Sony CCD-F33 - Manual (Page 51)

Trouble Check
If you think you have a problem, double-check before calling the serviceman.
You may have overlooked something relatively simple!
Symptom Cause Corrective actions
The power does not turn
on.
The battery is not attached. Attach the battery.
The battery is exhausted. Use a new battery.
The AC power adaptor is not connected to
a wall outlet.
Connect the adaptor to a wall outlet.
The START/STOP button
does not operate.
The tape is affixed to the drum. Remove the cassette with the cassette
eject button.
The tape is at its end. Rewind the tape or use a new one.
The POWER switch is set to VTR. Set it to CAMERA.
The tab on the cassette is out (red). Use a new cassette or slide the tab.
The tape does not move
when a tape transport
button is pressed.
The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or
OFF.
Set it to VTR.
The tape is at its end. Rewind the tape or use a new one.
The power turns off. While being operated in the CAMERA
mode, the recorder has been in the pause
mode for more than 5 minutes.
Slide down the STANDBY switch, and
slide it up again.
The battery is exhausted. Use a charged battery.
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 camera is not
malfunctioning. —
The battery pack is
quickly discharged.
The ambient temperature is too low. —
The battery pack has not been charged
fully.
Charge the battery pack again.
The cassette cannot be
removed from the
compartment.
The battery is exhausted. Use the charged battery or the AC power
adaptor.
The auto focusing
function does not work.
The AUTO LOCK cover is opened. Close the AUTO LOCK cover.
Shooting conditions are not suitable for
auto focusing operation. (See page 23.)
Open the AUTO LOCK cover and press
the FOCUS button to adjust the focus
manually.
The color of the playback
is not appropriate.
The AUTO LOCK cover is opened. Close the AUTO LOCK cover.
Shooting conditions are not suitable for
auto white balance operation. (See page
25.)
Open the AUTO LOCK cover and press
the WHITE BAL button to adjust the white
balance manually.
The image on the
viewfinder screen is not
clear.
The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. Adjust the viewfinder lens.
The playback picture is
not clear.
The EDIT switch is set in the direction of
the arrow.
Set the EDIT switch in the reversed
direction of the arrow.
The channel for the VCR is not adjusted
on the TV.
Adjust the TV.
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