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The screen image is bright, and the
subject does not appear on the screen
(HDR-XR200E/XR200VE).
Press NIGHTSHOT (p. 36).
The screen image is dark, and the subject
does not appear on the screen.
Press and hold DISP down for a few seconds
to turn on the backlight (p. 38).
Horizontal stripes appear on the images.
This occurs when recording images under a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury
lamp. This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you record a TV
screen or computer screen.
Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 76)
(HDR-XR100E/XR105E/XR106E).
[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:
The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder
with the LCD screen facing out.
The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.
Sound is not recorded correctly (HDR-
XR200E/XR200VE).
If you disconnect an external microphone, etc.
during recording movies, sound may not be
recorded correctly.
Connect the microphone again in the same
way as when you start recording movies.
Playback
Images cannot be played back.
Select the recording media you want to
play back by touching (HOME)
(MANAGE MEDIA)
[MOVIE MEDIA
SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 69).
Select the image quality of a movie you want
to play back by touching (HOME)
(SETTINGS)
[VIEW IMAGES SET]
[
/
SET] (p. 86).
Photos cannot be played back.
Photos cannot be played back if you have
modified files or folders, or have edited the
data on a computer. (The file name flashes in
that case.) This is not a malfunction.
Photos recorded on other devices may not be
played back. This is not a malfunction.
is indicated on an image on the
VISUAL INDEX screen.
This may appear on an image recorded on
other devices, edited on a computer, etc.
You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery
pack before the ACCESS/access lamp is turned
off after recording. This may damage your
image data and is displayed.
is indicated on an image on the
VISUAL INDEX screen.
The image data base file may be damaged.
Check the data base file by touching
(HOME)
(MANAGE MEDIA)
[REPAIR IMG.DB F.]
the recording
medium. If it still appears, delete the image
with (p. 56).
No sound or only a quiet sound is heard
during playback.
Turn up the volume (p. 42).
Sound is not output when the LCD screen is
closed. Open the LCD screen.
When you record sound with [MICREF
LEVEL] (p. 105) set to [LOW], the recorded
sound may be difficult to hear.
Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting
an about-3-second movie using [SMTH SLW
REC].
Left and right sound will be heard
unbalanced when playing back movies on
computers or other devices.
This happens when sound recorded in 5.1ch
surround is converted to 2ch (normal stereo
sound) by a computer or other device. This is
not a malfunction.
