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CCD-TR501E/TR502E/TR620E 3-859-127-13.E/R
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Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The lithium battery is weak or dead.
m Replace the lithium battery with a new one. (p. 50)
• You pressed DATE and TIME together for more than 2
seconds. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
m You may start recording. Flashing will stop soon.
• Reset the date and time. (p. 51)
• STEADY SHOT is set to OFF.
m Set STEADY SHOT to ON. (p. 42)
• The SteadyShot function does not work when the wide mode is
set to 16:9FULL.
• FOCUS is set to MANUAL.
m Set it to AUTO (p. 39)
• Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus.
m Set FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually. (p. 39)
• START/STOP MODE switch is set to or 5 SEC.
m Set it to . (p. 30)
• There are unwanted blanks before or after the title.
m Delete them then select ↵.
• The START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5 SEC or .
m Set it to . (p. 30)
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 14)
• The contrast between the subject and background is
too high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
m Change locations.
• The video heads may be dirty.
m Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning cassette.
(p. 59)
• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
• If 10 minutes elapsed after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration.
m Insert the cassette, and the demonstration stops. You can
make the demonstration not appear. (p. 28)
Trouble check
The SteadyShot function does not
activate. (CCD-TR620E only)
The date or time indicator
disappears.
The autofocusing function does
not work.
Recording stops in a few seconds.
The title display position shifts.
The fader function does not work.
The date or time indicator is
flashing.
The image on the viewfinder
screen is not clear.
A vertical band appears when a
subject such as lights or a candle
flame is shot against a dark
background.
The picture is “noisy”.
A vertical band appears when
shooting a very bright subject.
An unknown picture is displayed
in the viewfinder.