Sony CCD-TRV12 - Manual (Page 36)

Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The date or time indicator
disappears. • Reset the date and time. (p. 33)
Recording stops in a few
seconds. • START/STOP MODE switch is set to or 5 SEC.
Set it to A . (p. 25)
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. 10)
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. 38)'
The picture does not appear in
the viewfinder. • The LCD panel is open.
Close the LCD panel, (p. 12)
The picture does not appear on
the LCD screen. • Incorporated fluorescent tube is worn out.
Please contact your nearest Sony dealer.
A vertical band appears when
shooting a very bright subject. • The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
An unknown picture is
displayed. • The camcorder operates in Demo mode.
4 Exit the Demo mode. (p. 53)
others
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The supplied Remote Commander
does not work. • COMMANDER is set to OFF.
Set it to ON. (p. 28)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
Remove the obstacle.
• The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity.
Insert the battery with the correct polarity, (p. 52)
• The batteries are dead.
Insert new ones. (p. 52)
There is dust in the viewfinder • Detach the eyecup and clean the viewfinder lens. (p. 39)
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