Types of trouble and their solutions – Sony DCR-IP5 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
Types of trouble and their solutions
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The backlight function is active.
c
Set it to off (p. 36).
• BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c
Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 102).
• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu settings (p. 102).
In the playback mode
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The tape has run out.
c
Rewind the tape. (p. 43)
• The video head may be dirty.
c
Clean the heads using the cleaning cassette (p. 180).
• The volume is turned to minimum.
c
Turn up the volume (p. 39).
• The tape has a blank portion at the beginning of the tape
or between recorded portions. (p. 73, 76, 78, 80).
• TITLE DSPL is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c
Set it to ON in the menu settings (p. 102).
• The screen indicators are displayed.
c
Turn off the screen indicators (p. 41).
• The setup of VIDEOINPUT is wrong.
c
Set it to the appropriate position (p. 84).
• When playing back a transition of recordings, the
playback picture freezes for about 1 second. This is not a
malfunction.
In the recording and playback modes
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The battery pack is not installed, or is dead or nearly dead.
c
Install a charged battery pack (p. 18, 19).
• The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet.
c
Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet (p. 21).
The picture appears too bright,
and the subject does not appear on
the screen.
The click of the shutter does not
sound.
A horizontal band appears when
shooting a TV screen or computer
screen.
Playback is not possible.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture is
not clear or does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.
The multi-picture search, title
search, date search, or photo
search function does not work.
The title is not displayed.
Dubbing cannot be made when
using the A/V connecting cable.
The playback picture freezes for
about 1 second.
The camcorder does not function
even if you slide the POWER
switch.
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