Sony DCR-PC1 - Manual (Page 88)

1 Trouble check I
Operation -
Symptom Cause and/or corrective actions
The title search function does not
work. • The tape has no cassette memory.
^ Use a tape with cassette memory, (p. 61)
• CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu system.
Set it to ON. (p. 25)
• There is no title in the tape.^
Superimpose the titles, (p. 50)
Clff indicator does not appear when
using a tape with cassette memory.
♦ The gold-plated corrector of the tape is dirty or dusty.
' Clean tire gold-plated connector, (p. 73)
The Date Search, Title Search, or End
Search does not work correctly. • The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion,
(p. 72)
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or corrective actions
The image on the viewfinder screen
IS not clear.
• The viewfinder ler\s is not adjusted.
Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 12)
The picture is not clear or does not
appear. • The television's video channel is not adjusted correctly.
■* Adjust it.
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" or does not
appear. • The video heads may be dirty.
■* Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL cleaning
cassette (not supplied), (p. 82)
0 indicator flashes on the LCD
screen or in the viewfinder.
• The video heads may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL cleaning
cassette (not supplied), (p. 82)
The picture is too bright or too dark. • LCD BRIGHT is not adjusted properly.
Press + or - to obtain the brightness you want. (p. 16)
• The exposure adjustment is set to manual mode.
Set it to aumomatic exposure mode. (p. 44)
A vertical band appears when
sh(X)ting a very bright subject. • The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
A horizontal band appears when
shooting a TV screen or computer
screen. • Set STEADYSHOT in the menu system to OFF. (P. 25)
The picture does not appear in the
viewfinder. • The LCD panel is open.
*> Close the LCD panel.
• The viewfinder is not fully pulled out.
■> Pull it out until it clicks, (p. 11)
The picture does not appear on the
LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
• The picture disappears when you insert or eject a cassette.
(The power lamp flashes.) The camcorder is not
malfunctioning.
An unknown picture is displayed on
the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration or DEMO MODE is
set to STBY/ON in the menu system.
4 Insert the cassette and the demonstration stops. You can
deactivate the demonstration, (p. 28)