Sony DCR-TRV740 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 179

Types of trouble and how to correct trouble Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions An unknown picture is displayed on the screen. • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration. c Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops. You can also cancel DEMO MODE (p. 105). The picture is recorded in incorrect or • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. unnatural colors. c Set it to OFF (p. 29). Picture appears too bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. c Set it to OFF (p. 29). • The backlight function is active. c Set it off (p. 28). The shutter does not sound. • BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings. c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 105). A horizontal black band appears when shooting a TV screen or a computer screen. • Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting (p. 105). An external flash (optional) does not work. • The power of the external flash is off or the power source does not installed. c Turn on the external flash or install the power source. • Two or more external flashes are attached. c Only one external flash can be attached. • AUTO is selected in FLASH MODE in the menu settings while recording in a bright place. c Set it to ON (p. 105). In the playback mode Troubleshooting Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions The tape does not move when a video control button is pressed. • The POWER switch is not set to VCR. c Set it to VCR (p. 34). The playback button does not work. • The cassette has run out of tape. c Rewind the tape (p. 34). There are horizontal lines on the • The video heads may be dirty. picture, or the playback picture is not c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning clear or does not appear. cassette (optional) (p. 195). No sound or only a low sound is heard when playing back a tape. • The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the menu settings. c Set it to STEREO (p. 105). • The volume is turned to minimum. c Press VOLUME + (p. 34). • AUDIO MIX is set to the ST2 side in the menu settings. c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 105). The date search does not work correctly. • The tape has a blank portion between recorded portion (p. 68). The picture which is recorded in the • PB MODE is set to / in the menu settings. Digital8 system is not played back. c Set it to AUTO (p. 105). The tape which is recorded in the Hi8 • Set PB MODE to /standard 8 system is not played back correctly. / in the menu settings (p. 105). (continued on the following page) 179