Sony DCR-TR7000 - Manual (Page 63)

Troubleshooting
Symptom Causé 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. • Slow shutter, low lux or NightShot +Slow shutter mode is
activated. This is not a malfunction.
An unknown picture is displayed in
the viewfinder. • 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.
Ir\sert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 55)
The picture is recorded in incorrect
or unnatural colors. • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
Set it to OFF. (p. 17)
Picture appears too bright, and the
subject does not appear in the
viewfinder. • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
•> Set it to OFF, or use fl\e NightShot function in a dark
place, (p. 17)
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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.
•¥ Set it to VTR. (p. 22)
• The tape has run out.
_ Rewind the tape. (p. 22)
The playback picture is not clear or
does not appear. • The television's video channel is not adjusted correctly.
■> Adjust it. (p. 20)
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. 70)
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. 52)
• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the MENU settings.
-» Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 52)
The date search does not work
correctly. • The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion
(p.43)
The picturer which is recorded in the
Digitals H system is not played back. • PB MODE is set to HiB/S in the MENU settings.
•»Set it to AUTO. (p. 52)
The tape which is recorded in the
HiS/standard 8 system is not played
back correctly. • Set PB MODE to HIS/Q in the MENU settings, (p. 52)
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