashes
again,
install
another
battery.
The
CHARGE
lamp
lights
up.
The
CHARGE
lamp
flashes.
If
the
CHARGE
lamp
lights
up
and
goes
out
after
a
while,
the
battery
is
operating
correctly.*
If
the
CHARGE
lamp
goes
out
after
a
while,
the
problem
is
with
the
battery
firstly
installed.
The
problem
is
with
the
AC
power
adaptor.
Please
contact
your
nearest
Sony
dealer,
*
If
you
use
a
battery
pack
which
you
have
just
brought
or
which
has
been
left
unused
for
a
long
time,
the
CHARGE
lamp
may
flash
at
the
first
charging.
But
this
is
not
a
problem.
Continue
to
charge
with
the
same
battery
pack.
Note
on
the
POWER
lamp
The
POWER
lamp
will
remain
lit
for
a
while
even
if
the
unit
unplugged
after
using.
This
is
normal.
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Additional
Information