Sony DCR-TRV103 - Manual (Page 64)

Troubleshooting
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a subject such as lights or a
candle flame against a dark
background.
• The contrast between the subject and background is too
high. Your camcorder is not a malfunction.
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a very bright subject. • Your camcorder is not a malfunction.
Some tiny white spots appear in the
viewfinder or on the LCD screen.
• Slow shutter, low lux or NightShot +Slow shutter mode is
activated. This is not a malfunction.
An unknown picture is displayed in
the viewfinder or on the LCD 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.
Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 53)
The picture is recorded in incorrect
or unnatural colors. • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
■* Set it to OFF. (p. 18)
Picture appears too bright, and the
subject does not appear in the
viewfinder or on tire LCD screen.
• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark
place, (p. 18)
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Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The tape does not move when a
video control button is pressed.
• The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF.
4 Set it to VTR. (p. 21)
• The tape has run out. ^
4 Rewind the tape. (p. 21)
The playback picture is not clear or
does not appear- • The television's video channel is not adjusted correctly.
Adjust it. (p. 24)
There are four horizontal lines on
the picture or the playback picture
is not clear or does not appear. • The video head may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning
cassette (not supplied), (p. 71)
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.
•* Set it to STEREO, (p. 53)
• The volume is turned to minimum.
Open the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 21)
• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the MENU settings.
Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 53)
The date search does not work
correctly. t • The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion
(p. 45)
The picture which is recorded in the
Digitals f ) system is not played back. • PB MODE is set to Hi 0/0 in the MENU settings.
^ Set it to AUTO. (p. 53)
The tap>e which is recorded in the Hi8
/standard 8 system is not played
back correctly.
• Set PB MODE to HI0/0 in the MENU settings, (p. 53)
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