Sony DCR-TRV315 - Manual (Page 65)

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Troubleshooting
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a subject such as lights or a
candle flame against a dark
background. • The contrast between the subject and background is too
high. Your capicorder is not a malfunction.
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a very bright subject. • Your camcorder is not a malfunction.
Some tiny white spots appear in the
viewfinder or on the LCD screen. • Slow shutter, low lux or NightShot +Slow shutter mode is
activated. 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 or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the MENU
settings without a cassette inserted, your camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration.
■ * Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.
You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 54)
.
The picture is recorded in incorrect
or unnatural colors. • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
■ 4 Set it to OFF. (p. 19)
Picture appears too bright and the
subject does not appear in the
viewfinder or on the LCD screen. • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
Set it to OFF, or use the NightShot fimction in a dark
place, (p. 19)
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Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The tape does not move wh^ a
video control button is pressed. • Thé POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF.
-» Set it to VTR. (p. 22)
• The tape has run out.
^ Rewind the tape. (p. 22)
The playback picture is not clear or
does not appear. • The television's video channel is not adjusted correctly,
-k Adjust it. (p. 25)
There are four horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture
^ not
clear or does not apeear.
• The video head may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-2^LD cleaning
cassette (not supplied), (p. 72)
No soimd or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape. • The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2
in the MENU settings.
Set it to STEREO, (p. 54)
• The volume is turned to minimum.
-> Open the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 22)
• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the MENU settings.
■ » Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 54)
The date search does not work
correctly. • The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion
(p.46)
The picturer which is recorded in the
Digitals H system is not played back. • PB MODE is set to HIQ/B in the MENU settings.
-> Set it to AUTO. (p. 54)
The date which is recorded in the
HiS/standard S system is not played
back correctly. • Set PB MODE to HIQ/B in the MENU settings, (p. 54)
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