Sony DCR-TRV7 - Manual (Page 97)

Trouble check I
Operation
Symptom Cause and/or corrective actions
The title searcli tunetion does not work. • The tape has no cassette memorv.
Use a tape with cassette memorv. (p. 56)
• CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu svstem.
■>”5et it to ON. (p. 56)
• There is no title in the tape.
Superimpose the titles, (p. 70)
CPI indicator does not appear when using
a tape with cassette memory.
• The gold-plated connector of the tape is dirty or dusty.
Clean the gold-plated connector, (p. 79)
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or corrective actions
The image on the viewfinder screen is not
dear. • The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.
Adjust the viewfinder lens. {p. 13)
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.
The picture is "noisv" or does not appear. • The video heads may be dirty.
■> Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL (not
supplied) cleaning cassette, {p. 90)
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indicator flashes on the LCD screen or
in the viewfinder.
• The video heads may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL (not
supplied) cleaning cassette, (p. 90)
The picture is too bright or too dark. • LCD BRIGHT is not adjusted properly.
Press + or - to obtain the brightness you want. (p. 17,
23)
A vertical band appears when shooting a
very bright subject. • The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
The picture does not appear on the LCD
screen or in the viewfinder. • Incorporated fluorescent tube is worn out.
Please contact your nearest Sony dealer.
The picture does not appear in the
viewfinder. • If VF PW-SAVE is set to ON in the menu system, the
picture disappears automatically when you turn your
face aWay from the viewfinder.
Bring your face close to the viewfinder within 1 cm
(1/2 inch). Or, set VF PW-SAVE to OFF. (p. 31)
^ • The LCD panel is open.
Close the LCD panel.
The picture in the viewfinder does not
disappear even VF PW-SAVE is set to OFF
in the menu system. • Sunlight or the incandescent lamp may prevent the
viewfinder sensor from working correctly. This is not a
malfunction.
An unknown picture is displayed in the
viewfinder or on the LCD screen. • 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.
4 Insert the cassette and the demonstration stops. You
can deactivate the demonstration, (p. 117)
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