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Picture
Symptom
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.
A vertical band appears when
shooting a very bright subject.
The playback picture is not
clear.
The picture is “noisy”.
The picture does not appear
in the viewfinder.
The picture in the viewfinder
does not disappear even if VF
PW-SAVE is set to ON.
An unknown picture is
displayed in the viewfinder.
The five digit code appears.
Trouble check
Others
Symptom
The supplied Remote
Commander does not work.
Cause and/or Corrective Action
• COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system.
m Set it to ON. (p. 67)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
m Remove the obstacle.
• The batteries are not inserted with the correct polarity.
m Insert the batteries with the correct polarity. (p. 67)
• The batteries are dead.
m Insert new ones. (p. 67)
Cause and/or Corrective Action
• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 12)
• The contrast between the subject and background is too
high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
m Change locations.
• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
• EDIT is set to ON in the menu system.
m Set it to OFF. (p. 26)
• The video heads may be dirty.
m Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning
cassette (not supplied). (p. 53)
• If VF PW-SAVE is set to ON, the picture disappears
automatically when you turn your face away from the
viewfinder.
m Bring your face close to the viewfinder within 1/2 inch
(1 cm). Or set VF PW-SAVE to OFF. (p. 25)
• Sunlight or an incandescent lamp may prevent the
viewfinder sensor from working correctly. This is not a
malfunction.
• If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration or DEMO is set to
ON in the menu system.
m Insert the cassette and the demonstration stops. You can
make the demonstration not appear. (p. 26)
• The self-diagnosis function is activated.
m Check the code and solve the problem. (p. 60)