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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
If you run into any problems using your
camcorder, use the following table to
troubleshoot the problem. If the problem
persists, disconnect the power source and
contact your Sony dealer.
• Overall operations/Easy Handycam/
Remote Commander..........................p. 91
• Batteries/Power sources ....................p. 92
• LCD screen/viewfinder.....................p. 93
• Discs/“Memory Stick Duo” ..............p. 93
• Recording ..........................................p. 94
• Playing back a disc on your camcorder
...........................................................p. 96
• Playing back a disc on other devices
...........................................................p. 97
• Editing movies on the disc................p. 97
• Viewing images on a TV...................p. 98
• Dubbing/Connecting to other devices
...........................................................p. 98
• Connecting to a computer .................p. 99
• Functions that cannot be used
simultaneously...................................p. 99
The power does not turn on.
• Attach a charged battery pack to the
camcorder (p. 21).
• Connect the plug of the AC Adaptor to the
wall outlet (p. 21).
The camcorder does not operate
even when the power is set to on.
• It takes a few seconds for your camcorder
to be ready to shoot after the power is
turned on. This is not a malfunction.
• Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall
outlet or remove the battery pack, then
reconnect it after about 1 minute. If the
functions still do not work, press the
RESET button (p. 119) using a sharp-
pointed object. (If you press the RESET
button, all settings, including the clock
setting, are reset.)
• The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for a while in a cool place.
Buttons do not work.
• During Easy Handycam operation (p. 30),
you cannot use following buttons/
functions.
– BACK LIGHT (p. 37)
– Camera control dial (p. 38) (
HDR-UX7)
– Playback zoom (p. 42)
– Switching on/off the LCD backlight
(p. 26)
(OPTION) does not appear on the
screen.
• During Easy Handycam operation, you
cannot use the OPTION MENU.
Menu settings have changed
automatically.
• During Easy Handycam operation, most of
the menu settings return to their defaults.
• During Easy Handycam operation, some
menu items are fixed as follows.
– Movie recording mode: [SP]
– Still image quality: [FINE]
– [DATA CODE]: [DATE/TIME]
– Recording format of DVD-RW:
[VIDEO] (for SD (standard definition)
image quality)
• Following menu items return to the default
settings when you set the POWER switch
to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.
–[FOCUS]
– [SPOT FOCUS]
– [EXPOSURE]
– [SPOT METER]
– [SCENE SELECTION]
– [WHITE BAL.]
– [MICREF LEVEL]
Overall operations/Easy
Handycam/Remote Commander
Continued ,