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Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings
without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically
starts the demonstration.
c
Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 72)
• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
c
Set it to OFF. (p. 34)
• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
c
Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place.
(p. 34)
• The backlight function is working.
c
Cancel it. (p. 33)
In the playback mode
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF (CHARGE).
c
Set it to PLAYER. (p. 38)
• The tape has run out.
c
Rewind the tape. (p. 38)
• The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly.
c
Adjust it. (p. 42)
• EDIT is set to ON in the menu settings.
c
Set it to OFF. (p. 70)
• The video head may be dirty.
c
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette
(optional). (p. 99)
• The volume is turned to minimum.
c
Turn up the volume. (p. 38)
Types of trouble and their solutions
An unknown picture is displayed on
the screen.
The picture appears too bright, and
the subject does not appear on the
screen.
The picture is recorded in incorrect
or unnatural colours.
The tape does not move when a
video control button is pressed.
The playback picture is not clear or
does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.
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