Troubleshooting – Sony 3-288-523-13(1) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

If you run into any problems using your
camcorder, use the following table to
troubleshoot the problem. If the problem
persists, disconnect the power source and
contact your Sony dealer.

• For the symptoms of your camcorder, see

“Handycam Handbook” (PDF) and for
connecting to the computer, see “PMB Guide.”

The power does not turn on.

• Insert a charged battery pack into the

camcorder (p. 7).

• Connect the plug of the AC Adaptor to

the wall outlet (wall socket) (p. 7).

The camcorder does not operate
even when the power is set to on.

• It takes a few seconds for your

camcorder to be ready to shoot after the
power is turned on. This is not a
malfunction.

• Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the

wall outlet (wall socket) or remove the
battery pack, then reconnect it after
about 1 minute. If the functions still do
not work, press the RESET button
(p. 17) using a pointed object. (If you
press the RESET button, all settings,
including the clock setting, are reset.)

Your camcorder gets warm.

• This is because the power has been

turned on for a long time. This is not a
malfunction.

The power abruptly turns off.

• Turn on the power again.
• Use the AC Adaptor.
• Charge the battery pack (p. 7).

Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO
does not record images.

• Slide the

(Movie)/

(Still) select

switch to turn on the

(Movie) lamp

or

(Still) lamp (p. 13).

• You cannot record images in sleep

mode. Open the LCD panel.

• Your camcorder is recording the image

you have just shot on the “Memory
Stick PRO Duo.” You cannot make
new recording during this period.

• The “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is full.

Use a new “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
or format the “Memory Stick PRO
Duo.” Or delete the unnecessary
images (p. 24).

• Total number of movie scenes or still

images exceeds the recordable capacity
of your camcorder. Delete the
unnecessary images (p. 24).

You cannot install “Picture Motion
Browser.”

• Check the computer environment

required to install “Picture Motion
Browser.”

• Install “Picture Motion Browser” in an

orderly manner (p. 26).

“Picture Motion Browser” does not
work correctly.

• Finish “Picture Motion Browser” and

restart your computer.

Your camcorder is not recognized by
the computer.

• Disconnect devices from the USB jack

of the computer other than the
keyboard, mouse, and your camcorder.

• Disconnect the USB cable from the

computer and the Handycam Station or
the Dedicated USB Terminal Adaptor,
and restart the computer, then connect
the computer and your camcorder again
in an orderly manner.

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