Sony CCD-TRV101 - Manual (Page 96)

1 Trouble check
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. 13)
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 playback picture is not dear. • EDIT is set to ON in the menu system.
Set it to OFF. (p. 32}
The picture is “noisv"- • The video heads may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning
cassette, (p. 42)
The picture on the LCD screen is lot) dark. • The LCD BRIGHT button is set to the minimum.
"> Press + to obtain the brightness you want. (p. 18)
The picture in the viewfinder is too bright
or too dark. • VF BRIGHT is set in the menu system.
Set it to the center position, (p. 32)
A vertical band appears when shooting a
verv bright subject. • The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
The picture does not appear on the LCD
screen. incorporated fluorescent tube is worn out.
Please contact vour nearest Sony dealer.
The picture dties n(,>f appear in the
\iewfinder.
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It VF PW-SAVL is .set to ON in the menu system, tiie
picture disappears automatically when you turn vour
face awav from the viewfinder.
Bring vour face close to the viewfinder within 1 /2
inch (1 cm). Or, set VF PVV-SAVE to OFF. (p. 32)
A tape in a poor condition, such as a tape recorded
repeatedlv, is played back with TBC set to ON in the
menu system.
^ Set TBC to OFF. (p. 32)
The LCD panel is open.
Close the LCD panel.
The picture in the v iewfinder does not
disappear even \’I- IAV-s.A\'L is set to OFF
in the menu svstem. • Sunlight or tile incandescent lamp ma\- prevent the
viewtinder sensor from working correctiv. This is not
a malfunction.
The picture jitters. •
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A tape where video game pictures are recorded is
plaved back with 'FBC set to ON in the menu system.
^ SetTBCtoOFF. (p. 32)
.A tape in a poor condition, such as a tape recorded
repeatedly, is played back with 'FBC set
[o ON in the
menu svstem.
Set TBC to Ol-F. (p. 32)
.An unknown picture di^plaved. • Tht' camcorder is operating in Demo mode.
Fxit Dem(> mode. (p. 112)
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