Sony CCD-TR714 - Manual (Page 44)

Trouble Check
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The date or time
indicator is flashing • You pressed DATE and TIME together for more than
2 seconds.
-» The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
You may start recording.Elashing will stop soon.
The date or time indicator
disappears. Reset the date and time. (p. 33)
Recording stops in a few
seconds. • START/STOP MODE is set to i. or 5 SEC.
Set it to A . (p. 26).
Picture
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
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 • The contrast between the subject and background is
subject such as lights or a candle too high.
flame is shot against a dark Tlie camcorder is not malfunctioning. Change
background. locations.
The picture is "noisy". • The video heads may be dirty.
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLH cleaning
cassette, (p. 39)
Others
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
The supplied Remote
Commander does not work. • COMMANDER is set to OFF.
-»Set it to ON. (p. 29)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
-» Remove the obstacle.
• The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity.
-» Insert the battery witli the correct polarity, (p. 52)
• The batteries are dead.
^ Insert new ones. (p. 52)
There is dust in the viewfinder.
(CCD-TR5U/TR814only) -» Detach the eyecup and clean the viewfinder lens,
(p. 40)
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