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Troubleshooting
The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while
the battery pack is being charged.
• Attach the battery pack to the camcorder
correctly (p. 22). If the problem persists,
disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall
outlet and contact your Sony dealer. The
battery pack may be damaged.
The remaining battery time indicator
does not indicate the correct time.
• The temperature of the environment is too
high or too low. This is not a malfunction.
• The battery pack has not been charged
enough. Fully charge the battery again. If the
problem persists, replace the battery pack
with a new one (p. 22).
• The indicated time may not be correct
depending on the environment of use.
The battery pack is quickly
discharged.
• The temperature of the environment is too
high or low. This is not a malfunction.
• The battery pack has not been charged
enough. Fully charge the battery again. If the
problem persists, replace the battery pack
with a new one (p. 22).
The buttons do not appear on the
touch panel.
• Touch the LCD screen lightly.
• Press DISP/BATT INFO on your camcorder
(or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander
for DCR-DVD308/DVD708) (p. 27).
The buttons on the touch panel do
not work correctly or do not work at
all.
• Adjust the touch panel ([CALIBRATION])
(p. 105).
Menu items are grayed out.
• You cannot select grayed items in the current
recording/playback status.
• Some functions cannot be used
simultaneously (p. 92).
The image in the viewfinder is not
clear.
• Move the viewfinder lens adjustment lever
until the image appears clearly (p. 27).
The image in the viewfinder has
disappeared.
• Close the LCD panel. No image is displayed
in the viewfinder when the LCD panel is
open (p. 27).
A dotted line appears on the LCD
screen.
• This is not malfunction and does not affect
recorded images.
The disc cannot be removed.
• Make sure the power source (battery pack or
AC Adaptor) is connected correctly (p. 22).
• The disc is damaged or is dirty with
fingerprints, etc. In this case, it may take up
to 10 minutes to remove the disc.
• The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for a while in a cool place.
• Finalizing is interrupted by turning off your
camcorder. Turn on your camcorder and
remove the disc after finalizing is completed
(p. 46).
Images cannot be deleted.
• The maximum number of images that you
can delete on the index screen at one time is
100.
• Images cannot be deleted depending on the
type and recording format of a disc (p. 15,
48).
LCD screen/viewfinder
Discs/“Memory Stick Duo”
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