Sony CCD-TR66 - Manual (Page 40)

1 Trouble Check
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The date or time indicator is
flashing • You pressed DATE (+) and TIME (NEXT) together for more
than 2 seconds.
The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
You may start recording.Flashing will stop soon.
The date or time indicator
disappears. •> Reset the date and time. (p. 30)
Recording stops in a few
seconds. • START/STOP MODE is set to 1 or 5 SEC.
-> Set it to A . (p. 24)
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The image on the viewfinder
screen is not clear. • The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
■> Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 11)
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 camcorder is not malfunctioning. Change locations.
The picture is "noisy". • The video heads may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning
cassette, (p. 36)
Others
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The supplied Remote
Commander does not work. • COMMANDER is set to OFF.
■> Set it to ON. (p. 26)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
4 Remove the obstacle.
• The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity.
-> Insert the battery with the correct polarity, (p. 47)
• The batteries are dead.
-> Insert new ones. (p. 47)
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