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troubleshooting
Discs
Symptom Explanation/Solution
The disc cannot be removed.
• Your camcorder is damp and moist inside (condensation). Or the internal
temperature of your camcorder is unusually high. Turn off your camcorder and leave
it for about 1 hour in a cool and dry place.
page 117
• Finalizing is interrupted by turning off your camcorder. Turn on your camcorder and
remove the disc only when the finalization is completed.
page 55
Disc is not recognized. • The disc is damaged. Replace with a new disc.
Memory cards (SC-DX205 only)
Symptom Explanation/Solution
CARD mode is not operable.
• Insert a memory card into your camcorder properly.
page 60
• If you use a memory card formatted on a computer, format it again directly on your
camcorder.
page 91
Image cannot be deleted.
• Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the memory card (SD card), if any.
page 61
• You cannot delete images protected by another device. Release the protection of
the image on the device.
You cannot format the memory
card.
• Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the memory card (SD card), if any.
page 61
• The memory card is not supported on your camcorder or card has some problems.
The data file name is not indicated
correctly.
• The file may be corrupted.
• The file format is not supported by your DVD camcorder.
• Only the file name is displayed if the directory structure complies with the
international standard.
Recording
Symptom Explanation/Solution
Pressing the Recording start/
stop button does not start
recording.
• Press the
MODE button to set the STBY mode. ( ).
• There is not enough free space to record on the storage media.
• Check if memory card is not inserted or write-protect tab is set to lock.
(SC-DX205 only)
page 61
• Your camcorder is damp and moist inside (condensation). Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for about 1 hour in a cool, dry place.
page 117