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Types of trouble and how to correct trouble Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions The melody or beep sounds for five seconds. • Moisture condensation has occurred. c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least one hour to acclimatize (p. 209). • Some troubles have occurred in your camcorder. c Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate your camcorder. No function works though the power is on. c Disconnect the AC power adaptor from a wall outlet or remove the battery, then reconnect it in about one minute. Turn the power on. If the functions still do not work, press the RESET button using a sharp-pointed object. (If you press the RESET button, all the settings including the date and time return to the default) (p. 14, 18, 219). When you set the POWER switch to VCR or OFF (CHARGE), if you move your camcorder, you may hear a clattering sound from inside your • This is because some functions use a linear mechanism. Your camcorder is not malfunctioning. camcorder. While charging the battery pack, the CHARGE lamp does not light up. • Charging is completed. • The battery pack is not properly installed. c Install it properly (p. 14). You cannot charge the battery pack. • The POWER switch is not set to OFF (CHARGE). c Set it to OFF (CHARGE) (p. 15). While charging the battery pack, the CHARGE lamp flashes. • The battery pack is not properly installed. c Install it properly (p. 14). • Something is wrong with the battery pack. c Please contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. The buttons do not appear on the touch panel. • DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL is pressed. c Press the LCD screen lightly. c Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander (p. 39). The buttons on the LCD screen do not work. c Adjust the screen (CALIBRATION) (p. 211). The indicators appear mirrorreversed in the viewfinder. Image data cannot be transferred by the USB connection. A cassette cannot be removed even if the cassette lid is open. • The mirror mode is activated. This is not a malfunction (p. 30). • The USB cable was connected before installation of the USB driver was completed. c Uninstall the incorrect USB driver and re-install the USB driver (p. 168, 171). • USBCONNECT is set to PTP when the POWER switch is set to MEMORY. c Set it to NORMAL (p. 191). • Moisture condensation has started to condense in your camcorder (p. 209). Troubleshooting 199

Section	Page
Checking supplied accessories	3
Main Features	4
Table of contents	6
Quick Start Guide	8
– Recording on a tape	8
– Recording on a “Memory Stick”	10
Getting started	12
Using this manual	12
Step 1 Preparing the power supply	14
Installing the battery pack	14
Charging the battery pack	15
Connecting to a wall outlet	18
Step 2 Setting the date and time	19
Step 3 Inserting a cassette	21
Step 4 Using the touch panel	22
Recording – Basics	24
Recording a picture	24
Shooting a backlit subject – BACK LIGHT	32
Shooting in the dark – NightShot/Super NightShot/Color Slow Shutter	32
Self-timer recording	35
Checking the recording – END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec Review	36
Playback – Basics	38
Playing back a tape	38
To display the screen indicators – Display function	39
Viewing the recording on TV	43
Advanced Recording Operations	44
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” during recording on a tape	44
Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recording	47
Adjusting the white balance manually	49
Using the wide mode	51
Using the fader function	53
Using special effects – Picture effect	56
Using special effects – Digital effect	57
Using the PROGRAM AE	60
Adjusting the exposure manually	63
Using the spot light-metering function – Flexible Spot Meter	64
Focusing manually	65
Using the spot focus function – Spot Focus	66
Interval recording	67
Frame by frame recording – Frame recording	69
Using the viewfinder	70
Advanced Playback Operations	72
Playing back a tape with picture effect	72
Playing back a tape with digital effect	73
Enlarging images recorded on tapes – Tape PB ZOOM	74
Quickly locating a scene – ZERO SET MEMORY	76
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title – TITLE SEARCH	77
Searching a recording by date – DATE SEARCH	78
Searching for a photo – PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN	80
Editing	83
Dubbing a tape	83
Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)	85
Recording video or TV programs	97
Inserting a scene from a VCR – Insert editing	100
Audio dubbing	102
Superimposing a title	106
Making your own titles	109
Labeling a cassette	111
“Memory Stick” Operations	113
Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction	113
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s – Memory photo recording	122
Recording an image from a tape as a still image	127
Superimposing a still image in the “Memory Stick” on an image – MEMORY MIX	131
Recording moving pictures on “Memory Stick”s – MPEG movie recording	136
Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture	139
Recording edited pictures from a tape as a moving picture – Digital program editing (on “Memory Stick”s)	143
Copying still images from a tape – PHOTO SAVE	146
Viewing a still image – Memory photo playback	148
Viewing a moving picture – MPEG movie playback	151
Enlarging still images recorded on “Memory Stick”s – Memory PB ZOOM	154
Playing back images in a continuous loop – SLIDE SHOW	155
Preventing accidental erasure – Image protection	156
Deleting images – DELETE	157
Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK	160
Using the optional printer	161
Viewing images with your computer	163
Viewing images with your computer – Introduction	163
Connecting to your computer with USB port – For Windows users	166
Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer – For Windows users	174
Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick” on your computer – For Windows users	178
Connecting to your computer with USB port – For Macintosh users	180
Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick” on your computer – For Macintosh users	182
Capturing images from an analog video unit on your computer – Signal convert function	183
Customizing Your Camcorder	184
Changing the menu settings	184
Troubleshooting	193
Types of trouble and how to correct trouble	193
Self-diagnosis display	200
Warning indicators and messages	201
Additional Information	203
Usable cassettes	203
About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack	205
About i.LINK	206
Using your camcorder abroad	208
Maintenance information and precautions	209
Specifications	214
Quick Reference	216
Identifying the parts and controls	216

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Troubleshooting

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

•

Moisture condensation has occurred.

Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at

least one hour to acclimatize (p. 209).

•

Some troubles have occurred in your camcorder.

Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate

your camcorder.

Disconnect the AC power adaptor from a wall outlet or

remove the battery, then reconnect it in about one

minute. Turn the power on. If the functions still do not

work, press the RESET button using a sharp-pointed

object. (If you press the RESET button, all the settings

including the date and time return to the default)

(p. 14, 18, 219).

•

This is because some functions use a linear mechanism.

Your camcorder is not malfunctioning.

•

Charging is completed.

•

The battery pack is not properly installed.

Install it properly (p. 14).

•

The POWER switch is not set to OFF (CHARGE).

Set it to OFF (CHARGE) (p. 15).

•

The battery pack is not properly installed.

Install it properly (p. 14).

•

Something is wrong with the battery pack.

Please contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony

service facility.

•

DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL is pressed.

Press the LCD screen lightly.

Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder or

DISPLAY on the Remote Commander (p. 39).

Adjust the screen (CALIBRATION) (p. 211).

•

The mirror mode is activated.

This is not a malfunction (p. 30).

•

The USB cable was connected before installation of the

USB driver was completed.

Uninstall the incorrect USB driver and re-install the

USB driver (p. 168, 171).

•

USBCONNECT is set to PTP when the POWER switch is

set to MEMORY.

Set it to NORMAL (p. 191).

•

Moisture condensation has started to condense in your

camcorder (p. 209).

No function works though the power

is on.

The buttons do not appear on the

touch panel.

The buttons on the LCD screen do

not work.

The indicators appear mirror-

reversed in the viewfinder.

While charging the battery pack, the

CHARGE lamp flashes.

You cannot charge the battery pack.

While charging the battery pack, the

CHARGE lamp does not light up.

Image data cannot be transferred by

the USB connection.

A cassette cannot be removed even if

the cassette lid is open.

The melody or beep sounds for

five seconds.

When you set the POWER switch to

VCR or OFF (CHARGE), if you move

your camcorder, you may hear a

clattering sound from inside your

camcorder.

Types of trouble and how to correct trouble