Sony DCR-PC1 - Manual (Page 89)

1 Trouble check I
Picture -
Symptom Cause and/or corrective actions
The picture appears a little later on
the LCD screen or in the viewfinder
when you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA.
• The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
A display such as "C:OD:DQ"
appears on the LCD screen or in the
viewfinder. • The self-diagnosis display function has activated.
Check the code and diagnosis the problem by refering to
the code chart, (p. 91)
others
Symptom Cause and/or corrective actions
While editing using the DV
connecting cable, recording picture
cannot be monitored. • Remove the DV connecting cable, and connect it again.
The camcorder becomes warm. • If the power of the cammcorder is on for a long time, it
becomes warm, which is not malfunction.
The supplied Remote Commander
does not work. • COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system.
-> Set it to ON. (p. 25)
• Something is blocking the infrared rays.
Remove the obstacle.
• The battery is not inserted with the correct polarity.
-> Insert the battery with the correct polarity, (p. 99)
• The batteries are dead.
■> Insert new ones. (p. 99)
No function works though the power
is on. • Disconnect the battery pack or the connecting plate of the AC
power adaptor, then reconnect it after about 1 minute. Turn
the power on. If the functions still do not work, press the
RESET button at the upper right from the START/STOP
MODE switch using a sharp-pointed object. (If you press the
RESET button, all the settings including the date and time
return to the default.) (p. 96)
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Symptom • Corrective actions
The VTR/CAMERA or CHARGE
lamp does not light. • Disconnect the power cord. After about 1 minute, reconnect
the power cord. (p. 7)
The CHARGE lamp flashes. • See the chart on the next page.
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