96
Troubleshooting (Continued)
The remaining tape indicator is not displayed.
•Set [ REMAINING] to [ON] to always display the remaining tape indicator (p. 76).
The cassette is noisier during rewinding or fast-forwarding.
• When using the AC Adaptor, rewind/fast forward speed increases (compared with battery
operation) and therefore increases noise. This is not a malfunction.
You cannot delete pictures of the “Memory Stick Duo.”
• The pictures are protected. Release the protect function on your computer, etc.
If you are playing back pictures stored on a “Memory Stick Duo,” see also the Cassette tapes/
“Memory Stick Duo” section (
p. 95).
The recording does not start when you press the REC START/STOP button.
• Slide the POWER switch to CAMERA (p. 28).
• The tape has reached the end. Rewind it, or insert a new cassette.
• Set the write-protect tab of the cassette to REC or insert a new cassette (p. 110).
• The tape is stuck to the drum due to moisture condensation. Remove the cassette and leave
your camcorder for at least 1 hour, then re-insert the cassette (
p. 115).
The handle zoom does not work.
• Set the handle zoom speed switch to FIX or VAR (p. 31).
You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.”
• The “Memory Stick Duo” is full. Delete unnecessary pictures recorded on the “Memory Stick
Duo” (
p. 50).
• Format the “Memory Stick Duo” on your camcorder or insert another “Memory Stick Duo”
(
p. 80).
• You cannot record still images on the “Memory Stick Duo” in the following cases.
–While executing [FADER]
–While executing [SMTH SLW REC]
–When [PROG.SCAN] is set to [OFF] or [30] and the shutter speed is slower than 1/60
–When [PROG.SCAN] is set to [24] and the shutter speed is slower than 1/48
–While using shot transition
• Set [PHOTO/EXP.FOCUS] to [PHOTO] (p. 82).
You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene
to the next.
• Perform End search (p. 45).
• Do not remove the cassette (the picture will be recorded continuously without a break even
when you turn the power off).
Recording