Sony PC55E Camcorder User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
DCR-PC53E/PC55E 2-548-726-11(1)
You cannot view the pictures the camcorder is seeing on the computer.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the CAMERA-TAPE lamp on your camcorder,
and set [USB-CAMERA] to [USB STREAM] (p. 49). (Only when connecting to the
Windows computer with a USB cable)
• Disconnect the cable from the computer, turn on the camcorder, then connect it again.
You cannot view the pictures recorded on a tape on the computer.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp on your camcorder and
set [USB-PLY/EDT] to [USB STREAM] (p. 49). (Only when connecting to the Windows
computer with a USB cable)
• Disconnect the cable from the computer, then connect it again.
You cannot view the pictures recorded on a tape on a Macintosh computer.
• When you connect your camcorder to a Macintosh computer using a USB cable, you cannot
copy pictures recorded on a tape to the computer. To copy recordings from a tape, connect
your camcorder to the computer with an i.LINK cable and use the standard software in the
OS.
You cannot view the pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick Duo” on the
computer.
• Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” in the correct direction, then push it all the way in.
• You cannot use an i.LINK cable. Connect the camcorder and the computer using the USB
cable.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp on your camcorder, set
[USB-PLY/EDT] to [STD-USB] (p. 49).
• The computer does not recognize the “Memory Stick Duo” during camcorder operations
such as tape playback or editing. Finish any camcorder operations before connecting the
camcorder to the computer.
The “Memory Stick” icon ([Removable Disk] or [Sony Memory Stick]) does not
appear on the computer screen.
• Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into your camcorder.
• Disconnect the USB device other than the keyboard, the mouse, and the camcorder from the
computer.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp on your camcorder, set
[USB-PLY/EDT] to [STD-USB] (p. 49).
• The computer does not recognize the “Memory Stick Duo” during camcorder operations
such as tape playback or editing. Finish camcorder operations before connecting the
camcorder to the computer.
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