Sony CCD-TR930 - Manual (Page 58)

1 Trouble check
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Action
The image on the viewfinder
screen is not clear. • The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
-> Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 12)
A vertical band appears when
a subject such as lights or a
candle flame is shot against a
dark background. • The contrast between the subject and background is too
high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
Change locations.
A vertical band appears when
shooting a very bright subject. • The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
The playback picture is not
clear. • EDIT is set to ON in the menu system.
Set it to OFF. (p. 26)
The picture is "noisy". • The video heads may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning
cassette (not supplied), (p. 53)
The picture does not appear
in the viewfinder. • If VF PW-SAVE is set to ON, the picture disappears
automatically when you turn your face away from the
viewfinder.
Bring your face close to the viewfinder within 1 /2 inch
(1 cm). Or set VF PW-SAVE to OEF. (p. 25)
The picture in the viewfinder
does not disappear even if VF
PW-SAVE is set to ON. • Sunlight or an incandescent lamp may prevent the
viewfinder sensor from working correctly. This is not a
malfunction.
An unknown picture is
displayed in the viewfinder. • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without inserting a cassette, the camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration or DEMO is set to
ON in the menu system.
Insert the cassette and the demonstration stops. You cai
make the demonstration not appear, (p. 26)
The five digit code appears. • The self-diagnosis function is activated.
Check the code and solve the problem, (p. 60)
Others
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Action
The supplied Remote
Commander does not work. • COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system.
4 Set it to ON. (p. 67)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
Remove the obstacle.
• The batteries are not inserted with the correct polarity.
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Insert the batteries with the correct polarity, (p. 67)
• The batteries are dead.
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Insert new ones. (p. 67)
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