Sony PC55E Camcorder User Manual


 
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The data file name is not indicated correctly.
• Only the file name is displayed if the directory structure does not conform to the universal
standard.
• The file is damaged.
• The file format is not supported on your camcorder (p. 98).
The data file name flashes.
• The file is damaged.
• The file format is not supported on your camcorder (p. 98).
Recording
Refer also to “Adjusting the image during recording” (p. 81) and “Memory Stick Duo”
section (p. 79).
The tape does not start when you press REC START/STOP.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the CAMERA-TAPE lamp (p. 20).
• The tape has reached the end. Rewind it, or insert a new cassette.
• Set the write-protect tab to REC or insert a new cassette (p. 97).
• 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. 103).
You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.”
• Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the “Memory Stick Duo” (p. 98).
• The capacity is full. Delete unnecessary pictures recorded on the “Memory Stick Duo” (p.
60).
• Format the “Memory Stick Duo” on your camcorder or insert another “Memory Stick Duo”
(p. 43).
• When [WIDE SELECT] is set to [16:9 WIDE], still images cannot be recorded on a
“Memory Stick Duo” during tape recording.
You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene
to the next.
• Note the following.
– Perform END SEARCH (p. 29).
– Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be recorded continuously without a break
even when you turn the power off.)
– Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape.
– Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode.
The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.
• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 50).
Troubleshooting (continued)